The University of Guyana Trojans and Retrieve Raiders were victorious on Saturday in the Guyana Basketball Federation One Guyana Premier League at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, showing their class with the ball in hand.
The first game saw Retrieve Raiders battling a winless East Coast All-Stars; it was a ‘walkover’ victory for the Raiders, with the score 20-0.
Retrieve Raiders player Neil Marks, with ball in hand, looks to make a shot
In the next game, the Caimans were eager to get their first points after four games while the Trojans were looking to secure their second game. Both teams battled and the Trojans accumulates an early lead as they scored 24 compared to Caimans’ 12 points.
Closing off the first half, the Trojans’ defence unit was in full flow as they restricted the Caimans from reaching double digits (8 points) while bucketing 21 points, for a scoreline of 48-20.
The third quarter once again showed the defensive side of the Trojans resulting in the Caimans’ failure again to reach double digits as they were restricted to seven points. The Trojans scored an astonishing 32 points elevating the scores to 77-27.
The UG side managed to secure their second win as they put up 23 points versus the Caimans’ four in the final quarter, recording a 69-point victory with the scoreboard showing a 100-31 scoreline .
The One Guyana League commenced with 27 teams in the Harpy Eagle and Jaguar Conferences. Between 56 and 63 games were projected to be played in the league, with teams being expected to play teams from their conference twice, and the top four teams qualifying for the play-offs.
The number one-ranked team is expected to play the fourth-ranked team, and the number two team is expected to play the third-ranked team. Winners of the playoff games would then advance to their conference finals, where the winners of the best two of three games would advance to the National Finals.
The team winning the league would receive $1 million along with trophies while the runners-up would receive $500,000 plus trophies.
