Live stream: Basketball SA District League youth and senior reserves grand finals
A double overtime victory to the Sturt Sabres has seen them emerge as two-time winners on one of Basketball SA’s biggest nights. Relive all the action from four huge grand finals.
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Represented in three grand finals, the Sturt Sabres have claimed two titles, with one the result of a double-overtime victory, at the showcase Basketball SA District League playoffs.
Sturt’s under-23 division 1 girls left the best till last as they had to battle through two extra-time periods against a desperate Forestville Eagles before they claim a 62-60 victory at The Lights complex.
Coming from behind at halftime, the Sabres rallied to take a five-point lead into the last quarter, but the Eagles refused to lie down and tied up the contest 51 apiece at the end of regulation time.
REPLAYS
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Sturt Sabres v Forestville Eagles (U23 women, div 1)
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North Adelaide Rockets v Woodville Warriors (U21 men, div 1)
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Sturt Sabres v South Adelaide Panthers (Senior men reserves)
Sturt Sabres v Forestville Eagles (Senior women reserves)
Sturt also enjoyed success in the senior men reserves grand final, when they kept their part of the bargain with 23-point victory against South Adelaide.
The men’s outfit asserted their authority on the contest the longer it went, as they downed the Panthers 100-77 at the State Basketball Centre.
After a tight first quarter where only three points separated the two teams, the Sabres blew the margin out in the second and third quarters to take an 18-point lead into the final quarter.
The Panthers refused to wilt, but simply couldn’t make inroads as the Sabres rolled to a thoroughly deserved win.
Earlier, a dynamite third quarter was the driving force behind the Forestville Eagles blowing away the Sturt Sabres in their senior reserve women’s decider.
Forestville came into the grand final off the back of a convincing preliminary final win against Norwood, and showed no signs of letting up as the aggressor.
Bursting out of the blocks, the Eagles had reached double figures long before the Sabres had even registered their second basket.
Sturt did eventually settle to stem the bleed and slowly made ground as the quarter progressed, even claiming the lead before quarter time.
The second term ebbed and flowed early on for both combatants, with some superb perimeter throwing a real feature.
But midway through the quarter it was the Eagles who clicked into gear again to blow the margin out to 12 points nearing the half.
The third quickly developed into a procession as the Eagles racked up a further 29 points to stretch the margin out to 20 points at three-quarter time.
The Sabres had no answer to the Eagles’ quick transition down the court and faultless passing game.
With the heat out of the contest, the Sabres made up some ground early in the last to give themselves a glimmer of hope as they reduced the margin to 15 points.
But it was always going to be the Eagles’ night as they cruised home for a convincing 113-92 victory.
North Adelaide has regrouped after a slow start to take down Woodville in the men’s under-21 division 1 grand final at The Lights complex.
Despite trailing by two points at the first change, the Rockets banged on 31 points in the second to take a 13-point lead and growing confidence into the main break.
The margin blew out to 16 points at the last change before a stirring fightback saw the Warriors get within six points with just under two minutes remaining.
But North Adelaide was having none of it, steadying to claim a well-deserved 101-99 win, which came with a booming three-pointer right on the buzzer.
PREVIEW
SA’s top local basketballers will battle it out for silverware in the Basketball SA District League youth and senior reserves grand finals on Tuesday night.
Teams representing Forestville, North Adelaide, South Adelaide, Sturt and Woodville will compete in the U21 men, U23 women, senior men reserves and senior women reserves clashes.
Watch all the action LIVE and EXCLUSIVE right here on The Advertiser website and KommunityTV from 6.45pm. Check the full LIVE STREAM schedule below.
Sturt will be aiming to claim three of the four titles up for grabs, with the Sabres competing in both the senior reserves games as well as the U23 women div one matchup.
While the Sabres remain in form across the board, they will come up against tough opposition.
Forestville senior reserve women are coming off of a convincing win over Norwood in their preliminary final, while South Adelaide senior reserves men won a thriller over Central District, with a last-gasp three-pointer sealing their progress.
The Panthers showed what they were capable of throughout the game, playing a physical brand to match the Lions and getting off to a fast start through seamless passing and finishing on offence.
Originally published as Live stream: Basketball SA District League youth and senior reserves grand finals
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