Spectators witnessed nail-biting victories on Saturday as the Guyana Basketball Federation One Guyana Premier Basketball League continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall as Region 10 sides Victory Valley Royals and Flames accumulated wins.

The opening match of the night saw the undefeated Victory Valley Royals looking to extend their unbeaten streak battling Panthers looking to bounce back after a previous loss the Royals did not waste time from the first quarter as they established an early 28-5 lead.
Momentum went the way of the Royals as they held a firm grip on the lead, converting 13 points compared to the contained Panthers, who only managed to convert three points with the scoreline reading 28-8.
Bucketing 26 points in the third quarter were the Victory Valley Royals as they led the way while the Panthers could only muster eight points, with the scoreline reading 54-16.

Victory Valley Royals went on to record a 44-point victory, 77-33, maximising their chances of advancing to the playoffs while the Panthers will be required to win the remainder of their games if they look to advance.
The Mc Doom/Prospect Kobras looked to get back to their winning ways as they battled the Flames, who were also looking to continue their winning ways in the closing match of the night. The first quarter saw the Flames coming out in front, with the score 17-7.
The Flames, despite the cold atmosphere, managed to go into the half with a 32-18 lead, mustering a total of 15 points in the second quarter while restricting the Kobras to 11 points.
Coming back from the halftime break, the Kobras played with determination and outscored their opponents 15 points to 9 points, but it was not enough as the overall scoreline was still in favour of the Flames – 41-33.
Despite being outscored once again in the fourth quarter, the Flames headed back to Linden all smiles as they held on to a seven-point lead with the scoreboard reading 57-50.

The tournament kicked off with 27 teams in the Harpy Eagle and Jaguar Conferences, with a projected 56 to 63 games. Teams from the Jaguar and Harpy Eagle Conferences play the teams within their conferences twice, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.
The number one-ranked team will play the number four-ranked team, and the number two team will play the third-ranked team. Winners of the playoff games will then advance to their Conference Finals, where they will play the best two of three games to determine who advance to the National Finals.

The tournament-winning team will receive $1 million along with trophies, while the runners-up will receive $500,000 plus trophies.