Devon Wadell scored his team's final basket with 14 seconds and Defence Force defeated Veterans 78-76 the lift the 2010 Second Division title in Game-5 of the North Zone Basketball League on Sunday night a the Jean Pierre Sports Complex. The results meant that Defence Force made a successful defence of the title it won in 2009 against the same team. Defence Force was in command of the first quarter 21-17 but were outscored 24-14 in the second and found themselves trailing 41-35 at half-time. The last two quarters saw the teams traded baskets.
After the scorers were locked at 69-all inside the finals five minutes, Veterans forward Dave Marshall scored six of his 19 points but he missed two crucial lay-ups inside the final 50 seconds that would have changed the outcome. Wadell turned Marshall final miss into a winning basket for his team to finish with 12 points. Forward Cody Morris duplicated his game-four performance with 19 points which led the Defence Force title challenge. In the play-off for third place, Cosmic Raptors defeated HDC Morvant Crusaders 71-69.
GAME 5 RESULTS
DEFENCE FORCE 78 (#22 Cody Morris 19 pts, #15 Devon Wadell 12, #9 Wayne Samuel 10) v VETERANS: 76 (#3 Vibert Dean 11 pts, #3 Neil Hill 15, #9 Dave Marshall 19) Defence Force won series 3-2.