If one thing has been demonstrated at the 2015 Caribbean Basketball Confederation Men’s Championships, it’s that no lead is safe. After several comebacks and near-comebacks, Bermuda nearly pulled off another miracle, getting to within four of Antigua and Barbuda late in the fourth quarter after trailing by 19 in the third, before ultimately falling 71-64 at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, Tortola, to wind up preliminary round play for both teams.
Antigua jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the first, and although Bermuda came back to tie it at ten, Antigua steadily pulled away throughout the course of the game, leading 16-10 after the first quarter, 33-23 at halftime, and 55-44 after the third.
Antigua led by 19 in the third with 2:31 to play, but an 8-0 run by Bermuda to finish the quarter kept them within striking distance.
A floater by TeJour Riley at the 7:05 mark of the fourth capped off an overall 16-0 run by Bermuda, and got them to within three at 55-52. Antigua promptly stretched the lead back to eleven, 64-53, with 2:39 to play.
Bermuda had one more run in them, however. A Jason Lowe three-pointer with 31.8 seconds remaining brought Bermuda to within four at 68-64, but Antigua’s free-throw shooting over the final half-minute iced the game.
Chris Crumpler led Bermuda with 15 points going 5 for 21 from the Field that included 3 for 12 from behind the three point line, he grabbed 6 Rebounds, he had 3 Assist and 2 Steals, while playing 31:25 of the game.
Sulliva Phillips played more than 37 minutes of the game, going 5 for 14 from the Field for his 13 points, Phillips grabbed 7 Rebounds, he had 4 Assist and 3 Steals.
Jason Lowe scored 11 points, while Jonathan Lowe added 10 points and TeJour Riley scored 9 points.
Antigua advances to the semi-finals with a 3-1 preliminary round record, while Bermuda (2-2) awaits to see whom they will play based on the results of today’s games.
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