There is little doubt the performance of the cup weekend goes to Ballincollig whose display in their 104-77 win over Tralee Warriors will rank as one of the best at basketball headquarters. Ballincollig treated us to the greatest exhibition of three-point shooting in National Basketball Arena history in the opening quarter of this Men’s National Cup final on Saturday night.
And it continued all night. Tralee were all at sea, and I’m not sure any team could have handled this assault from three-point land by Ciaran O’Sullivan’s side. They ended up losing 104-77.
American Latrell Jossell was incredible – hitting six three pointers from seven attempts. Keelan Cairns hit two, while Joshua Steel also added two as Ballincollig went 10 from 15, a massive 67 % from behind the three-point arc.
The opening quarter shooting display from Latrell Jossell was off the charts shooting an incredible six three pointers in a 10- minute period.
Indeed, the overall Ballincollig display was terrific with Irish players Adrian O’Sullivan, Ciaran O’Sullivan, Keelan Cairns and Dylan Corkery all putting in huge shifts.
Congratulations to all concerned within the club and not forgetting their loyal fans who made it a carnival atmosphere on a memorable evening.
What a performance. What a win.
