Last night the biggest game in the British Basketball Calender took place at the Queens Park Leisure Centre in Chesterfield. The game which was the duel between the 2 fierce rivals the Derby Divas and the Sheffield Sheep (pictured above warming up) ended at 10-10 after the 4 action packed halves, so a sudden death 'shoot-ball' was played to decide the outcome. Derby's Andy Dick threw the winning hoop score after Sheffield's Theo 'Rich' Tee threw his shot hopelessly wide. A delighted Dick said 'It's great, it's the best day in our 5 week history for sure'. Dick (38) a part-time cleaner who also collected his MVP (Most Valuable Player) award for this seasons stellar performances went on to say 'this isn't just for us though, this is for the 7 fans who follow us wherever we travel whether its Mansfield, Stoke or Rotherham we know we'll always have them with us, and this is also for our sponsor Dave Rigby's Mobile Disco Services'. Basketball is currently going through a 'boom-time' in the UK with the total attendances of all this seasons fixtures already smashing the 150 mark, all that with still 3 rounds of competition left! and with the sport being voted the 112th most popular sport in Britain in a poll conducted by Slam Dunk magazine.
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