Manchester Giants 86 (26,46,65) (Jones 22, Gill 21, Bankevics 19)
Glasgow Rocks 99 (27,51,67) (Gillis/Clarke 17, Achara 15)

Glasgow Rocks moved into the top four of the BBL Championship with their seventh league victory as they defeated Manchester Giants 99-86, away from home.

Sterling Davis’ side pulled away in the final quarter to see off the home side as six players reached double figures for the Rocks.

Jordan Clarke netted four triples on his way to an equal team-high of 17 points alongside Warren Gillis, while Kieron Achara added 15 points and eight rebounds from the bench.

The teams traded baskets throughout a high-scoring opening quarter as Jonny Bunyan scored from beyond the arc to edge the Rocks ahead at the end of the first.

Glasgow began to move clear in the second and led by as many as 10 points during the period, but would settle for a five-point advantage heading into half-time.

The home side quickly levelled and would move back ahead on a Ingus Bankevics three. Manchester had a 65-61 advantage inside the final two minutes of the third, before the Rocks put together a pivotal 11-0 run across the quarters break.

Glasgow racked up 32 points in the final period and compiled a destructive 17-3 spell to make sure of the victory.

Reiss Haggith ended the game with a three as the Giants suffered their eighth successive defeat despite a combined 62 points from Callum Jones, Stefan Gill and Bankevics.