Newcastle Eagles are sat proudly at the top of the WBBL Championship standings after Chris Bunten and his side continued their hot streak with another victory and power-packed team performance.
They rode out 96-69 winners at Oaklands Wolves as Mante Kvederaviciute showed out with 31 points and 13 assists, while Lisa Koop landed a monstrous double-double of 20 points and 21 rebounds.
Manchester Mystics moved into third spot as they claimed the impressive scalp of Leicester Riders in a nail-biter, with Sam Roscoe and Georgia Jones combining for 40 points in a 73-68 victory.
Finally, Durham Palatinates also took down high-flying opposition by outpacing the visiting Nottingham Wildcats 81-74. Claire Paxton excelled with 20 points, as did Dee Hayward with 15 points and 11 assists.
WBBL Championship (All Games)
Durham Palatinates 81-74 Nottingham Wildcats (16-17, 45-33, 59-48)
(Palatinates – Paxton 20, Hayward 15, MacDonald 15; Wildcats – Freeman 26, Joyner 17, Costa 14, Russell 14)
Manchester Mystics 73-68 Leicester Riders (19-8, 43-27, 59-41)
(Mystics – Roscoe 22, Jones 18, Djassi 14; Riders – Hinriksdottir 18, Elmore 15, Clark 12)
Oaklands Wolves 69-96 Newcastle Eagles (21-23, 36-52, 58-79)
(Wolves – Harrison 19, Schlueter 19, Abbott 11; Eagles – Kvederaviciute 31, Ohrdorf 24, Koop 20)