Newcastle 86, at Manchester 62

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (Interstat) — Newcastle delivered a commanding performance to defeat Manchester 86-62 in a Britain women’s professional basketball game Sunday. Andrea Daley led Newcastle with a dominant statline of 24 points, 15 rebounds and six assists. Maria Mongomo added 23 points for the visitors. Manchester’s top scorer was Maaja Bratka, who finished with 25 points and nine rebounds. Newcastle improved its season record to 7-4 with the road victory. Manchester fell to 4-6. The result defied a pregame statistical projection that slightly favored the home team. Newcastle next plays at London on Feb. 28. Manchester hosts Nottingham on… Read more...