Pacesetters defeated Nets 89-85 in their division one clash, when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA] League Championships continued Sunday at the Burnham Court, Carmichael and Middle Streets.
Michael Turner top scored for the victors with 18 points while Dave Causway and Nathan Saul followed with 15 and 14 points respectively.
Jermaine Hamilton was next on the scorer’s sheet with 10 points, while the trident of Travis Williams, Jaleel Duke and Tarik Cave added nine, nine and eight points respectively.
For Nets, Antwoine Austin bagged an impressive 31 points while the veteran combination of Pelham Doris and Hodyah Stewart supported with 17 and 16 points respectively.
Chipping in with nine points was Fabian Johnson. In what was a highly competitive battle, Nets secured the initial advantage in the first period which ended 21-19.
Pacesetters responded in the second period to level the score at 41-41 entering the halftime break, after marginally outscoring their opponent 22-20.
Nets retook the lead in the pivotal third period, netting 22 points while restricting Pacestters to 20 points to lead 63-61 heading into the final stanza.
However, the home side secured the hard-fought win in the fourth period, outscoring Nets by a 28-22 score.
Meanwhile Plaisance Guardians downed Pacesetters 72-60 in the under-23 division. Terrence Daniels led with 18 points while Delroy Critchlow and Hullman Bovell contributed 11 and 10 points respectively.
Chipping in with eight, six and six points each were Andrew Johnson, Jared Sears and Nigel Bowen. For the home side, Troy David tallied a game high 23 points.
Mark Rose was the next best scorer with 13 points, while George Yearwood and Quincy DosSantos added 10 and five points respectively. The tourney continues tomorrow at the same venue.
