‘One Guyana’ Basketball Premier League: Pacesetters, Flames and Untouchables All Registered Wins
The ‘One Guyana’ Basketball Premiere League continued as three games were played at the Cliff Anderson Hall on Monday, May 26. Flames, Kwakwani Untouchables, and Pacesetters all had a successful day as they recorded victories in their respective matches.
In game one, the Pacesetters went to battle against the Mambas in a nail-biting contest. The Mambas started brightly as they jumped out to a 3-point lead in the first quarter of the game (10-13). They slightly extended that lead by one point heading into the halftime, as the score was 26–30. Momentum swung back into the Pacesetters’ favor as they outscored their opponents by a huge 17 points as they had a 13-point lead heading into the fourth quarter (53-40). An abysmal offensive performance combined with elite defense from the Mambas pulled the right back into the game. The full score would ultimately end up a tie at 58 apiece. In overtime, both teams went back and forth, but it was the Pacesetters who outlasted the Mambas as they claimed victory with the score at 72-71.
Action in the One Guyana Basketball Premiere League
In game 2, Kadeeym Dover (19 points) and Shaquan Phillips (11 points) led the Kwakwani Untouchables to a comfortable victory over the Masks. The Untouchables got off to a very fast start as they opened up a 16-point lead in the first quarter (25-9). Masks showed some spirit as they cut the lead to 9 points heading into halftime (39-30). The second half began with both teams trading blows, but the Untouchables were able to maintain their lead and get their deserved win (75-63).
In the final game of the day Flames survived to register a win against the Kobras in the close game. The Flames got off to the better start as they scored 21 points in the first quarter. Kobras fought their way back into the game as they reduced the lead to just one point heading into halftime (36-37). The Flames proceeded to win the third quarter by 5 points, giving them a 6-point advantage heading into the final quarter. The Kobras played hard and put up a good fight, but it wasn’t enough, as the Flames held on to victory 63-61.
