Leicester continued their 100% start to the BBL Championship on Friday night with a 75-63 victory over leaders Newcastle at Sport Central.
Jay Couisnard led the way with 27 points as the Riders made it six wins out of six, while the Eagles slipped to their first defeat in eight games.
Elsewhere, the fourth-placed Worcester Wolves inflicted a fifth straight loss on the bottom-of-the-table Mersey Tigers with an 86-54 rout at Knowsley Leisure & Culture Park.
