Bristol narrowly had the higher hand 98-94 when the 2 sides met within the league solely two weeks earlier.
Nonetheless, Newcastle loved a dominant first quarter to take 31-19 lead, with Okauru scoring 17 of his 19 factors, and remained in entrance the remainder of the match, watched by greater than 8,500 followers.
They stretched that benefit to 52-31 by half-time and though the Flyers outscored them within the closing quarter by 4 factors, their comeback try got here too late.
“From high to backside, the followers, the gamers, town, the organisation, wonderful, this implies every little thing for our organisation. I am elated,” Steutel instructed DAZN Sports activities.
Flyers guard Evan Walshe instructed BBC Radio Bristol: “We actually wished to do what was proper for town and produce a championship again, and we fell quick, which actually hurts.
“Now we have to discover a strategy to decide ourselves up, we now have a protracted season forward and nonetheless have possibilities of extra silverware.”