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Social Sciences dethrone Natural Sciences in thriller
A triumphant Social Science team poses for the cameras
Social Sciences (SS) turned in a masterful performance to dethrone Natural Sciences 42-41 when the University of Guyana staged the finals of the Inter-Faculty Basketball Championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) yesterday afternoon.
The match had all the trimmings of an NBA game with Natural Sciences battling furiously to retain the crown and the Social Sciences team adeptly maneuvering the ball to finally establish its dominance with precise shots to the opposition’s basket.
John Fraser opened Social Sciences account with a precise shot, mere minutes into the game. Thereafter, the two teams engaged in ferocious exchanges with both enjoying favourable moments. Notwithstanding blatant misses by members of both teams, the half time score at 20-16 in favour of Social Sciences underlined the competitive nature of the game.
The scale continued to weigh evenly as both teams attacked each other’s basket with gusto and midway into the second half Social Sciences continued to command the lead, albeit by a small margin–25-21. The game grew in intensity with SS continuing its control after Yannick December tossed in a dolly and was immediately emulated by Marvin Wray to lengthen their team’s lead by a further 4 points. It was then that Natural Sciences appeared to be crumbling with some players bawling at the others to regroup. SS continued to pile on the pressure and with two minutes to game time led by 5 clear points. As the battle heated up Natural Sciences go-to-guy, Simyon Fung acceded to the pressure and after a confrontation with a player from the opposite side, uttered a foul word. He was immediately sent off by the referee and further commanded to leave the venue in keeping with the rules.
The incensed player refused to obey the referee’s commands resulting in a prolonged delay of the game. When he finally decided to abide by the rules and the game resumed, Natural Sciences re-entered the fray with rejuvenated spirits.
Precise shooting by their captain, Hugh Arthur, left the opposition mesmerized and equalized the total 39-39 with merely twelve seconds on the clock. Kiev Chesney then took over and sent in a two pointer to push the SS near to their target. More suspense was to come as NS with the score on tied on 40-40, committed a foul, earning the opposition an additional pair of free throws. SS missed the first, raising their opponent’s hopes. The second sailed into the basket seconds before the final buzzer sending the new champions into throes of ecstasy.
Yannick December topped the scoring averages for the winners with 9 points with support from Kiev Chesney who contributed seven.
The third place playoff between Technology and Staff was just as exciting and despite Technology maintaining a lead throughout the game, had to battle furiously to eventually cart off the honours 45-43. Deval Wilson contributed 13 points for the winners while Ryborn Weever added 11 points to the tally.
Meanwhile, coordinator of the tournament, Seivewright Benjamin said that he was heartened by the general quality of the tournament.
He said that some of the players incurred injuries during the tournament but ignored them in order to continue representing their respective teams. Mr. Benjamin singled out several players that turned in remarkable performances including the captain of the Natural Sciences team, Hugh Arthur whose game point averages hovered at around 20. Richard Braithwaite of Staff (average 20 points per game) and Marvin Wray of Social Sciences averaged 12 points and were also complimented.
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