Brent also booked their place in the WNBL National Cup Final with a commanding victory against London Cavaliers, earning the right to take on holders Ipswich in the showpiece later this month.
We take a look back at all the weekend's action below, with links to live stats at the bottom of the page.
Brent Bulls breezed into the WNBL National Cup final with a commanding 73-38 victory against London Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers were undone by a 21-2 opening frame that put the 2023 Cup winners behind the 8-ball for the duration, allowing the hosts to move on to face Endeavour Ipswich Basketball in this month's Final.
Judit Fritz top-scored for the Bulls with 17 points, assisted by Imogen Youd (14pts).
It was a bad day at the office for the Cavs overall, with Emma Bush and Mrashi Karumba-Roberts (8pts each) leading the way for the visitors.
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With CoLA out of action, Endeavour Ipswich Basketball (8-3) seized the opportunity to pull back level at the top as they dispatched Barking Abbey (1-9) 74-49.
Louisa Gibbins (17pts, 11reb) added another double-double to her total for the season, with team-mate Harriet Welham (18pts, 9reb) nearly doing the same.
Cobham Cobras (5-7) picked up their fifth win of the season, but only just, as they edged past Reading Rockets (1-10) 70-68.
The Rockets were denied what would have been a huge win to start the new year by 14 points apiece from Cobham's Francesca Quinn and Kate Lee.
Manchester Mystics (6-6) moved back to .500 on the season as they saw off Worcester Wolves (4-6) 71-62 thanks to 20 points from Kizzy Spence-Mussington.
The teams were tied with 2:15 remaining but a late 9-0 run was enough to get the hosts over the line despite a fine outing from Worcester's Carolina Marques (23pts).
Anglia Ruskin University (7-5) also got 2025 off to a great start, picking up a 68-60 W against Bristol Academy Flyers (6-6).
Izabelle Booth (28pts) was the standout for ARU, and her output plus a 27-17 final quarter helped power the come-from-behind win for Ruskin.
3:30pm: Barking Abbey 49-74 Endeavour Ipswich Basketball LIVE STATS
3:45pm: Anglia Ruskin University 68-60 Bristol Academy Flyers LIVE STATS
5:30pm: Manchester Mystics 71-62 Worcester Wolves LIVE STATS
6:45pm: Reading Rockets 68-70 Cobham Cobras LIVE STATS
3pm: Brent Bulls 73-38 London Cavaliers LIVE STATS
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Main image credit - Flo Alalade
