BASKETBALL: SHARKS' BITE KOs BULLETS.

SHEFFIELD 107 BULLETS 74

THE Bullets were left reeling from a first quarter blitz by high-flying Sheffield going down to their fourth defeat in a row 107-74 at Ponds Forge last night.

They were out-gunned 35-15 in the opening stanza as the Sharks scored at will throughout.

The Bullets trailed by 26 midway through the second quarter and by 32 in the third before Ivan Johnson 18 points hit 13 in a row in the Bullets only scoring run of the night. It got no better in the final period Sheffield leading by as many as 35 in running out comfortable winners on the night.

There were little crumbs of comfort for the Bullets but Deron Rutledge contributed a manful 21 points 14 rebounds while Anthony Haase tallied ten points 6 rebounds against far bigger opposition. Steve Hansell added 14 points while Rob Paternostro chipped in with nine assists.

LEADING SCORERS: Sheffield -Phoenix 18, Coleman/Yanders 15.

Bullets -Rutledge 21, Johnson 18, Hansell 14.

CHESTER Jets take their unbeaten record tonight to Bracknell, where Thames Valley Tigers have been victorious in both their outings so far this season.

Jets' second success of the campaign came against the Leicester Riders last weekend, although it was only secured in the closing seconds.

'A win's a win, and you take them anyway you can get them,' said Jets boss Paul Smith of the result.

'We had to grind it out and we were very pleased to get the win in the end.'

On the Jets' roster it's a first return to Bracknell for Mike Nurse since his move to Chester over the summer and he and the other returning Tigers are looking forward to it. 'He's excited about it,' Smith said.