IT Carlow Basketball claim Division One League Cup title - Mar 24, 2018
IT Carlow Basketball were crowned Men's Division One League Cup champions this afternoon with a superb 88-72 point win over Dublin Lions in Waterford. A huge performance across the board from Carlow saw them drive into an early ten-point lead and they continued to impress at both ends of the court to push home to victory in the end. Despite having played a game less than 24 hours previously, Carlow certainly didn't look tired, and huge scoring from co-captain Kevin Donohoe, Jimmy Gordon and Armands Vaikuls kept them ahead in the face of a determined Dublin Lions team. Indeed, Lions had many moments of magic, with young star Tiernan Howe one of the stand-out performers on the day, while Christopher McNairney (190-G) and Muhamed Sabic (182-PG) were hugely impressive as well. Carlow got off the mark in explosive fashion, driving into a 10-3 lead midway through the first, with Gordon and Donohoe on target early. Howe responded well at the other end for Lions, but Carlow held a 25-15 lead at the buzzer. The second quarter was just as high intensity, with big scoring at both ends of the floor. McNairney and Sabic pulled up some big scores for Lions, while Howe added another six points to his tally and they trailed Carlow 47-38 at the half. The closing quarters were just as fast-paced, with Carlow pushing out in the third as scores rained in from Donohoe, Vaikuls and Alan O'Neill, while Gordon dunked his way home to glory to lead 74-55 at the end of the third. Despite a huge fourth quarter from Lions, the mountain was just too big to climb and despite the best efforts from Howe, Sabic, Igor Markiewicz (196-F) and Tomas Mikalauskas (196-F-92), Carlow ran out 88-72 point winners in the end. Courtesy of: basketballireland.ie
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