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20 February 2026  3 min read

NBL D1 Preview (21/22 Feb 2026) - Live Stats, streaming, schedule and more

With the season set to draw to a close on 14/15 March ahead of what should be an exciting playoff battle, there are 11 games spread across the coming weekend as teams continue to polish off their schedules.

In the list below, a * is for Pool A games, and a + is for Pool B games.

Saturday 21 February 2026

+ 3pm - Barnet Bulldogs (12-2) vs CoLA Southwark Pride (7-8) - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

* 3:45pm - Birmingham City University (14-5) vs St Helens Saints (10-7) - LIVE STATS

+ 4pm - London Stars (9-5) vs Greenwich Titans (3-12) - LIVE STATS

* 5:30pm - Myerscough Basketball Academy (14-5) vs Liverpool (11-8) - LIVE STATS

* 6pm - Cardiff Met Archers (5-13) vs Leicester Warriors (5-14) - LIVE STATS

* 6pm - Teesside Lions (3-16) vs Manchester Magic (13-5)  - LIVE STATS

*6pm - Sheffield Arrows (13-6) vs Sheffield Sharks II (7-12) - LIVE STATS

+ 6pm - London Elite (1-12) vs Cobham Cobras (4-10) - LIVE STATS

+ 6pm - Richmond Knights (6-8) vs London Lions II (6-9) - LIVE STATS

* 7:30pm - Worcester Wolves (14-5) vs Oxford Hoops (3-16) - LIVE STATS

Sunday 22 February 2026

+ 3:30pm - Cobham Cobras (4-10) vs Solent Kestrels (12-2)  - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

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Who blinks first in Pool A?

With three teams tied atop Pool A - BCU, Myerscough and Worcester - and Manchester just behind at 13-5, the margin for error each weekend has become almost non-existent.

All four teams are in action this weekend, but sadly not against each other.

BCU have a tricky visit from St Helens, who, with seven losses, still have an outside shot of a playoff place.

Myerscough are at home to Liverpool, who beat BCU and ran Worcester close in recent weeks, making them a dangerous opponent with their own outside shot at the top four.

Worcester are at home to bottom side Oxford, and Manchester travel to 3-16 Teesside Lions - both are games the title challengers would expect to win.

Barnet and Solent go down to the wire

Barnet kick off the weekend with the possible advantage of playing first, laying down a marker that Solent will then have to follow.

Neither side can afford a slip up as they try to lock up top spot in Pool B. The Bulldogs host a talented 7-8 CoLA team on Saturday, setting the scene for Solent's trip to 4-10 Cobham 24 hours later.

London Stars can take another step towards locking up a top four spot, assuming they can beat 3-12 Greenwich, as CoLA could also be losing ground to the playoff spaces this weekend.

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