Virtus Falken Cynergi beat Floriana Café del Mar in the third play-off from the best-of-five final series to complete a 3-0 whitewash and retain the championship trophy in their cabinet for a second year running.

Paul Ferrante’s men deserved the title as they were the most consistent team in the National League as challengers Floriana struggled for consistency at this crucial phase of the campaign.

In their third match, Virtus opened a 33-21 lead and never looked back. Floriana were caught by fast breaks as their forward looked too slow to recover.

Floriana staged a comeback in the fourth period but Virtus regained their composure to seal the title with a 80-70 win.

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