The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSET

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

A pair of blowout wins highlighted NPBA play at the AF Adderley Gymnasium Wednesday night as teams got their final tune-ups before the winter holidays.

In the opening game, the Vince Ferguson Division leading Island Luck Pros improved to 3-2 with a 105-73 win over the Everybody Wins Legends. Colton Albury led five Pros in double figures with 25 points and seven rebounds.

Derrick Ferguson added 21 points, Steen Miller scored 15, Adorn Charlow stuffed the stat sheet with 13 points, 15 rebounds and six steals, Mitch Bain scored 15 and Chico Francis grabbed 10 rebounds. Corey Walkes and Clayton Miller were the only bright spots for the Legends and finished with 27 and 22 points respectively.

It was a dominant rebounding effort from the Pros who won the battle on the boards 56-30. They shot 49 per cent from the field and 70 per cent from the line. They had a six-point edge in points in the paint, 10-point edge in second chance points and six-point edge in points off turnovers.

The Legends actually took a 4-0 lead, but it was quickly erased. Ferguson’s free throw gave the Pros a 7-6 lead and they managed to keep it for good the rest of the way. K Petit-Home made a layup with 33 seconds left to play in the first quarter to give the Pros a 25-12 lead. The margin widened in the second quarter when the Pros outscored the Legends 24-13 to take a 49-24 lead at the half. The lead ballooned by as much as 33 in the second half as Island Luck ran away with the game. They won the third quarter 30-26 and the fourth, 26-22.

In the second half of the schedule, the Mailboat Cybots kept pace with the Pros in the Vince Ferguson division and moved to 2-1 with a 94-51 win over Another Level Basketball.

Livingston Munnings had a huge game for the Cybots with 28 points and 15 rebounds, both game highs. He also added six steals, four assists and four blocked shots.

Delano Knowles scored 14 points, Lerecus Armbrister scored 11 with nine rebounds and six assists and Walter Charlton added 10 points.

Dale Davis led Another level with 15 points and nine rebounds and Ramon Smith added 14.

The Cybots limited Another Level to just 27 per cent shooting from the field and forced 28 turnovers. Despite shooting 0-13 from three-point range, they shot 50 per cent from the field overall. The Cybots outrebounded Another Level 52-32 and that led to a ridiculous 40-2 scoring advantage in points in the paint. They also had an eight-point edge in points in second chance points.

Dominique Beadle scored on the opening tip and the Cybots led wire to wire. The Cybots took a 26-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and held Another Level to just nine points in the second quarter.

Tonight is the final double header before the league heads into its break for the Christmas season.

At 7:30pm, the Double R Services Limited Cleaners face the Pirates followed by a matchup between the Everybody Wins Legends and Real Deal Shockers at 9pm.

The league is scheduled to return on January 4, while the NPWBA resumes action on January 12.