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Written by Peter Dunne
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Friday, 03 April 2009 |
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Basketball Review for games played 02 April 2009 Men's Cup Final The men's cup final saw the league champions Microgaming Cavaliers take on Outback Hoppers in a game that was expected to be close. Opening strongly Cavs hit the first seven points and looked as if they would take control of the game. Hoppers eventually found their shooting form and helped by four points from David Dalimore hit back to trail 18 - 15 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter saw both teams hit top form and they shared 38 points between them to leave the score 37 - 34 in Cavs favour at the half time break. The start of the third quarter saw Cavs begin to dominate the game and they extended their lead to 11 points going into the final quarter. Hitting the first 4 points of the final quarter the Cavs stretched their lead to 15 and looked to be on their way to a comfortable victory. With Hoppers upping the tempo of their game, they hit twelve of the next fourteen points in the game to reduce Cavs lead to just 5 points going into the final 2 minutes. In a frantic end to the game it was Cavs who held their nerve to hit the crucial baskets to run out 74 - 63 winners in a high quality game. Top scorers for Cavs were Dave Minay and Paul Kilic with 16 and 12 points respectively while David Dalimore with 16 points and Elliot Kinrade with 15 points led the scoring for Hoppers. Ladies Cup Final The ladies cup final saw Fellas, looking to complete a league and cup double, come up against the experienced Dacom team. Hitting the first four baskets of the evening, Dacom raced into an 8 point lead, the Fellas team eventually found their form and using their fast break game were able to turn the deficit around to take a an 18 - 11 points lead at the end of the first period. The second quarter saw Dacom up their defence and they only trailed by 5 points, 31 - 26 at the half time break. The start of the third quarter saw Fellas take control of the game and they extended their lead to 17 points going into the final quarter. The final quarter saw Fellas continue to control the game and they eased to a 68 - 39 victory to complete the league and cup double. Top scorers for Fellas were Lauren Ellison with 17 points and Becky Dunne with 14 while Fiona Guest hit a game high of 27 points for Dacom Fixtures for 09 April 2009 NSC Court 2 8.40pm IOM Ladies v Poker Stars Please note that the annual prize presentation will take place on Saturday 23 May 2009 at Union Mills Football Club, tickets from Annie Watkins. |
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Written by Peter Dunne
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Friday, 27 March 2009 |
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Basketball Review for games played 26 March 2009 Men's League The only game of the evening in the men's league was the clash of Ron Smiths Turkeys against Outback Hoppers who were hoping for a good run out prior to their cup final meeting with Microgaming Cavaliers next Thursday. In a high scoring opening to the game, both teams traded baskets and Turkeys held a one point lead, 24 - 23, going into the second quarter. The second period continued in the same vein with both teams hitting their shots from outside to leave the game 41 - 39 in favour of Turkeys at the half time break. The start of the third quarter saw Turkeys take control of the game and they outscored the Hoppers 21 - 5 to open up an 18 point lead going into the final quarter. Despite some strong pressure from the Hoppers in the final period, they were unable to claw back the lead and Turkeys eventually took the game 75 - 64. Top scorers for Turkeys were Simon Elson and Paul Ellison with 21 and 15 points respectively, while Wayne Mears with 17 and Chris Wolfendale with 16 points topped the scoring for the Hoppers. The only other game played on Thursday evening saw Pinoy Rams record a 65 - 42 victory over the Isle of Man ladies team who are continuing their preparations for the island games in Aland Preview of Men's and Ladies cup finals to be played Thursday 02 April 2009 Next Thursday sees the climax of the season with the men's and ladies cup finals. The men's final sees Microgaming Cavaliers looking to complete the league and cup double with victory over Outback Hoppers. The outcome of this game could be decided by the ability of Hoppers to contain the inside threat of Cavs big men Dave Minay and Bob Gibson, while the outside shooting of Dave Bowman and Chris Wolfendale will be crucial to the Hoppers if they are to mount a serious challenge for their only chance of silverware this season. Prediction Hoppers to edge a close game by 3-4 points The ladies final sees the experienced team from the south, Dacom take on newly crowned league champions Fellas. Dacom will need to restrict the fast break game of the Fellas team and control the boards at each end if they are to have any chance of stopping the Fellas team completing the league and cup double. Prediction Fellas to take the game by 10 point. Ladies Cup Final NSC Centre Court 7.00pm Fellas v Dacom Mens Cup Final NSC Centre Court 8.30pm Microgaming Cavaliers v Outback Hoppers Please Note
As part of the cup final night, there will be a '3-point' shooting competition, the preliminary round will be held at the NSC prior to the ladies final from 6.15pm till 6.45pm, while the '3 best shooters' from the preliminary round will contest the final at the half time break in the mens game. The competition is open to everyone, entries taken on the night to Peter Dunne |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 March 2009 )
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Written by Peter Dunne
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Friday, 20 March 2009 |
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Basketball Review for games played 19 March 2009 Men's League Main game of the evening in the men's league was the clash of the unbeaten league leaders Microgaming Cavaliers and second placed team Outback Hoppers. In a high scoring first quarter, both teams traded baskets and Cavs held a 4 point lead, 21-17 going into the second quarter. The second quarter saw the Cavs open up and with the Hoppers unable to keep up with the pace, Cavs extended their lead to 17 point at half time. Maintaining their high tempo game throughout the third and fourth quarters, Cavs eventually ran out deserved winners 79- 51. Highlight of the game was the exceptional '3 point' shooting for the Cavs, with Paul Kilic hitting 7 of the 12 '3 pointers' that Cavs made throughout the game. The other games in the men's league saw the young GB Marvels team take on Ron Smith Turkeys in a game that Turkeys were expected to win comfortably. With the Marvels team starting strongly and matching the Turkeys, they trailed by only 5 points 34-29 going into the half time break. The third and fourth quarters saw the Turkeys take control of the game and the took the game 71 - 47. The last game of the evening saw Timbermann Tigers recover from their heavy defeat against Microgaming Cavaliers the previous week to beat Pinoy Rams 63 - 51 in a game that was in doubt up until the final quarter, when the Tigers pulled away. Ladies League The two games in the ladies league saw second placed team Panthers beat Dacom 32 - 14, while in the other game Sleepwell Slammers were unable to cope with the high pressure defensive game of the Search and Select Saints team who ran out 32 - 16 winners Fixtures for 26 March 2009 NSC Court 17.20pm Western v Poker Stars (M) 8.40pm Ron Smith Turkeys v Outback Hoppers (M)NSC Court 2 8.40pm IOM Ladies v Pinoy Rams (M) Please note men's and ladies cup finals to be played at the NSC on Thursday 02 April 2009 with the ladies games between Dacom and Fellas tipping off at 7.00pm, followed by the men's final between Outback Hoppers and Microgaming Cavaliers tipping off at 8.30pm |
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