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Starlites win BOV Basketball Amateur League Knockout 2019

Stefan Abela Sunday, 31 March 2019, 20:11 Last update: about 6 years ago

Starlites are the winners of the BOV Basketball Men's Amateur League Knockout 2019. Starlites beat Victoria Libertas 82-67 in the final to win the cup.

Starlites started out strongly in the first session to open a 17 point advantage, and maintained the advantage to take the half-time break with  score of 43-26.

Victoria Libertas mounted a serious comeback in the third session, arriving to within 7 points of their adversaries, maintaining the momentum into the last quarter, but Starlites kept their nerves and with a series of fast breaks, increased their advantage to close the game with a comfortable 15 point lead.

Peter Perotti, Chief Officer at Bank of Valletta presented the BOV Basketball Men's Amateur League Knockout cup to Starlites.

MBA President Paul Sultana presented the BOV Most Valuable Player Trophy for the final to Starlites player Miguel Falzon.
 
Session scores as follows (Starlites first)28-1143-2661-5482-67 

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