Newcastle Eagles roll past Glasgow Rocks behind Cole Long

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, United Kingdom (Interstat) — Newcastle defeated Glasgow 91-67 Friday at Vertu Motors Arena, pulling away with a 26-point fourth quarter after leading 65-53 through three. The Eagles opened with 28 first-quarter points, then added 16 in the second and 21 in the third. Glasgow answered with 14 points in the first, 24 in the second, 15 in the third and 14 in the fourth. Cole Long led Newcastle with 16 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Tavis Pistol Smith scored 19 points and added three rebounds and four assists. Adam Hamilton contributed six points, five rebounds, one assist and four blocks. Kyle Carey scored 11 points and grabbed two rebounds. For Glasgow, Terry Roberts had 11 points, six rebounds and three assists. Al Amir Dawes posted 11 points, two rebounds and eight assists. Braxton Williams scored 10 points with one rebound and one assist. Tejon Sawyer added six points and eight rebounds, while Matthew Zona had two points, four rebounds, three assists and one block. Mitch Clarke added nine points, three rebounds and one assist. Glasgow fell to 2-2, while Newcastle improved to 2-1.