Both USYD Men and Women have finished the 2021 University Basketball League (UBL) regular season with 5-1 records following mixed results against The University of Western Australia (UWA).
The USYD Men’s unbeaten record came to end as they suffered a 98-101 loss to a hot UWA side containing plenty of NBL1 West talent.
Leading by as much as 17 in the first half, USYD struggled to consolidate on its early lead as UWA outscored the home side by 21 points across Q2 and Q3 to lead by 9 at the final break.
A spirited effort in Q4 saw USYD take the lead late before UWA guard Rhys Hohenstein hit a go-ahead 3 with just 5 seconds remaining on the clock to seal the win for UWA.
Ben Fakira (24 points, 13 rebounds), Henry Anderson (18 points, 72.7% FG), Ryan Abbott (13 points, 11 rebounds) and Parker Dale (16 points, 9 rebounds) were standout performers for USYD.