The Tertiary Basketball League continued at the National Gymnasium on Sunday, May 26, with Linden Technical Institute (LTI) and University of Guyana (UG) remaining unbeaten while the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) secured their first win in the tournament.
The inaugural game of the night saw LTI, with their ability to convert baskets, coming out on top, as they secured a six-point victory against Government Technical Institute (GTI), with the scoreline reading 60-66.
Kimmol Grimmond, with 16 points, led LTI from the jump ball, and it was an all-round performance from his team, with Neil Marks contributing 14 points and Calvin Phillips, 11 points.
On the losing side, Martin Edwards did not miss out on the action for GTI as he contributed 18 points, supported by Peter Langevine with 17 points.
The second game of the night saw GSA getting the better of Upper Corentyne Combined (UCC) as they secured an eight-point victory, with the scoreline reading 41-33. Avery White, with his ability to penetrate the defences of UCC, led the points table, scoring 17 points followed by Dexter Quintyn and Dennis Prince contributing 11 points apiece.
The Linden Technical Institute team
Adrian King showcased for UCC as he demonstrated his class, contributing 16 points and he received support from Aldon Angel with nine points.
Defending champions UG ended the night’s play with their second win of the tournament as they recorded a six-point victory against a powerhouse New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) with the scoreline reading 45-39.
Jushawn Bayley led from the front for UG as he top-scored with 23 points and 9 rebounds while Malaehm Grimmond contributed 13 points.
In an exclusive comment with Guyana Times Sport, Head Coach of UG Warren Wilson noted that despite the win, the team needed some correction.
Wilson shared, “Well, even though we would have won, our execution was not as we would have wanted. Some of the things that we would have worked on, we really fell short on and I’m happy that the guys were able to pull it off and as we go forward in the competition, we got a lot of things, but it was a fair enough win, especially with the constraints that we have.”
The Tertiary Basketball League will continue every Sunday and climax on June 17 with the finals at the National Gymnasium.
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