BIRMINGHAM BEAT RIDERS; DRAGONS EDGE THUNDER IN QUARTER-FINALS

City of Birmingham Rockets, Yorkshire Dragons, Milton Keynes Breakers and Falkirk Fury all booked their spots in the BCB Trophy semi-finals.

The Rockets put together a strong third quarter showing to beat the Loughborough Riders 88-71 and progress to the last four.

With the game nicely poised at the break, Birmingham raced clear in the third, turning a gritty 39-38 lead into a solid 65-51 advantage, which the Riders could not recover from.

Lucas McGregor was outstanding for the victors, leading the way with 22 points and 7 rebounds, helped by 17 from Zack Powell, as the Rockets shot a deadly 63 percent from the field.

Jalen Cook paced Loughborough with 20 points on 61 percent shooting.

Yorkshire Dragons outgunned the Worthing Thunder in a high-volume shootout, 112-108, to advance.

In a game that could have gone either way, the Dragons kept their composure and led for the entirety of the fourth to book their spot in the semi-finals, where 26 three-pointers were hit and both teams shot more than 52 percent from the field.

Jordan Whelan led Yorkshire with 25 points, with September's Player of the Month Nick Lewis adding 22 and David Ulph posting a 17-point, 16-rebound double-double.

Justin Hopkins led all scoring with 33 points for a short-handed Worthing side.

The Breakers put in a thoroughly professional 90-79 road win over the Aldermore Reading Rockets.

A 17-2 run in the third quarter gave MK breathing space in what was a close first half of play that saw Breakers' Xavier Wilson ejected for two technical fouls. Still, the visitors kept battling, and with Jordan Spencer's 25 points and 6 assists, they took the advantage for good.

Victor Olarerin had 23 points for the Rockets.

Scottish League side Falkirk Fury booked their place into the final four with a stunning 79-66 victory away to the Nottingham Hoods.

Ali Fraser led the Fury with 23 points as the team largely made up of former Caledonia Gladiators players aim for a spot in the final.

SEMI-FINALS (DRAWN AT HALF-TIME OF THE ROCKETS-BREAKERS GAME)

City of Birmingham Rockets vs Milton Keynes Breakers
Falkirk Fury vs Yorkshire Dragons