St. Mirren upset Falkirk Fury to lift the Scottish Cup with an 88-68 victory in the final at The Pleasance.
It was the first trophy for 11 years for Stuart Glassâ€
men who seized control in the second quarter and never looked back against a Falkirk side that failed to live up to their tag as favourites.
The Paisley outfit – paced by 25 points and 11 rebounds from Nick Collins – led 41-32 at half-time, executing freely as Furyâ€
s defence folded.
And they eventually raced as much as 75-44 in front with eight minutes left before a late Falkirk rally salvaged some pride.
“Weâ€
d been rehearsing for this for weeks and we did nothing here that we hadnâ€
t done in practice,†said Glass, a player on the 2001 team. “Plus we produced some form which we havenâ€
t always done this season.
“Basketballâ€
s a funny game. Once one team goes ahead, sometimes heads go down on the other team and you can build a big lead. But I though we deserved this.â€
Roni Gordon had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Falkirk.
Rocks crush Kats
Glasgow Rocks lifted the womenâ€
s Cup with a 72-60 victory over Edinburgh Kool Kats with Scotland cap Rona Corkindale claiming 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
Ailidh Hood added 19 for the Rocks, who were 31-25 in front at the break before Edinburgh cut the gap to two late in the third quarter.
But a 13-5 burst eventually saw Glasgow pull decisively away to overwhelm the Cup holders.
RESULTS
Senior Men: St. Mirren 88 Falkirk Fury 68
Senior Women: Glasgow Rocks 72 Edinburgh Kool Kats 60
U18 Men: St Mirren 76 Tayside Musketeers 49
U18 Women: Polonia Phoenix 40 St Mirren 55
U16 Men: Edinburgh Kings 67 Boroughmuir Blaze 53
U16 Women: Polonia Phoenix 49 Glasgow Rocks 48
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