Superleague Basketball: Cup-winning hangover trips up Liffey Celtics, but Killester get job done

Waterford Wildcats edge Munster derby in women's Superleague while in the men's division, UCC Demons put Cup final setback behind them to keep pace with Killester

REBOUND: Ballincollig's Irish international Adrian O'Sullivan contests the rebound with Templeogue's  Callum McGrail and Jake Mullins in their Men's Superleague tie at MTU Arena in Cork. Pic: Jim Coughlan.

CUP final hangovers being a thing, it might not have been the biggest surprise to see new Women's Cup champions FloMAX Liffey Celtic downed by Trinity Meteors over the weekend. Kudos, then, to Super League leaders and newly minted cup champions Killester, who avoided a National Cup-winning hangover after they battled back to beat Belfast Star 86-78 in Clontarf in the Men's league.

FloMAX Liffey Celtics were unable to carry the momentum generated from last week’s Paudie O’Connor National Cup success back into their Women’s Super League campaign as they suffered an 81-76 reversal on the road against Trinity Meteors. A huge third-quarter performance, in which they outgunned Celtics by 22 points, propelled Trinity to victory, despite their Leixlip rivals recouping 13 in the fourth.