By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Sports Reporter

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

The Real Deal Shockers pulled off an 80-69 win over the Mail Boat Cybots to take a 2-1 lead in their New Providence Basketball Association men’s semi-final series, while Mr Ship It Freight Regulators stayed alive in their series against the Commonwealth Bank Giants with a 114-85 blowout victory.

The Shockers, coached by James Price, opened a 22-16 lead after the first quarter of their game last night and they extended it to 42-36 at the half. They ended the third with a 58-49 advantage and were able to hold off all challenges poised by the Cybots in the fourth quarter.

Floyd Armbrister canned 18 points with six rebounds to lead the attack for the Shockers off the bench. William Rigby had 15 points and six rebounds, Salathiel Dean had 12 points and 13 rebounds and Jackson Dalmon added 11 points and 13 rebounds.

For the Cybots, coached by Wayde Watson, Livingstone Munnings had 19 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots off the bench.

Jeremy Hutchinson had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Lerecus Armbrister added 11 points with three assists.

Game four in the series will be played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

The winner will advance to the final to play the winner of the other half of the semi-finals between the Giants and the Regulators.

The Regulators, coached by Don ‘Robo Cop’ Dorsett, staved off elimination last night as they rebounded from a 2-0 deficit to win impressively 114-85 and now trail 2-1 in their series that will also continue with game four on Wednesday night.

Eugene Bain had a huge game with 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead Mr Ship It. Gameliel Rose had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Cruz Simon had 21 and Miguel Mackey added 17. Brian Bain had seven points, 10 assists and six rebounds.

In a losing effort for the Giants, coached by Perry Thompson, Mark Hanna had 19 points, Tehran Cox 16 points and five rebounds, David Taylor 12 points and seven rebounds and Michael Bain chipped in with 11 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.