UG Trojans and LTI cruise to final with emphatic wins
LINDEN Technical Institute on Sunday stormed to an impressive victory to reach the summit in the Youth Basketball Guyana-organised Tertiary Basketball League indoor tournament at the National Gymnasium.
A fast start from the Linden team saw them overwhelming the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) early in the match-up to lead 24-3.
It was a herculean task for the GSA side who were without their top scorer Shannon Wilson.
GSA were down by a sizeable margin at the half — 42-15– in what was quickly shaping up to be a one-sided affair from which they seem unlikely to recover.
LTI’s Kimol Grimmond continued to shine for his side, this time dropping 32 points and five rebounds with his team-mate Neil Narks also showing his chops with 15 points.
LTI’s Colin Philips stepped up in the second half as he registered 20 points, pairing well with Grimmond as they looked unplayable in the encounter to keep their unbeaten streak with their sixth straight victory.
GSA’s Cadasie Fraser was the only player in his team that managed to get into double figures, finishing with 16 points and seven rebounds as LTI won 89- 38.
In the other match-up for the day, the University of Guyana mowed down the Government Technical Institute, 60-44.
It was a bruising clash for GTI as UG’s Jushawn Bailey put on a show for his 100team almost outscoring GTI by himself.
Bailey, who is a favourite for the tournament MVP, ended with 41 points, 12 rebounds and six steals for an awesome outing for his team.
UG narrowly led after the first half 28-24, despite GTI missing key player Martin Edwards.
UG ‘s top player Bailey proved unstoppable with Malachi Grimmond also supporting WITH 17 points and five rebounds.
GTI best plays came from Jamal Mercier with 10 points and 10 rebounds,
Peter Langevine also aided his team in the loss with eight points and 16 rebounds.
The final is set to be played on Sunday, June 23rd, at 8pm at the National Gymnasium.
The Tertiary League is sponsored by G-boats Guyana and Edward B Beharry Company Limited.
