Guyana Jaguars suffered their second defeat at the hands of the JamRockers on Monday when the finals of the Mega Mart/Sports Development Foundation’s
The dejected Guyana team after their disappointing final
inaugural Tri-Nation Invitational Basketball Series Classic was played at the National Indoor Sports Centre, Jamaica.
JamRockers controlled the early exchanges and at the end of the first quarter they were leading 15-11 much to the delight of the local fans. The Jamaicans will further extended their lead after outscoring Guyana 20-13 in the second quarter to stretch their lead to 35-24 at the half.
However, the third quarter would have been the most devastating session for the Guyanese as they struggled to get a grip of the match, going down by 12 points, 27-15 to give JamRockers an overall lead of 23 points (62-39).
But it was the final quarter that Guyana showed they had some amount of fight left in them, being the only quarter they had won, but the eight point lead in the quarter was not enough to overcome JamRockers. The final score read, JamRockers 82; Jaguars 67 at full time.
Stanton Rose was the leading Jaguars scorer with 16 points and eight assists while Terron Welch continued his fine run with 15 points as Akeem Kanhai and Nikkoloi Smith poured in 12 points apiece.
It was Lynford Brown with 22 points and Kemar McLeish on 16 points that destroyed the Guyana Jagaurs.
Meanwhile, in the third place playoff, Jamaica U21 defeated Libertyville Vipers 63-60 in a thrilling match up.
The contest was on from the get go with Vipers leading by one point at the end of the first quarter where they managed 14 points but allowed Jamaica U21 to outscore them in the second quarter where they amassed 14 points once more while the U21 team netted 22 points.
However, the Vipers were up to the challenge an stole the third quarter with 21 points as Jamaica U21 scrapped 15 points and for the second time, leading by a one point margin. But a two point scoring difference for Jamaica in the last quarter was enough to secure a three point victory.
Mike Skinner with 14 points, 11 rebounds, five Steals and six assists along with Morris Roberts on 10 points and 17 rebounds were the main contributors for the Vipers while On the other hand, Ronaldo McKenzie lead the hometown heroes with 14 points and six rebounds as he was well supported by Daniel Martillier with 10 points and 17 rebounds.
