EJ Sligo All-Stars grab late victory over Flexachem KCYMS in Domino’s Men’s Super League

EJ Sligo All-Stars picked up a crucial 78-77 win over Flexachem KCYMS in a battle between two sides fighting for survival in the Domino’s Men’s Super League. Free-throws in the final minute from Elijah Faapito and Jordan Hinds put All-Stars up 78-75 with ten seconds left. Killorglin’s Jeffery Okeke had three free-throws at the end of the game to tie it up, but ultimately, the final free-throw bounced in and out to give Sligo a sixth win of the season.

Sligo are now ninth, with a record of 6-12, however UCC Demons have a second game to play this weekend that could put back above Sligo. For Killorglin, the loss is a damaging one as they remain joint-11^th, level with Neptune at the bottom on five wins.

Two points down against Neptune and a big dent to their title hopes - a huge two point play with a second left on the clock 😤

Killester took the game to overtime with the two points and won 105-95!#DominosMSL | #IrishBasketball pic.twitter.com/v8fF0oNoPt

— Basketball Ireland (@BballIrl) February 14, 2026

Killester survived a late scare against Energywise Ireland Neptune to secure a 105-95 win in overtime to close the gap at the top to Belfast Star to just one game. A second chance attempt at the rim from Josh Wilson drew Killester level at 88-88 with five seconds to go in normal time to force overtime. A 17-7 overtime period, including seven point from Robert Braswell, who scored 29 for Killester, gave them the victory.

Killester are now 13-5, closing the gap at the top following Belfast Star’s lost at Éanna on Saturday. They remain level with Ballincollig, who also secured their 13^th win of the season on Saturday. For Neptune, the late defeat will hurt after missing out on the chance to come off of the bottom of the table and overtake some of the other rivals fighting against relegation.

League leaders Belfast Star suffered a shock defeat with a 96-71 loss against Griffith College Éanna. Star welcomed a new acquisition as Shane Dezonie made his debut following the departure of Shane Bell due to medical reasons. For Éanna, they had six players in double digits for scoring, notably Krisitjan Andabaka with a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double. Irish international Rapolas Buivydas finished with 13 points and 11 boards for Star, but they fall to their first loss in eight league games.

Star remain top at 14-4 but the gap to the next two teams gets even smaller as we approach the final few games of the season. Éanna are now in the top four and occupy the final home playoff position on their own with a record of 10-7.

Ballincollig kept their hat in the hunt for the top spot with an 82-73 victory over Garvey’s Tralee Warriors in a rematch of the Domino’s MSL National Cup final. It was almost a repeat of the final as the duo of Jossell and Mitchell drove Ballincollig to victory, scoring 45 points between them. Jossell scored 21 whilst Mitchell had 25 with 11 rebounds. Warriors had control for large portions of the game, leading 40-35 at half-time. Warriors also led 71-68 midway through the final quarter, but late scores from Jossell, Mitchell and Adrian O’Sullivan gave Ballincollig a much-needed victory.

Ballincollig are now 13-5, alongside Killester in joint-second. The loss for Warriors edges them closer to the sides below them, with Limerick Celtics now just one win away, however Warriors do have games in hand to play before the season is complete.

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Limerick Celtics enjoyed a mixed bag of results between Friday and Saturday, losing in the final minute of action to St. Vincent’s 76-73, with Vincent’s William Thomas making a tough shot followed by free-throws to give Vincents the victory. Celtics then followed that up with a 77-70 triumph over UCD Marian on Saturday. The Celtics trio of AJ Williams, Tony Hauser and Ruairi Cronin combined for 49 points against Marian to get them over the line despite a 32-point game from Marian’s Bruce Saintilus and Zachary Hinton getting a double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds.

One win and one defeat leaves Celtics in that last playoff spot in the Domino’s Men’s Super League table with a record of 7-11. The win for Vincent’s keeps them in the mix for chasing that final playoff spot that would earn them a home tie in fourth. They are 9-9, just one win off of Éanna. And for UCD Marian, they fall out of the top four following the defeat to Celtics, level with Vincent’s at 9-9.

There is a full slate of Domino’s Men’s Super League fixtures on Sunday, with all games being shown live and exclusive on BITV.