Ravens and Kwakwani Untouchables dominate play-offs

As the playoff round of the One Guyana Basketball League continued at the National Gymnasium on Saturday, January 27, Ravens and Kwakwani Untouchables emerged victorious and surged with two wins up in the best-of-three series.
The Ravens managed their second win in the playoff round against Pacesetters despite Pacesetters having a commanding lead in the first quarter when the scoreline read 16-11. The Ravens managed to force a comeback dominating the second quarter, scoring 13 points to elevate their score to 24 while limiting the Pacesetters to 8 points for a total of 24 points.
In the third quarter, a fight ensued, with the Ravens managing to continue the game as they pounced on the Pacesetters’ defence to score 23 points for 47 points in total, while the Pacesetters were forced to slow down offensively, scoring 16 points for a total of 40.

Ravens secured their victory in the final quarter, when they scored 15 points for an overall score of 62 points; while the Pacesetters, continuing to put up a fight, scored 12 points for their overall total of 52.
With their feisty play, the Kwakwani Untouchables once again proved victorious as they annihilated the Black Mambas to go up with a win. The Kwakwani outfit started out on top as they led the first quarter of the game,.
The second quarter proved beneficial to Kwakwani, as they treated spectators to a glimpse of Linden basketball. The tournament favourites found the net consistently, scoring 31 points while they managed to calm the Mambas, who failed to put the ball through the net consistently, and ended up scoring 23 points.
The third quarter was also dominated by the Kwakwani outfit, with 26 points while the Mambas scored 21s.
Kwakwani went on to secure the win in the final quarter by scoring 25 points for a total of 104 at the end of the game, while the Mambas scored 20 points for a total of 76.