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Erquantae Edgecombe led the University of The Bahamas’ (UB) Mingoes men’s basketball team with 25 points, seven rebounds and eight steals, helping them record a 93-73 blowout win over the Zulu Great Whites in New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) action at the Kendal G.L. Issacs National Gymnasium on Saturday night.
Kamari Minnis had 22 points, including four three-pointers, and Theodore Grant added 17 points, also with four three-pointers, to help the Mingoes pull off the win. Grant added six steals and five rebounds in the win.
Coming out of the half, the Mingoes played well defensively and that translated into offense. They were able to go on a 10-2 scoring run. The team’s defense allowed them to pull away for the win, raising their unblemished record to a perfect 2-0 in the NPBA standings.
“In the second quarter, our defense slowed down and that’s what allowed them to get back into the game,” said Grant. “If our defense had stayed the same and we held on to the same intensity, there was no way this game was going to be this close.”
The Mingoes are now getting ready for an upcoming two-game tour in South Florida against United International College (UIC) this weekend. Edgecombe, who had three assists as well, said they are looking forward to the tour.
“Coach really wanted us to get ready for our international trip this weekend and we implemented some new defensive strategies today in the game,” Edgecombe said. “Our zone defense was really working for us today. We felt that defensively we were more active athletically so we were trying that out with some new players to get that solid for this weekend.”
Gabriel Styles and Glenderson Black each had six points in the win for UB.
Bertram Minns led the Great Whites with a game-high 26 points.
The Mingoes play UIC Friday and Saturday in South Florida.