Mingoes spear Great Whites 92-73 thanks to hot night from Edgecombe, sport 2-0 record
Erquantae Edgecombe lead Mingoes with 25 points, seven rebounds and eight steals to a 93-73 win over The Zulu Great Whites in New Providence Basketball Association action Saturday night at The Kendal Issacs Gym.
Kamari Minnis had 22 points (including four 3-pointers) and Theodore Grant had 17 points (four 3-pointers), six steals, five rebounds in the win.
Even though The Mingoes never trailed in the game, the team did squander a 23 point lead in the first half and allowed The Great Whites to get within seven points. The half ended Mingoes up 49-42.
Coming out of the half, The Mingoes held their own defensively and that translated into offense and were able to go on a 10-2 run to go up 51-44 early on.
The team's defense held on for the win and the unblemished record in NPBA action.
Gabriel Styles and Glenderson Black each had six points in the win.
Betram Minns lead The Great Whites with 26 points.
