A fourth-quarter assault led by Stephon Gillis propelled Pacesetters to a 83-66 win over Colts when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) sanctioned Turbo King of the Ring Open Hardcourt Championship continued yesterday.
With the score locked at 60-60 and 4:57 remaining at the Burnham Court, the veteran sharpshooter scored three consecutive three-pointers to change the tide of the contest.
His first shot occurred at 4:57 before nailing his second from the right side at 4:20. The third came from the left side seconds later following an offensive rebound from a free-throw attempt.
Pacesetters maintained the momentum following Gillis’s blitz, outscoring their foe 14-6 to clinch the win. Top scoring in the win was Gillis with 25 points while Joslyn Crawford supported with 13 points. For the loser, Dave Causway and Niko Fraser scored 15 and 10 points respectively. Prior to the end, Colts took the early lead as they outshot Pacesetters by a 24-16 margin.
However Pacesetters reduced the deficit in the second period as they outscored Colts 18-13 to enter the halftime interval behind at 37-34.
The contest was then leveled at 53-53 in the pivotal third period as Pacesetters netted 19 points to Colts 16 points, in the process setting up the matchup’s dramatic end.
On Thursday at the same venue, Dyna’s Ravens downed West Side Ballers by a 57-21 margin in their Open Divisional Affair. The contest was basically over at the half time interval as Ravens seized a 27-7 advantage. The first period witnessed the Georgetown unit outscoring their foe 13-3 before consolidating their position with a 14-4 effort in the second stanza.
In the third period, the Georgetown giant netted a decent 22 points to their opponent’s paltry four points to lead by a 49-11 score line entering the fourth stanza. With a comeback unlikely to be recorded, the final period ended 10-8 in the favour of the West Demerara unit. The event will continue today at the same venue with another doubleheader.
