Ballincollig fall to second Super League loss at home to St Vincent's
Colm Blount, Ballincollig, rises to the hoop. Picture: Jim Coughlan.
Ballincollig suffered their second loss of the Domino’s Men’s Super League when they went down to St Vincent’s from Dublin by at MTU.
The home side trailed at half-time 51-46. However, the story of the opening two quarters was the silly fouls they gave up that sent Vincent’s to the foul-line 14 times, making 12. Ballincollig were also too reliant on their professionals, who grabbed all bar five of their first-half tally.
The pattern of the second half didn’t change much with the lead exchanging hands a number of times. If you send your opponent to the foul line 32 times, you won’t be winning many games.
Both sides traded baskets in the opening three minutes with American Latavious Mitchell getting to work in the post for the Village and Vincent’s American Jaylyn Richardson nailing two buckets to tie it 6-6. Mitchell was causing Vincent’s all sorts of problems in the paint and he gave his side a 12-10 lead midway through the opening period.
The Dubliners responded with two huge efforts beyond the arc by Richardson and James Phelan to lead 16-12 to force the Village into a timeout. English native Steel reduced the deficit to three points with a strong move to hoop for Ballincollig to trail 22-19 at the end of the quarter.
Ballincollig regained the lead 26-22 with two quick baskets and a monstrous three from their other American player Latrell Jossell two minutes into the second quarter. A pair of long-range efforts beyond the arc by Vincents Richardson and Adam Jakub Lisewski tied it 38-38 midway through the quarter.
The visitors raced into a 49-40 lead with big buckets by Richardson and Phelan. However, two monstrous threes by Jossell reduced the deficit for the Village to trail 51-46 at the half.
Both sides traded backs at the start of the third period; Richardson continued to hurt the Village with his slick shooting, bringing his tally to 20 points, 57-48 three minutes from the restart. Ballincollig responded with baskets by Steel, Jossell and Mitchell and but when Keelan Ciarns nailed a huge effort beyond the arc, they regained the lead 60-59 midway through the period.
Ballincollig held a slender 70-69 at the end of the quarter.
The home side increased their lead to 79-73 with baskets from Adrian O’Sullivan and Jossell. However, two big efforts outside the arc from Richardson tied game, 79-79, midway through the final period. The final minutes were very tense but the brilliance of Richardson, with a lay-up and a big three to give the visitors the victory.
Latavious Mitchell 26, Latrell Jossell 23, Josh Steel 16.
Jaylyn Richardson 36, James Phelan 18, Adam Jakub Lisewski 12.
Adrian O’Sullivan, Rory O’Flynn, Latrell Jossell, Diego O’Herlihy, Alberto Rodriguez, Ciaran O’Sullivan, Colm Blount, Josh Steel, Laravious Mitchell, Keelan Ciarns.
Daniel Ogoro, Jaylyn Richardson, James Phelan, Joshua Marvesley, Benjamin Ubaekwe, Eoin McCann, Dorian Lagoeyte, Daniel Ebose, Adam Tynan, Liam Kinsella, Adam Jakub Lisewski, Nathaniel Ogbu.
Catriona White (Dublin), Adam Wickham (Dublin), Steven O’Shaughnessy (Tipperary).
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