Saints’ overtime win stuns Killester

DCU SAINTS brought DART Killester’s unbeaten run to a dramatic end with a shock 91-88 overtime win in their Nivea for Men SuperLeague derby on Saturday night, before rounding off an exciting weekend with a win over the basement team, Ulster Elks, yesterday afternoon.

With the SuperLeague reaching the critical halfway point, the runaway Northern Conference leaders held a slender two-point advantage at the interval before Vinny O’Keefe’s DCU Saints clawed their way back to send the game into overtime on a 78-78 tie.

In a tight overtime period, Saints managed to pull away in the final minute with scores from Mike Trimmer and Kasey Ortiz ensuring a famous away win for the Saints.