FloMAX Liffey Celtics beat Killester 65-53 to secure their second Paudie O’Connor National Cup title at the National Basketball Arena on Sunday.
The Kildare’s outfit’s strength in depth proved telling, illustrated by Hazel Finn coming off the bench to claim the game MVP – her energetic performance at both ends seeing her pick up the award after 13 points and eight rebounds.
Liffey Celtics built an early 5-0 advantage in the contest after Alexandra Navarette’s layup. But Ieva Bagdanviciene’s three reduced the deficit to one in the fourth minute.
Michelle Clarke’s driving layup kickstarted a seven-point run for Killester, as they went 14-9 up with two minutes to go in the first quarter, but it was…