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The Nassau GuardianSend an emailMarch 7, 2023 113 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

The University of The Bahamas (UB) Mingoes men’s basketball team played better as the game against the Zulu Media Marketing Great Whites in New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) action at the A.F. Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night progressed, and just like the previous two wins, they finished strong to pick up a victory. The Mingoes won, 81-64, for the team’s third straight win.

Delano Armbrister led the Mingoes with 24 points, including four three-pointers, in the win. Gabriel Styles came off the bench to dump in 17 points and pull down 11 rebounds. Erquantae Edgecombe scored 11 points and had 11 rebounds. Theodore Grant led the team with seven assists and added 10 rebounds.

“We came out and did what we had to do to get a win,” said Styles, who posted his highest score for the season with 17 points. “We fought hard on the boards and we got the ball out fast.”

The Mingoes scored 33 fastbreak points and had 17 points off turnovers.

As mentioned, this is the third straight win for the Mingoes. They defeated the Rebels, 87-66, on February 11 and Sand Dollar, 68-58, on February 25.

“We had a really good game last week and we came into this game with a lot of confidence, especially after practicing all week,” said Armbrister, who also posted his highest point production this season with 24 points. “We practiced hard and we came and we wanted to play fast and move the ball well and play great defense. We did all of that and picked up the win.”

Armbrister’s previous highest score was 23 points against the Discount Distributor Rockets on January 16.

The Great Whites took a nine-point lead with 3:22 to go in the first quarter off a layup from Demetri Mackey. They went up, 22-13, at that point. The Mingoes didn’t let that lead last for long.

The Great Whites ended the first quarter up 27-20 but the Mingoes came out strong in the second quarter, led by Armbrister and Styles. The duo combined for 11 points in the first two minutes of the second quarter to give the Mingoes a 31-30 lead with 6:42 left on the clock. The Mingoes never looked back.

Selwyn McKenzie led the Great Whites with 16 points and seven rebounds.

The Mingoes (6-6) next play the Leno Regulators (7-5) on Saturday March 11, at 8 p.m., at the A.F. Adderley Gym.