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Africa-Press – Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>Anse Boileau-based AB Boys have reached the final of the Land Marine Cup competition after their narrow 57-55 victory over Cascade Bullets in the semifinal played yesterday at the Victoria Gymnasium.<\/b><\/p>\n

Initially drawn in pool A alongside PLS Suns, AB Boys grabbed a 58-41 victory to progress to the semifinal as they were the only two teams in the group.<\/p>\n

As for the Bullets, they played in group A alongside Mont Fleuri Ballerz, and St Louis Saints.<\/p>\n

In their first match, the boys of coach Biko Biong beat Ballerz 65-47, before defeating St Louis Saints 69-42 in their second match to top the group.<\/p>\n

AB Boys will now wait for winners of the second semifinal between Anse Royale who won group B after defeating the Bela Air Basketball Academy (Baba) 59-51, and MBU Boys who surprised league champions Anse Etoile 69-59 in group D.<\/p>\n

In yesterday\u2019s match, it was Bullets who had the upper hand from the beginning, winning the first quarter 17-14, before AB Boys adjusted their game in the second period of the match to win it 22-14 for a 36-31 half-time advantage.<\/p>\n

AB Boys maintained the pressure in the third quarter and despite losing their best player Francesco Boniface following an ankle injury, the Anse Boileau side maintained their composure, winning 13-9, extending their lead to 49-40 at the end of the period.<\/p>\n

Also aiming for a spot in the final, Cascade Bullets fought back in the fourth and final quarter, outscoring AB Boys 15-8, but the latter managed to hold on to their slight lead to narrowly win the match 57-55 to book their final spot.<\/p>\n

Despite missing the whole of the fourth quarter, Boniface finished as AB Boys\u2019 top scorer with 14 points, while big-man Eddie Servina led the scoring for Bullets with 18 points.<\/p>\n

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