Pearl Queens took a 3-0 lead in the  finals series after edging the Victoria She Crocs 54-47 in game 3.

This was expected to be a very competitive game as Pearl Queens led 2-0 and Victoria needed this victory.

In some ways, it was competitive but once again, the She Crocs did not have a solution for Lavin Auma and she destroyed them.

Pearl Queens led the game 15-13 after the first quarter.

Lavin scored 10 of the 15 points for the Queens and wad their go-to person for offense.

When she checked out, Pearl Queens scored just 4 points through half the second quarter.

In that time, the She Crocs did not capitalize as they only scored 5 points of their own.

When Lavin returned in the second quarter, Victoria scored just 2 points in close to 6 minutes.

Pearl Queens closed the half with a 12-0 run and at the halftime break, they led the game 31-20.

The third quarter was very low  scoring as both teams kept missing.

Pearl Queens scored just 4 points while the She Crocs scored 9 and cut the deficit to 7 points heading into the final period.

Drama unfolded in clutch time of the game.

Pearl Queens led by 12 points with under 4 minutes to go but Victoria She Crocs made a 6-0 run in under a minute to cut the deficit to 6 points with about 6 minutes to go.

Pearl Queens turned the ball over after the timeout and Victoria had a chance to chip the deficit away.

They Viola Nakazibwe attempted a jumper but she missed and after that, Daniela Nyamwezi delivered the dagger.

She scored a huge 3 from the right wing and Pearl Queens saw out thr game to win 54-47.

Player Stats

Pearl Queens

Lavin Auma Owiti 22 pts, 20 reb, 3 stl, 7 blk

Daniela Nyamwezi 13 pts, 8 reb, 3 stl

Brenda Ayere 8 pts

Victoria She Crocs

Generous Grant 17 pts, 13 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl

Bisoboka Naluyima 11 pts, 7 stl, 4 reb, 4 ast

Viola Nakazibwe 7 pts, 12 reb, 2 stl

Fact

For a third game in a row, Lavin has registered 10+ points, 20+ rebounds and 5+ blocks.

Pearl Queens now lead the series 3-0 and are on the verge of completing a sweep.

Game 4 will be on Sunday 23rd at Hamz Stadium, Nakivubo.