Neptune stun Notre Dame at last to keep title course
Denny Notre Dame 66(39) 68(40) Neptune
Anthony Jenkins 20 Ricardo Leonard 22
Brian Benjamin 14 Rasuel McKune 14
Eric Blair 10 John D'Orlando 12
Neptune almost certainly secured the league title with a buzzer beating
winning shot from Stephen McCarthy which secured their 66-68 defeat of Denny Notre Dame in a thriller at the National Basketball Arena.With 3 seconds to go in the game Eamon Gallagher had levelled the sides with a three pointer. Over time seemed on the cards, but McCarthy took the ball up court and made a jump shot from the elbow to give Neptune the victory and
see Denny the wrong side of a buzzer beating shot this week.Neptune caught Denny cold in the first quarter, with Jon D'Orlando and
Ricardo Leonard particularly hot and Neptune enjoyed a 26-13 lead going into
the second quarter. Denny pulled in back with Anthony Jenkins and Brian
Benjamin finding their form. Jenkins hit 8pts (including 2 three's) and
Benjamin was just behind on 7pts in the second quarter to narrow the deficit
to just 1pt going in at the break.Denny started the third quarter brightly with Jenkins, Sealy and Benjamin
hitting three's, but Neptune were not giving up the battle and they went to
the line five times in the third quarter, making 8/10 to see them enjoy a
9pt lead going into the final quarter. Eric Blair and Brian Benjamin
combined to close the gap early in the fourth quarter and the sides traded
baskets with nothing between the sides. In the final minute the game was
level when Blair made a free throw to give Denny a 1pt lead. Leonard made
two free throws followed by a quick basket to put Neptune 3pts clear before
Gallaghers dramatic three pointer and McCarthy's even more dramatic buzzer
beater ended an exciting and tense encounter.
Hibernian UCD Marian 92(38) 84(47) Star of the Sea
Neville Charles 23 Gabe Jackson 30
Gary Edge 21 John Leahy 13
Mike Trimmer 19 Gareth Maguire 11Tolka Rovers 87(41) 86(52) Sligo Dairies
Randall Mounts 16 Chris Doyal 30
Greg Haffner/Paddy Boylan 14 Andy Meyers 29Kerry Spring Water Killarney 92(39) 91(44) Waterford Crystal
Robbie Turner 30 Roscoe Patterson 34
John Teahon 18 Reggie Scott 26
Vince Daly 12 Dean Kavanagh 9
Despite leading by 8pts with 40seconds to go, KSW had to depend on the
accurate free throw shooting of John Teahan to edge out Waterford Crystal.
Crystal had a late rally of three big three pointers in the last 17 seconds,
but Teahan converted 3 of 4 from the line to ensure victory for the home
side.
Scott (who scored 20 first half points) gave Waterford a 22-19 advantage at
the end of the 1st quarter. Crystal led by 10 with 1.30 to go in the half
before baskets from Teahan, Smith and Turner cut it to just 5pts at the
break. Powerful rebounding and clever assist plays from Smith set up Teahan
and Turner for some vital scores in the second half to bring KSW back into
the game, but Patterson was equally impressive for the visitors and Crystal
maintained their lead to go into the final quarter 64-62 ahead of KSW.A three pointer from Sealy gave Crystal a 5pt lead, but Daly and Teahan
levelled the game for KSW at 69 all with 7 minutes to go. Further baskets
from Daly and Teahan gave KSW an 8pt advanatage with 40 seconds left.
Patterson and Sealy hit three-pointers to make it 89-85 with 17 seconds
left. Teahan then converted two free throws with 15 seconds left to make it
91-85 but a three from Patterson reduced it to 91-88 with 6 seconds
remaining. Teahan made ½ at the line with 3.6 seconds left and then
Patterson hit another 3 on the buzzer, but KSW had that vital free throw to
secure victory.Sligo Dairies 79(33) 76(33) Killester
Andy Meyers 28 Damon Shoultz 25
Chris Doyal 28 Calvin Morris 22
Mal Daly 12 Paddy Kelly 15
A gutsy performance from a Sligo team who had let a big lead and a badly
needed victory slip away from them the night before in Tolka. Despite
obvious fatigue, Sligo performed well and were brilliantly led by Chris
Doyal again. Sligo trailed Killester for much of the game however, in the
final quarter they stepped up the pace with Doyal and Meyers working well
inside and they build up a narrow lead which they managed to hold on to till
the final buzzer.Dungannon 74(36) 81(45) Clare Jets
Trevor Smullen 18 Anthony Pieper 30
Chris Pagan 17 Lester Hunt 27
Matt Collins 14 Willie Gallas 10
Dungannon will conisder themselves slightly unlucky to have let this game
slip away from them. Their top scorer Trevor Smullen and key American Brad
Wedel sat out almost ½ of the game with injury problems, but despite the
absence of Wedel on court, Dungannon trailed by just 1pts at the end of the
1st quarter, 18-19. Wedel was introduced in the second quarter with a
heavily strapped knee, but he was clearly unfit and the Jets pulled away
through the hard work of Lester Hunt to lead by 9 at the break. It was not
to be Wedel's night as in the third quarter he picked up a technical foul,
his fifth foul of the game and he had to sit it out. Smullen was re-introduced to the game and he lifted Dungannon with three unanswered baskets to leave Dungannon adrift by just 6pts going into the final quarter.The teams went level twice in the last 10 minutes, with Dungannon losing
Matt Collins with five to go on foul trouble. But Clare Jets were clinical
in their free throw shooting and this proved the difference in the two sides
in the end with the Jets taking a 7pt win.Esat Telecom Demons 94(45) 82(44) Burger King Limerick
John Esteck 29 Rock Winston 44
Brualia Hernandez 16 Kareem Lewis 25
Joe McKenny 9 Mike Norris 17
The game was relatively close until the last quarter with little between the
sides. Demons had a superb third quarter scoring 32pts, but Limerick kept
in close contact hitting 26pts. Demons were awarded two technicals in the
4th quarter which gave Limerick an advantage and woke the home side up who
then stormed ahead for the 8pt win.St Vincent's 105(55) 90(39) Tolka Rovers
Brian Tonkovich25 Randall Mounts 26
David Donnelly 21 Lennie McMillan 24
Ferdinand Williams 18 Paddy Boylan 12
St. Vincent's dominated the first quarter of this local derby running up a
20pt lead. They let Tolka back into the game in the second quarter as they
cut the deficit to just 16pts at the break. Tolka started the second half
strongly with Boylan and Mounts on form and they brough it back to a 5pt
game going into the final quarter. But Vincent's ran up a 10pt lead again
and Tolka struggled to catch up and were forced to foul, but Vincent's were
on the form from the line, with Karl Donnelly making 9./10 in the last
quarter and they ran out easy winners in the last few minutes.
Vincent's were forced to play most of the second quarter without Ferdinand
Williams and Stephen McGuirk who were on foul trouble early in the second
half. Mark Keenan did not play due to injury. David Donnelly did a superb
defensive job on Lennie McMillan.Hibernian UCD Marian 77(37) 80(39) Denny Notre Dame
Pat Glover 22 Eric Blair 31
Mike Trimmer 20 Anthony Jenkins 18
Drew Cooper 14 Damien Sealy 12
Trimmer was fouled out with 1.50 to go and Marian were trailing 71-76.
Marian led 24-23 after the first quarter and trailed by 10 54-64 at the end
of the third quarter. Denny were without Ciaran Dempsey, who was on the bench but did not play and Brian Benjamin who was missing due to work commitments.ESB Women's SuperLeague
Tolka Rovers 89(47) 67(34) Univ. of Limerick
Rachel Kelly 27 Ursula Kyne 19
Roisin Dixon 15 Nicola Farell 18
Sharon Kelly 11 Nollaig Cleary 13
Tolka maintained their course of the title with a comfortable win over Limerick. Good scoring from Ursula Kyne and Nicola Farrell kept Limerick in the game
but at ½ time Tolka led by 13. Tolka stepped up the pace in the third quarter and with Rachel Kelly on fire, they led by 21pts at the end of the 3rd quarter. Maeve Howard ran her bench in the fourth quarter, but Tolka still ran out easy winners with German transfer target Sharon Kelly lining out for the League leaders yet again.Meteors 74(30) 37(23) Crusaders
Orla Nolan 16 Sinead Doyle 13
Catherine O'Sullivan 15 Celine McDemront 8
Sinead Harvey 11 Emma Pierce 7Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats 76(34) 33(23) Killester
Jillian Hayes 29 Sinead Vaughan 11
Catriona White 14 Caroline Hanly 8
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