Once again, the 2015 Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships have proven that no second-half lead is safe, as Bermuda came back from 19 down to take a one-point lead over St. Vincent and the Grenadines with less than a minute left in the game, only to fall victim to a Shawn King putback to give St. Vincent and the Grenadines a 74-73 win in the first CBC reclassification round game at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, Tortola.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines took control of the game after Bermuda finished the first quarter up 19-16. St. Vincent and the Grenadines led 36-27 at half, outscoring Bermuda 20-8 in the second.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines built a 52-33 lead on a bucket by Dameon Ottley with 3:16 to play in the third. But Bermuda cut the lead to 14 at 56-42 by the end of the period, and rode that momentum into the fourth quarter.
Christopher Crumpler took over for Bermuda, as his three-pointer with 1:12 to play got his team to within one at 69-68. A Sean Baptiste three-pointer gave St. Vincent and the Grenadines a temporary four-point lead before Crumpler hit a pair of free throws and another three to give Bermuda a 73-72 lead with 0:37 to play.
But then, with 0:13 remaining, Shawn King connected on a tip-in to give his team the winning basket.
Alexis Foyle led St. Vincent and the Grenadines with 23 points, King had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and Baptiste notched 15. Crumpler scored 23 for Bermuda, while Steven Simons scored 11 points and TeJour Riley added 11 points.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines will play in the 5th Place Game tomorrow against the winner of the Barbados-Suriname match.
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