Talking points: Brilliant Ballincollig can pose Maree different problems 

JOY: Emporium Cork Ballincollig players, Jose Jimenez, Pau Cami Galera and Adrian O'Sullivan celebrate after their victory UCC Deamons in their semi-final Super League match at the Mardyke Arena, Cork. Pic: Dan Linehan

Emporium Cork Basketball’s magical journey to their first ever League title championship game continued on Sunday with a 84-76 win in front of a sold-out Mardyke Arena. Just three weeks ago Ballincollig had to win to even make the playoffs and they entered the knockout section of the season as the lowest seed in the Southern Conference. A huge double overtime away win against Eanna was followed by Sunday’s brilliant performance against Demons. Trailing by as much as nine, Emporium kept plugging away and their second-half performance was as good as they’ve been this season. Jose Gonzalez was brilliant with 27 and John Dawson showed more flashes of excellence with 21. They will go into the final as underdogs against Maree but they provide match-up problems for the Galwaymen in a way no other team really does. If Keelan Cairns and Adrian O’Sullivan perform next weekend, Ballincollig could get their hands on their first ever Super League silverware.

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