Point-guard Sadiki Guerra topscored with 17 points to guide Diego Martin United to a come-from-behind 85-68 win over Ministry of Sport Schoolaz in the Mackeson Super 10 Basketball League at the Jean Pierre Complex, Wrightson Road, on Thursday night.
Guerra's performance was highlighted by four massive three-pointers, while four other players scored in double-digits for the winning team.
Smarting from its 62-60 loss to the University of T&T last Saturday in South, Diego Martin found itself trailing 12-19 after the first quarter before rallying to outscore its competition 18-12 in the second quarter after a 9-2 run late in the session. After leading 37-33 at half-time, Diego Martin, guided from the sidelines by former National Flour Mills (NFM) standout player Roland 'Plas" Guischard, took command of the third quarter with a passing game which tested the defensive patience of Schoolaz before closing out the stanza, 57-51.
In the fourth period, the boys from Diego Martin blew opened the match with a 28-17 run which saw them march to a comfortable victory in the end.
Guerra got valuable support from centre-court standout Sheldon "Jackpot" Gay who scored 12 points, while Richard Guiseppi, Douglas McNeilly and Sheldon Laidlow scored ten points each.
For Schoolaz, forwards Kemrick Julien led the charge with 14 points.
Fixtures
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Saturday
Maloney
Boys Under-15
Off Limits vs Sangre Grande, 4 pm
Boys Under-21
SOSBA vs Valencia, 6 pm
Men's Division
Valencia vs Caledonia Clipers, 8 pm
Pleasantville
Boys Under-21
Quarters Utd vs Laventille, 4 pm
Men's Division
Mackeson Monarchs vs Defence Force, 7.30 pm
Sunday
Pleasantville
Boys Under-21
YTC vs Petro Jazz, 4 pm
Men's Division:
UTT vs Schoolaz, 5.30 pm
Petro Jazz vs Quarters United, 7 pm
Mayaro Indoor
Men's Division
Detour Shak Attack vs Police, 4 pm
Valencia Heat vs Sangre Grande, 6 pm