Siġġiewi break Luxol's hold
Luxol 72Siġġiewi 81(19-22, 17-21, 9-15, 27-23) Siġġiewi Kent Boringer yesterday captured the MBA Shield after despatching the challenge of holders Bupa Luxol 81-72 in the final, played at the Ta' Qali pavilion. Luxol, who earlier this month went down...
Luxol 72
Siġġiewi 81
(19-22, 17-21, 9-15, 27-23)
Siġġiewi Kent Boringer yesterday captured the MBA Shield after despatching the challenge of holders Bupa Luxol 81-72 in the final, played at the Ta' Qali pavilion.
Luxol, who earlier this month went down to rivals Athleta Compleet IS in a high-scoring Super Cup final, were looking to keep hold of the MBA Shield but their bid was wrecked by Siġġiewi who pulled clear of their opponents in the second and third quarters.
A balanced first session ended with Siġġiewi three points ahead but the latter enjoyed a 12-0 run in the opening minutes of the second quarter to open a sizeable gap.
After changing ends with a seven-point lead, Siġġiewi retained the upperhand in the third to extend their advantage to 19 points as the final 10 minutes got underway.
Luxol tried to make a comeback in the final session but Siġġiewi held firm to win by nine points and secure their first honour of the 2009/10 season.
Steve Schembri, of Luxol, was the game's top scorer with 24 points, two more than Siġġiewi's Lee Ross.