Streete suffered a cut above his eye in the third quarter

English Basketball League Division One champions Bristol Flyers squeezed into the play-off semi-finals with a one-point win over the Derby Trailblazers.

The Trailblazers led in the third quarter before the hosts powered back into the game to seal a 91-90 victory.

And despite a cut that required 16 stitches, captain Greg Streete will be fit for the play-off finals when they will face Leeds Carnegie in Manchester.

BA London Leopards will face Reading Rockets in the other semi-final.

Play-off quarter-final results

Bristol Flyers 91-90 Derby Trailblazers
BA London Leopards 77-68 Durham Wildcats
Reading Rockets 86-69 Manchester Magic
Leeds Carnegie 88-78 Brixton Topcats

Play-offs (Manchester, semi-finals on Saturday, 16 April & final on Sunday, 17 April):

Bristol Flyers v Leeds Carnegie
BA London Leopard v Reading Rockets

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