Tigers Prem Men take down Thunder

3 Feb 2019 by John Kennedy

Tigers Prem Men took on winless Omagh in and jumped to a 13-5 lead in the 1st period with 3:48, and continued to play some lovely basketball with some slick passing, fast breaks and some great movement to take a 21-7 lead into the 2nd. Into the second, Omagh fought back in the 2nd, with a more even period, pulling the score back to 31-20 with 4:31 remaining, however Tigers responded in the later stages of the period with some lovely baskets including a reverse finish from Odhran and a clean 3 from Scottie to take the period 47-26. into the 3rd, another even opening to the period with Omagh maintaining the gap at 21 for long period and they close the period out with a late basket to trail by 19, 66-47. Tigers came out quickly in the 4th and extended their lead to 77-55 and with some excellent team work and great passing extended their lead to 87-59 with 2:59 remaining. Omagh competed well for long periods in the game, however the Tigers proved too strong on the night and ran out 90-63.