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The victorious Merry Monk Ballina team that captured the Basketball Ireland Development League Plate at the expense of Cavan Eagles Pic: Ballina Braves Boys Basketball Club
Basketball Ireland Development League Plate Final
Merry Monk Ballina 81
Cavan Eagle 68
A national basketball title is heading to the banks of the Moy after Merry Monk Ballina won the Basketball Ireland Development League Plate Final in Tallaght this afternoon (Saturday).
A strong third quarter saw Theo Daly-inspired Ballina secure a strong 70-53 lead going into the last ten minutes of a game in which the north Mayo side trailed 41-45 at half-time.
Cavan enjoyed the better opening half before Ballina surged, thanks largely to Theo Daly, who was awarded MVP after scoring 20 points and six rebounds.
Former Mayo footballer Ronan McGarrity and Ronan O’Malley finished with 22 points apiece as Merry Monk’s stellar third quarter drove them to national silverware.
Quarter Scores (courtesy of Basketball Ireland): Q1: 21-25, Q2: 20-20 Q3: 29-8, Q4: 11-15
Game Scores: Q1: 21-25, Q2: 41-45, Q3: 70-53, Q4: 81-68
Merry Monk Ballina: Conor Burke (0), Theo Daly (20), Rueben Daly (0), Peter Papik (2), Jamie Forde (2), Paddy Walsh (0), Ronan O’Malley (22) Mark Cunningham (6), Ronan McGarrity (22), David Marry (3), Eoin Noonan (0), Brian Donoghue (4)
Cavan Eagles: Jason Eronmhonse (DNP), Sean Brady (9), Ben Kelly-Flynn (18), Sean O’Donoghue (12), Glenn Ryan McCann (3), Ivors Zubrickas (10), Jack Tobin (0), Dominikas Kersys (4), Dan Debosz (2), Petras Jankauskas (0), Alex Kelly-Flynn (10),
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