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By: Michael P. Hall
The big bodies of Scottish Basketball were giving everything they had in the hopes of earning the 2008 Scottish Cup Championship. Troon and City of Edinburgh went all out for 40 minutes, driving hard to the hoop and diving for loose balls all over the court before the Kings were eventually crowned Champions. The Championship is the second straight Senior Men’s title for Edinburgh, a team that boasts four Scotland National players Kevin Anderson, Garreth Lodge, Simon Flockhart and Laurie Costello.
Australian born Brett Jefferies continued to drive the Kings offensively, scoring nine points in the third quarter as Edinburgh extended their lead to as much as 17 points. Laurie Costello had the chance to keep the lead at 17 but, missed both his free throws with 1.1 left on the clock in the third.
The fourth quarter was not any better for the Tornadoes as they allowed the Kings to extend their lead to 19 points before calling time out with 7:49 left in the game. Jefferies was unstoppable, while teammate Campbell was hot, scoring 10 points in the second half, including two treys.
The final score was Edinburgh 79-60 over Troon.
Jefferies finished the game with 28 points for the Kings. Other top scorers were Kevin Anderson and Campbell with 17 and 15 each.
Troon was led offensively by Ifadade Thomas, who scored 12 points in a losing effort. Ross Campbell chipped in 10, while Ritchie Martin added nine.
(Photo by: Alistar Vannet)
