Triton men defeat FSAG All-Stars 104-97 in close battle
The University of Guam Triton Men’s Basketball Team defeated the FSAG All-Stars 104-97 in a close battle in the Triton Men’s Basketball League on Wednesday night in the UOG Calvo Field House.
The two teams played into overtime the last time they met on Nov. 3 with the Tritons coming out on top 80-79. This time the teams were locked into another close game with the All-Stars leading 27-25 at the end of first quarter and 51-50 at halftime.
In the third quarter, UOG got a bit of a lead at 80-74 and was able to hold off the All-Star runs and keep a six-point lead for most of the fourth quarter to win the game 104-97.
Karl Melencio led the FSAG All-Stars with 26 points, while Sandy Fejeran added 21 points.
The Tritons are now 3-3 for the regular season, while the All-Stars fall to 1-5. UOG returns to action at 8:15 p.m. on Monday in a live televised game on PBS Guam against the Four Stars (3-4). The FSAG All-Stars play again at 6:30 p.m. today in the Calvo Field House against Team Gatorade (4-1).
In the first game of the night, the KFC Bombers defeated Team Wu-Tang 112-90. The Bombers were led by Divine Cox with 37 points while Julian Stewart topped Team Wu-Tang with 27 points.
The KFC Bombers lead the league with a 5-0 record, while Team Wu-Tang fell to 1-4 on the season.