One of two Men’s Cup semi-finals take centre-stage on Sunday as we discover one of the teams advancing to the final on 19 January in Manchester.
Plus, there are two NBL1 fixtures on Saturday.
We take a look at all the weekend's action below, with links to live stats, streams and ticket outlets at the bottom of the page.
Four teams remain in the National Cup and all four have featured in the last three finals - with just one emerging victorious.
Hemel Storm won the National Cup back in 2023. However, this season, they must get past Newcastle Knights, who lost in the 2022 final and will be eager to return to Manchester.
Mark Elderkin’s side reached the final four with a 103-89 success over the Bradford Dragons. The Knights needed a game-changing 27-11 fourth quarter to create breathing space, with 30 points from Hafeez Abdul leading the way.
Hemel dethroned last season’s Cup winners, Milton Keynes Breakers, 73-70 in the quarter-finals. Matt Ellis led the Storm with 22 points and the game-sealing basket with 23 seconds left to secure their passage to the semis.
The second semi will see the finalists from 2023 Derby Trailblazers host last season’s beaten finalists Reading Rockets in the East Midlands on 11 January.
It’s the second last-four match-up between these two sides this season. They served up an entertaining, feisty KitKing Trophy battle in November, which the Rockets won 85-78 at Loddon Valley.
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There are also two league games as Reading Rockets (8-3) make the short trip along to the South Coast as they face Worthing Thunder (2-9) on Saturday.
Thunder's NBL1 leading scorer Elijah Maynard (23.7ppg) will be looking to derail Reading’s momentum.
Their grip on the National Cup might have slipped, but Milton Keynes Breakers (5-4) will look to continue their good form in the league, where they have won three straight games.
The Breakers will travel to the newly named London Cavaliers (5-5) on Saturday with the former Thames Valley looking to build some form, having endured a patchy end to the year with three wins in five.
6:30pm: London Cavaliers vs Milton Keynes Breakers LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM / TICKETS
7:30pm: Worthing Thunder vs Reading Rockets LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM / TICKETS
5pm: Hemel Storm vs Newcastle Knights LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM / TICKETS
Live stream details will be added as they become available.
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