00:00 Leaders Maloney Pacers set the pace against Defence Force in the Premier League.
00:05 They took off with a 25-21 lead after the first quarter.
00:09 Into the second and they gathered 25 more points as opposed to 9 from Defence Force.
00:15 The Army men outpointed the Pacers in the third, 21-19.
00:29 However the lead stretched far enough for Maloney Pacers as this game ended 98-71.
00:36 They continued to hold the top spot.
00:38 And fans of local basketball found out what would happen when Venezuelan teams Caracas
00:42 City and Black Mamba clashed.
00:44 They brought a match that was desperately needed to bring the sport of basketball back
00:48 to life.
00:55 Caracas City were favourites to win as they are second in the standings and they thought
01:00 they had it won with only 17 seconds to go and the advantage in their favour with free
01:06 throws.
01:07 Up 68-65 with 8 seconds remaining they missed both chances.
01:12 However the unlikely happened when Pompey was fouled with 4 seconds on the clock and
01:16 he scored all 3 points.
01:29 Over time this match was far from over.
01:32 Both the teams tied at 68.
01:35 And all of a sudden they both were finding the net after midnight.
01:38 Black Mamba got back their 2-point lead and maybe they could run away with this one with
01:43 14 seconds on the clock.
01:54 The unthinkable happened.
01:56 Fans were going crazy.
02:08 Around 1am and there was no separating the teams.
02:11 And it was not even a final.
02:13 Only one team could win though and these points did the trick for Caracas City as they finally
02:18 got the results 97-91.
02:33 Hard to believe it was a basketball match.
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