Newcastle Eagles cruise past Nottingham Wildcats at home

NEWCASTLE, England (Interstat) — Maddy Hinton scored 19 points and added 7 rebounds and 5 assists as Newcastle Eagles beat visiting Nottingham Wildcats 80-55 on Sunday in a women’s professional basketball game. Newcastle improved to 2-0, while Nottingham fell to 0-2. The Eagles led 26-13 after the first quarter, 43-30 at halftime and 54-41 through three quarters before pulling away. Newcastle shot 32 of 82 from the floor, 6 of 24 from 3-point range and 10 of 16 from the free-throw line. The Eagles held an 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds and forced 28 Nottingham turnovers. Cordasia Harris added 9 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks for Newcastle, Nala Williams scored 14, and Kennedy Basham paced Nottingham with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Jakayla Johnson added 17 for Newcastle, while Mariam Olawoyin scored 15 and Mackenzie Dover had 13 for Nottingham. Newcastle committed 19 turnovers and 12 fouls, while Nottingham had 15 assists, 4 blocks and 17 fouls.