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By: Michael P. Hall
The final match of the 2008 Scottish Cup Championships featuring the City of Edinburgh Kings and Troon Tornadoes is underway, with the Kings leading by a score of 40-32 at half-time. Brett Jefferies leads all scorers with 14 points for the City of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh controlled the opening tip, putting the ball into Kevin Anderson hands for the first basket of the game. Troon stayed within three points thanks to Ashley Holm’s seven points in the first four minutes. Kings’ forward Simon Flockhart was awarded the opportunity to extend his team’s lead to six after a Euan Campbell technical foul. The lead was eventually extended to 15 points and remained the same for the final two minutes of the initial quarter.
Troon’s Ritchie Martin had his buzzer beating three pointer roll off the rim, closing the quarter behind the Kings by a score of 31-16.
Troon’s porous defence turned into a ball hounding, rebound grabbing, hit-the-floor plug. The extra effort paid off, holding the Kings to only nine points. The Tornadoes capitalized offensively scoring 16 points and climbing within eight points at the close of the half.
Holm’s points were a team high and all came in the first quarter.
