![Scenes from the Guyana [white] and Grenada clash at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on the opening night of the Goodwill International Basketball Series](https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2019/12/grenada8.jpg)
Guyana national men’s basketball team drew first blood in their three-match Goodwill International Series, defeating Grenada on Friday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.
The Guyanese prevailed by a 90-73 score line. Ray Victor, Guyana’s lone overseas based player, was the architect of the win with a monstrous 39 points. The next best scorers with 19 and 18 points respectively were Terron Welch and Travis Belgrave. For Grenada, James Andrew and Jonathan Williams scored 17 and 15 points respectively.
The match started positively for the 97th ranked Guyanese who raced to a 22-16 lead at the end of the first quarter. Their advantage was extended in the second period, as Guyana recorded 31 points, while restricting the 117th ranked visitors to 20 points to lead 53-36 at the halftime period.