“One Guyana” Basketball League: 1st wins for UG Trojans, Plaisance Guardians

…Pacesetters remain on top

The One Guyana Basketball League continued as the UG Trojans and Plaisance secured their first wins while the Pacesetters bagged another victory to remain at the top of the Harpy Eagle Conference on Saturday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
The Republic Bank Nets looked to conquer the UG Trojans, coming into the first quarter demonstrating their dominance. They led the game in the first quarter 19-14.
The Guardians came back in the second quarter with force and determination to win, with two points being the difference 12-10.

The game was not one-sided as the Nets managed to win the third quarter of the game with their ability to put the ball through the net for 27 points while the Guardians were limited to 24 points.
The Trojans went on to secure their first win despite losing the final quarter, scoring 15 of 75 points while the Nets scored 17.
UG Trojans Head Coach Warren Wilson in an interview with Guyana Times shared his feelings after the team’s first win, and touched on the momentum it would give his team going forward in the league.
“Winning is a good feeling, even though it was a hard game. I think we still made the game hard for ourselves in terms of making some silly mistakes down the stretch, but we were able to stay composed, which was good and for tight games. Momentum-wise, I’m glad we were able to win this, so that we can get back to practice and be ready to continue with this momentum for the rest of the competition,” Wilson said.
The Plaisance Guardians annihilated the Black Caimans as they went up in the first quarter of the game to score 18 points while their opponents failed to get into double digits as they were limited to seven points.
The second quarter was no different as the Guardians, who were deemed favourites, scored 36 points while the Caimans failed to put the ball through the net consistently – scoring eight points.
The third quarter was not very beneficial to both teams, with the Guardians scoring 11 points while the Caimans repeated the same number of points scored in the second quarter.
The Guardians went on to secure the win in the final quarter, scoring 18 points, for a total of 83 points while the Nets scored 10 points for a total of 34.
Coming off of an unbeaten run, the Pacesetters did not apply any pressure as they led in the first quarter against the GDF, with the scoreline reading 17-13.
The Captain of the Plaisance Guardians, in a chat with this publication after the game, related that the teams missed out on key players and offered details on the way they intended to play in their next two group games.
“Well, is a rough tournament we have players now coming back with us and a lot of players out, so we are struggling at the moment; we are going to bounce back. This is the start: we have two more games to play and we will be playing the same way, so we just got to keep pushing and we are going to get results in the following game,” the Captain shared.
In the second quarter, they demonstrated the reason for their unbeaten streak as they put the ball through the net for 18 points and limited the soldiers to six.
In the third quarter, which was not very beneficial to both teams, the Pacesetters scored 17 points while the soldiers repeated the same number of points scored in the second quarter.
The Pacesetters continued their unbeaten streak as they went on to score 16 points while the soldiers were limited to two points that quarter, for a total score of 47 points.
The One Guyana Basketball Tournament will continue at the same venue on Saturday 21, 2023.