The home side responded immediately with Fields showing nice touches to the hoop and they restored a three- point lead midway through the quarter. Right on the buzzer Demons had a chance to finish the quarter in style but Blake Murphy mistimed a lay-up as Demons still commanded a 15- point lead 32-17 entering the second quarter. Top scorers for UCC Demons: T Fields 27, J Hannigan 19, T Fam 15, J Washington 15. UCC DEMONS: B Murphy, S Hannigan, J Washington, L Sutton, K Hosford, J Hannagan, D Lehane, T Fam, C Looney, L Livuvu, D Cuff, B Horgan. UCD MARIAN: J Kehoe, S O’Flynn, Jambon-Conway, T Maguire, J Connaire, R Byrne, S Fitzpatrick, T Graham, M Linde, S Mitiiadis, B Saintilus, C Tiernan.

Source: Irish Examiner February 01, 2026 21:03 UTC