JOURNAL STAFF

Shreveport’s Mavericks will begin their quest for The Basketball League Championship when the finals series with the Albany Patroons begins Saturday at Centenary’s Gold Dome. Tipoff for Game 1 of the best-of-three series is set for 7:05 p.m.

The Mavericks will travel to New York for Game 2 on Wednesday, July 6, and if necessary, Game 3 will be Thursday, July 7, in New York.

Shreveport finished with a 19-5 regular season record in the Central Division and advanced to the championship series by defeating So Cal for the West Region Championship in two games. Albany was 21-3 in the Northeast Division and got past Kokomo in three games to win the East Region. Both teams have posted a 6-2 mark in three playoff series.