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A FOURTH quarter flourish helped Limerick Celtics defeat ND Portlaoise Panthers 72-60 and lift the Presidents’ National Cup for the first time.
These two sides came into the game at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin with unbeaten seasons so far, Limerick 13-0 and ND Audit Portlaoise Panthers 12-0 in Men’s Division One. A tight contest was expected and that is how it unfolded.
Limerick Celtics AJ Williams claimed the MVP award from the finals, after finishing with 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Afterwards Limerick Celtics head coach Tony Hehir said: “It means everything to us, we’re a young club, we’ve had so much development over the year with the younger players and it’s incredible to see them on this platform winning a National Cup today.”
He added, “In fairness to Portlaoise they really came back strong, and they are a great basketball team, but I thought our third and fourth quarter performance on defence probably won the game for us.”
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