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Here’s All The Scenarios Where Warriors Can Win (Or Lose) The Superleague Title

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Alan Cantwell gives all the permutations of a mouthwatering weekend of basketball ahead, where Garvey’s Tralee Warriors can win their first Men’s Superleague title…

Next weekend all eyes will be on Garvey’s Tralee Warriors as they attempt to win a first Super League title in their short history in the competition.

UCD Marian who are endeavouring to defend the title they won last season with a one-point win over Pyrobel Killester in a one-game playoff at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght.

First up is the meeting of the sides at the Belfield Sports Centre on Saturday afternoon at 5.00pm. Twenty-four hours later to the second, the sides meet again, this time in the Warriors more familiar surrounds of the Tralee Sports Complex.

The permutations are few and far between but in short;

Games remaining:

• Garvey’s Tralee Warriors (Home and Away to UCD Marian)

Current points 42

Maximum possible points 48

• UCD Marian (Home and Away to Garvey’s Tralee Warriors)

Current points 39

Maximum possible points 45

• Templeogue (Away to Moycullen)

Current points 42

Maximum possible points 45

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Scenario A: Should the Warriors win both the games, they will be crowned Super League Champions as they are the only side that can reach the 48 points, irrespective of the result of the Moycullen v Templeogue game.

Scenario B: Should the Warriors and UCD Marian get a win each at the weekend then the Warriors will face Templeogue in a playoff for the League title, assuming that Templeogue beat Moycullen in NUIG in their final game on Saturday night.

Scenario C: Should the Warriors lose both games then UCD Marian will play Templeogue in a playoff for the Super League title, assuming that Templeogue beat Moycullen in NUIG in their final game on Saturday night.

Scenario D: Should Templeogue be beaten in their final game away to Moycullen then the Warriors can win the Super League title outright by winning either of the games against UCD Marian.

Scenario E: Should Templeogue be beaten in their final game away to Moycullen then the UCD Marian can win the Super League title outright by winning both of their games against the Warriors.