Denny drop Dungannon with ease
Denny Notre Dame 94(56) 60(25) Dungannon
Ciaran Dempsey 26 Brad Wedel 17
Eric Blair 22 Gary Connolly 16
Albert Corrigan 16 Trevor Smullen 9Dungannon scored the opening basket of the game and it was the only time they led as Denny moved swiftly into top gear with Damien Sealy, Ciaran Dempsey, Anthony Jenkins and Eric Blair all in sparkling form and by the end of the quarter they led by 28 points to 8.
Dungannon found it hard to recover with only Gary Connolly and Brad Wedel posing any threat. With Dempsey and Blair in flying form Denny were never really under pressure and the game was effectively over as a contest at half time as Denny led by 56-25.
In the second half Dungannon started brightly and reduced the deficit to 19 points mid-way through the third quarter with Wedel and Connolly featuring. But they could not sustain the effort and by the end Denny could afford to rest their Americans and run the bench as they ran out comfortable winners 94-60.Esat Telecom Demons 74(31) 71(21) Killester
Braulio Arias Hernandez 19 David Shoulz 24
Jon Estick 18 Calvin Morris 14
Shane McCarthy 16 Jerome Westbrooks 11Very scrappy basketball was seen at this match. However the score was very close in the second half. With 1 minute to go it was all square. David Lehan got an offensive rebound and scored putting Demons 2 up. Calvin morris fouled to put Shane Coughlin on the line. He scored one of his two free throws. Demons were then 3 up when Damon Shoulz went for a rash three pointer. He was off the mark and demons won the game by a slim 3 point margin.
Hibernian UCD Marian 91(46) 79(31) Waterford Crystal
Huey Futch 27 Reggie Scott 34
Neville Charles 20 David Cunningham 14
Gary Edge 18 Roscoe Patterson 14Star of the Sea 100(56) 86(41) St Vincent’s
Gabe Jackson 30 Brian Tonkovich 24
John Leahy 26 Ferdinand Williams 17
Scott Summersgill 18 Stephen McGuirk 15Star dominated throughout and at least had a say in the destination of the title they have relinquished, defeating the sole remainng threat to Neptune. They scored a total of 8 three pointers as opposed to Vincents 3 three pointers. Unfortunately Vincents never really got into their rhythm.
Clare Jets 67(36) 73(35) Burger King Limerick
Lester Hunt 25 Rock Winston 27
Anthony Pieper 19 Mike Norris 22There was a lot a physical contact on the boards throughout this game. All was very close and tense. With 5 minutes to go in the final quarter Anthony Pieper and Kareem Lewis got into a fight and were sent off. Limerick were one point up at this point and they went on after this to win by 6 points.
Dungannon 88(43) 80(35) Hibernian UCD Marian
Matt Collins 25 Huey Futch 26
Brad Wedel 25 Neville Charles 21
Chris Pagan 16 Mike Trimmer 15Dungannon were without Trevor Smullen today who couldn’t make the game.
However they took control of the game in the first quarter taking the lead by 24-16. They managed to keep a good lead all the way to the final quarter (3/4 63-54) when they seemed to lose their way. Marian pulled them back to within one point with 2 minutes to go.
Colm O’neill then got a three pointer to put Dungannon 4 up. UCD went into foul trouble at this stage and Dungannon were on target with their free throw’s. In the final 25 seconds Marian lost Futch, Gary Edge and Neville Charles due to fouling out. Dungannon were lucky to come out with the win in the end. Matt Collins had a great game scoring 4 three pointers.Tolka Rovers 94(41) 86(36) Burger King Limerick
Randal Mounts 26 Rock Winston 28
Lenny McMillan 18 Mike Norris 19
Paddy Boylan 13 John Galvin 16
Joey Hasstrip 13Tolka led throughout the game. Limerick were missing Kareem Lewis. In the third quarter Randal Mounts was out of the game because of an eye injury. Limerick then came within 3 points of the leaders but When Mounts came back he took control of the game again and Rovers came out with a convincing 8 point win.
Clare Jets 87(48) 94(51) Sligo Dairies
Anthony Pieper 32 Chris Doyal 25
Lester Hunt 30 Andy Meyer 24
Willie Galas 15 Mal Daly 15
Ian McMorrow 15
An Exciting game to watch. Clare Jets only managed to get into the lead a couple of times throughout the match with Sligo taking it back quick smart each time. A good win for Sligo in the end.ESB Women’s SuperLeague
Univ. of Limerick 72(41) 61(32) Crusaders
Jillian Aherne 24 Emma Pierce 21
Ursula Kyne 16 H Taylor 15
Trish Corbett 9 Sinead Doyle 9UL got off to a good start, going into a 8 point lead in the first quarter. 23-15. Crusaders began to keep up with UL in the third quarter with Emma Pierce shooting well. By half time they had dropped only one more point in the gap, 41-32. The third quarter saw both teams fairly constant with the scoring but unfortunately for Crusaders the gap remained the same, 56-47. Crusaders found themselves in foul trouble in the final quarter and were unable to stop UL’s march to victory.
Meteors 62(34) 48(24) Killester
Karen Hennessy 26 Gillian Ennis 11
S Harvey 12 Sinead Vaughan 11
Ann Marie Kyne 10 Ciara Fenton 9
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