Magnificent Titans sink Neptune

Men’s Division 1 National Cup winners Titans produced the shock of the decade when they defeated Premier outfit Bord Gáis Neptune in the quarter-final of the Champions Trophy.

The Galway side surged into an early 16-point lead and although Neptune fought back to lead by the minimum entering the final quarter, Titans found the crucial baskets to run out 86-82 winners.

Galway side Maree who won the men’s Division 1 league in style but were given a lesson of life in the fast lane when they were defeated by DCU Saints 83-63 in the second quarter-final of the Champions Trophy quarter-final.