Belfast Star pick up two wins in double-gameweek to stay top of Domino's Men's Super League

Belfast Star moved two games clear at the top of the Domino's Men’s Super League table, following a 94-87 win over Flexachem KCYMS on Saturday and an 84-78 victory against Garvey's Tralee Warriors on Sunday. Their closest challengers Ballincollig were 88-74 winners over UCD Marian on Saturday, while Killester lost ground following an 84-81 home loss to UCC Demons. Ballincollig host Killester on Bank Holiday Monday.

Belfast Star kicked off the Bank Holiday against Flexachem KCYMS with Max Richardson grabbing 18 points, Roger Wilson 17 and Shane Bell 16 in their victory. For Killorglin, Jordan Blount and Jeffery Okeke combined for 42 in the loss.

Star showed no sign of fatigue in their second game of the weekend on Sunday against a solid Garvey's Tralee Warriors outfit, winning 84-78. Shane Bell starred for the home side, amassing 23 points in the game.

Belfast Star stay top of the tree 🌲

FT | Belfast Star 84-78 Garvey's Tralee Warriors#DominosMSL | #IrishBasketball pic.twitter.com/W10niaWrdq

— Basketball Ireland (@BballIrl) February 1, 2026

Ballincollig managed to recover from last week’s loss to Energywise Ireland Neptune, with an 88-74 win over UCD Marian on Saturday. Marian’s trio of Ronan Byrne, Sean Fitzpatrick and Tanner Graham combined for 49 points. Latavious Mitchell scored 25 points for Ballincollig and had 14 rebounds, along with a 16-point, 11-rebound game from Adrian O’Sullivan in a game where they were without Latrell Jossell, due to injury.

Ballincollig keep the pressure on Belfast Star with a win against play-off contenders UCD Marian 🤘

The Cork side are just one win behind Belfast Star at the top of the Domino's Men's Super League!#DominosMSL | #IrishBasketball pic.twitter.com/ltlhx70YVl

— Basketball Ireland (@BballIrl) February 1, 2026

UCC Demons are firmly in the playoff hunt, following an 84-81 win against Killester and a 100-86 success against UCD Marian, to leave them eighth. The returning Tamyrik Fields scored 26 points for Demons against Killester, the two sides were locked at 79-79 with just over a minute left in the fourth quarter, until two late scores from Jordan Washington, who had a team-high 31 points, gave Demons a two-point lead. A free-throw from Daryl Cuff with just 15 seconds left on the clock sealed the victory for Demons.

UCC Demons followed Saturday's win with a 100-86 home victory over playoff-hopefuls UCD Marian on Sunday. Tamyrik Fields continued as he left off from Saturday's excellent 26-point performance with a further 27 points against Marian.

EJ Sligo All-Stars picked up a vital win in the fight against relegation, thanks to an 87-82 triumph over playoff-chasing St. Vincent’s. Sligo’s newest acquisitions of Elijah Lawrence and Jordan Hinds combined for 45 points, with Lawrence scoring 25 and adding 12 rebounds, and Hinds scoring 20 along with 13 boards.

Saturday’s fixture between Griffith College Éanna and Energywise Ireland Neptune was halted at 22-4 in the first quarter, due to an injury to Cian Heaphy, with the game to be rescheduled.

Limerick Celtics secured their sixth win of the season on Sunday against Energywise Ireland Neptune, with a 105-93 road victory. Samuel John Henderson and Micheal Hayes starred for the home side, with 34 and 29 points, respectively - although it proved not to be enough against Limerick Celtics who had a very strong team performance, with six players reaching double-figures, Sean Antonio Hauser Jr. chief among them with a 25-point contribution.

There are three Bank Holiday Monday fixtures in Domino's Men's Super League - Ballincollig take on Killester, EJ Sligo All-Stars are up against Griffith College Éanna and Flexachem KCYMS host St. Vincent's.