Junior Final Fours 2025: Day One winners, recaps & gallery - finalists confirmed

Twelve teams booked their places in Sunday's Finals on day one of the Junior Final Fours.

Six champions will be crowned tomorrow, with Saturday containing some hard fought semi-final action at Manchester's National Basketball Performance Centre.

Scores, recaps, stats and streams for all today's games are below, plus there's a gallery of images at the foot of this article.

Tomorrow's finals are:

  • U18 Men's Playoff Final: Reading Rockets v Sussex Storm
  • U18 Women's Playoff Final: Endeavour Ipswich Basketball v CoLA Southwark Pride
  • U16 Boys' Playoff Final: London Stars v London Elite
  • U16 Girls' Playoff Final: Manchester Mystics v Richmond Knights
  • U14 Boys' Playoff Final: Milton Keynes Breakers v London Stars
  • U14 Girls' Playoff Final: Richmond Knights v Milton Keynes Breakers

Click the button below for the full schedule, including the third/fourth place games.

 

10am games - U16 Girls and U14 Boys

U14 Boys: Milton Keynes Breakers 78-65 London Legends - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

Milton Keynes grabbed their place in the final with a Nathan Mubela-inspired win over London Legends.

The Breakers were led by Mubela's stunning double-double of 27 points and 22 rebounds, both game-high totals. They held a 44-37 at the half and would not be denied after the break.

Jayden Andrilionis led the Legends with 23 points and five assists.

U16 Girls: Manchester Mystics 78-65 Sheffield Hatters - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

Manchester Mystics claimed another final spot with a come-from-behind win over Sheffield. The National Cup winners were slow out of the blocks as the Hatters made a bright start, but the Mystics were level by the end of the opening quarter and a 22-10 second quarter gave them a lead that they would not relinquish.

Anya Williams led the Mystics with 22, while Mojan Malek had 17 and nine boards. Ophelia Larder-Lee hit a game-high 27 in reply and grabbed 13 rebounds for Sheffield.

U16 Girls: Richmond Knights 65-60 Milton Keynes Breakers - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

Richmond Knights kept their unbeaten season going to claim their place in the final. Captain Bade Isik's 23 led their charge, supported by Anya Scruton (13pts, 12rbs) in a closely fought battle that was in the balance to the dying seconds.

The Breakers fought hard behind Chantelle Okoli's 20 points, but the Knights progressed.

12pm games - U16 Boys and U14 Girls

U14 GIRLS: Manchester Mystics 42-68 Richmond Knights - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

Richmond's U14s followed their U16s into a final by beating Manchester by a 26-point margin.

The Knights had four players in double figures, as Rosie O'Connell led the way with 13, while Sophia Rodriguez Da Fonte Martins had 12.

Emmanuela Osifo Henry (10) gave the Mystics' best showing.

U16 BOYS: London Stars 82-68 London Thunder - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

London Stars grabbed a place in the final - but not without a battle. Stars romped into a lead that was as wide as 17 points before Thunder found their feet and made a comeback bid to snatch a five-point advantage.

But Stars had a second coming and eased back into control with Oskaras Visockas (19pts/7rbs/5asts) leading their charge and Domas Martinkus backing him up with 16.

Myles Barry had a game-high 26 in Thunder's effort.

U16 BOYS: Sussex Storm 62-68 London Elite - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

Elite prevailed in the other semi to make an all-London final. They took a 33-20 lead into the second half and held their nerve and their lead despite a persistent Storm fightback effort.

Will Harper (17pts), Omer Zardok Sheme (14) and William Henderson (13) scored the bulk of Elite's points, with Josh Davidson and Leo Stevens grabbing 16 apiece for Storm.

2pm games - U18 Women and U14 Boys

U14 BOYS - London Stars 94-75 Bristol Academy Flyers - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

London Stars U14s booked the club's second final place as they matched their U16s.

They brushed aside Bristol by a 19-point margin, with captain Dylan Ameen leading them home with 21 points and seven rebounds.

Asa Jnr Abdie-Waite had a standout 27-point, 11 rebound double-double in Bristol's losing effort.

U18 WOMEN - Manchester Mystics 57-60 Endeavour Ipswich Basketball - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

Ipswich came out on top in the South v North battle between these two old rivals.

In a game the was neck and neck throughout, the Suffolk side came out on top, with Kara Bassil and former Manchester standout Maisie Keyes combining for almost half of their total with 14 points apiece.

Mystics, who will have to settle for the third/fourth playoff game, saw Elizandra Costa (17pts) and Irene Oboavwoduo (16pts/10rbs) out in big shifts.

U18 GIRLS - CoLA Southwark Pride 68-42 Nottingham Wildcats - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

Finals specialists CoLA swept aside Nottingham in the other semi with a rounded team effort.

Adaora Dioramma had a rock-solid 14-point, 18-rebound double-double, while Ayla Habbal (13) and Debra Wilson-Osuide (13) also contributed well.

Tiarna Chambers-Desmond led the Wildcats with 12 points and five boards.

4pm games - U18 Men and U14 Girls

U18 MEN - Reading Rockets Academy 76-68 Manchester Giants - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

Reading got the better of Manchester Giants to reach the final - but it wasn't without an almighty effort.

The Rockets looked to be coasting, as a flying start set them up for a 35-27 half-time lead. They went as far as 16 ahead before the Giants launched a spirited fightback, taking their first lead with five minutes of the game remaining as the teams went toe-to-toe down the final stretch.

Reading edged it, though, with Ethan Round their leader dropping a huge 36 points. Nicholas Dent had 23 alongside him, and the Giants were led by Yoma Imieye with an 18-point, 13-rebound double-double.

U18 MEN - Manchester Magic 65-70 Sussex Storm - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

Storm grabbed their spot in the final in a game that swung both ways.

Magic's biggest lead was eight points, but Storm held the upper hand for much of the contest, going as far as 17 ahead before holding out for the W.

Ancel Torres led Sussex with 17, while Owen Ono had 14 and 11 rebounds. Jack Walton led Magic with 20, while Ronney Any had 19 points and 10 boards.

U14 GIRLS - Milton Keynes Breakers 82-43 City of Birmingham Rockets - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

Milton Keynes swept the COB Rockets in a one-sided affair to earn their spot in the final.

Bossing every quarter, the Breakers were led by Chantelle Okoli's 24 points and 14 boards, as well as having four scorers in double figures.

Birmingham were led by Tiarna Lacey (12).

Scroll through the semi-finals gallery below.

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