WILLIAMS BASKETBALL SUMMARY

Savages 52, Redskins 32
In the opening semi-final game, the #3 Savages went back and forth with the #2 Redskins for the bulk of the game,with the lead changing hands eight time in the first half and no lead larger than 5 points.  This pattern continued into the second half until the Redskins fell into a drought and could not buy a basket.  After cutting the lead down to 33-30 Savages half way into the second half, the Savages went off to score 19 unanswered points.  The score with about minute left was 52-30 to which there was no answer by the Redskins and sending the Savages to the final.

SWAT 57, Aces 50
SWAT, who had previously lost to the Aces by 5 early in the season, took an early 13 point lead with an opening run of 5-0 followed by later run of 10-3 .  The teams Then a long concerted 16-6 run by the Aces got them the first lead in the game at the beginning of the second half at 35-34.  The the game see-sawed for nearly the rest of the way with 8 lead changes.  There were ten different 1 point leads and five different tie-game all in the second half.    At the 5 minute mark, the Aces found themselves up by but 1 point at 49-48.  SWAT then came back with a small run of 9-1 as the Aces could not find a way to convert a basket.  SWAT closed out the game winning 57-50 putting them in the Championship game.

The losers of the semi-finals, the Aces and the Redskins, will square off in the Bronze medal game this Sunday at 5 pm which will precede the title game between SWAT and the Savages.