The Co-Operators General Insurance Barbados Amateur Basketball Association Premier League Finals are all square at 1-1 after defending champions Burger King Clapham Bulls bounced back to defeat C.A.M Smart Assurance City United Celtics 91-81 in Game Two on Wednesday night.
Playing at the Barbados Community College, the Bulls responded in emphatic fashion after suffering a narrow defeat in the series opener, handing the President’s Cup champions their first loss of the finals and levelling the best-of-five championship series.
An extremely tight opening quarter saw Bulls edging ahead 20-19, before Celtics surged ahead in the closing stages of the first half to open a 49-41 lead.
A stronger third quarter performance saw the Bulls trim the deficit down to one point, with Celtics narrowly ahead 65-64 going into the final ten minutes.
However after establishing a 79-76 lead with five minutes remaining, defending champs Bulls held on to close out the game and ensure the series would be level going into game three.
Kyrone Alexander led the Bulls’ charge with 29 points and eight rebounds. He was ably assisted by Rahseed Maynard, who chipped in with 27 points and nine rebounds.
Deroni Hurley top scored for Celtics with 26 points, while Kiserian Adams added 24.
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Original author: Jenique Belgrave
