Demons and Neptune set for Christmas cracker

DERBY games hold special places in team sports and in Irish basketball they don’t come any bigger than the clashes between UCC Demons and Bord Gáis Neptune which punctuate the annual NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague programme.

Tonight they lock horns at The Mardyke Arena (8pm) where another full house is guaranteed and while the crowd will create a special atmosphere, it’s business as usual for two sides wrestling for the positions behind UL Eagles at the top of the Conference.

“Let there be no doubt about it, this is a big game for both teams,” Demons’ coach Paul Kelleher insisted. “In a derby game it’s the crowd who create the atmosphere and that’s makes it different but we try and treat it as we would treat every other game.