Active Night For Bahamians in the NBA

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U.S.A – VJ Edgecombe comes up clutch in overtime, Buddy Hield and Klay Thompson go head to head, and Deandre Ayton and his eve patch returned on an active Thursday night.

Edgecombe finished with 9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals in Philadelphia’s 128-122 overtime win over the Houston Rockets.

Buddy cooled off his recent streak and went head to head with Klay Thompson.

Thompson and the Mavs won 123-115 over the Warriors, and both players scored 6 points in limited minutes off the bench.

In Los Angeles, Ayton still struggles with last game’s eye injury, but struggled through a 112-104 loss to the Clippers.

He finished with 4 points and 5 rebounds.

Bahamians Deliver In Conference Play

Coming off their worst loss of the season, Coach Yo and Ole Miss got back on track with their most dominant win of SEC play.

Nationally ranked at 18, Ole Miss defeated Missouri 82-61.

Ole Miss led by just 6 at the half, but erupted for 33 points in the third quarter, and outscored Mizzou 53-38 in the second half.

FIU got their fourth straight conference win with a 66-60 win over Sam Houston State, powered by their Bahamian duo.

Denika Lightbourne finished with 11, a team high 7 rebounds and a team high 5 assists.

Rhema Collins had 9 points and 4 rebounds.

Mingoes, United FC Play To a Draw

The top teams in the Bahamas Football Association (BFA) Men’s League went head-to-head, and we still don’t know who’s better.

The University of The Bahamas Mingoes Men’s Soccer team battled United FC to a scoreless draw in a clash of BFA table leaders.

Goalkeeper Antonio Beckford anchored the Mingoes with 7 first-half saves as torrential rain slowed play late.

UB stays top of the table with 20 points, while United sits second on 17.