University of Galway Maree currently top the InsureMyVan.ie Mens Super League after their biggest margin of victory this season.
Jarett Haines posted 22 points, while joint-captain Stephen Commins had a season-high 21 in a well-balanced squad performance which produced a comprehensive 98-61 victory over strugglers Flexachem KCYMS on Saturday night.
Unlike their hard-fought 94-84 victory in the reverse fixture, this encounter was really over as a contest by half-time.
Flexachem's forward Robert Kelly Jr, who had led the game with 35 points in 36 minutes that day in October, had a more modest 18-point outing.
In contrast Haines' quick turn of pace frequently confused defenders, while Eoin Rockall showed his upper body strength to ensure their leading scorer was not the only man scoring through traffic.
Commins drilled a trio of three-pointers en route to his most productive quarter of the season so far, while Rodrigo Gomez added gloss at the end of a big 10-minute spell. It was also UG Maree's highest scor in a quarter (32 ), and it did not get any better for KCYMS.
Flexachem struggled to contest shots without fouling and the game's stop-start tempo only hurt their flow as they looked to claw back an ominous double-digit deficit.
Unable to match UG Maree's relentlessness and their inability to regularly convert their own free-throws (8 of 17 ), it ensured and Charlie Crowley's side, helped by Commins, led by 24 points at half-time.
Haines added nine in the third quarter, while Gomez and Zvonimir Cutuk were also contributors down the stretch, there were also some productive minutes for Ben Burke, Malik Thiam, Comhghall McCormack and Matthew Sweeney, while Paul Freeman had seven points off the bench.
After a week break for the Christmas holidays next Saturday, University of Galway Maree finish 2022 away from home with a trip to Neptune on December 30 (6.30pm ).
Scorers for Flexachem KCYMS: R Kelly Jr 18, SO’Connell 11, Griffith 11, A Skaistlauks 8, A Tarradellas 6, P Gordon 4, L Croke 3. Scorers for University of Galway Maree: J Haines 22, S Commins 21, E Rockall 13, R Gomez 11, P Freeman 7, Z Light 6, C Finn 5, M Thiam 4, Z Cutuk 4, M Sweeney 3, B Burke 2.
Flexachem KCYMS Killorglin: : L Croke, A Tarradellas, R Kelly Jr, P Gordon, J Griffith, R Fitzpatrick, S O’Brien, D Wall, C Murphy, S O’Connell, A Skaistlauks.
University of Galway Maree: S Commins, E Rockall, R Gomez, J Haines, Z Cutuk, C Finn, C McCormack, B Burke, Z Light, M Sweeney, M Thiam, P Freeman.
