D1 Round 3 of Semi-Finals. REG advance into Finals

- July 20, 2019

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

APR - Patriots 53-69

Patriots outscored APR to take 2-1 lead in the series. Patriots outrebounded APR 47-36 including a 35-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. It was a quality performance for center Aubi Kasongo (-86) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Center Micheal Makiadi (-89) accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Four Patriots players scored in double figures. Emmanuel Iyakaremye (200-92) came up with 13 points and 5 rebounds and international Bienvenue Niyonsaba (201-96) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for APR in the defeat.
Top scorers:
APR: I.Emmanuel 13+5reb+3ast, B.Niyonsaba 12+6reb, M.Brian 9+1reb+1ast, I.Parfait 8+3reb+2ast, P.Niyonkuru 4+6reb+1ast, E.Munyaneza 4+3reb+1ast
Patriots: M.Micheal 15+7reb+3ast, D.Ndizeye 13+8reb+2ast, S.Hagumintwari 12+7reb+1ast, K.Aubi 12+10reb+5ast, M.Sunny 6+2reb+1ast, A.Mugabe 3+8reb+5ast

Espoir - REG 58-79

REG gunned Espoir to sweep the series. REG forced 20 Espoir turnovers and outrebounded them 58-35 including a 20-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great evening for forward Beleck Bell (-90) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points and 8 rebounds. The former international Elie Kaje (198-95, college: Bossier-Parish CC) helped adding 10 points and 14 rebounds. REG's coach Patrick Ngwijuruvugo felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Armel Sangwe (-98) with 18 points and 9 rebounds and Thierry Nkundwa (192-1) scored 11 points and 5 assists. Four Espoir players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Espoir: A.Sangwe 18+9reb+3ast, K.Olivier 12+5reb+1ast, T.Nkundwa 11+3reb+5ast, K.Philippe 11+3reb+2ast, R.Fabrice 4+7reb+3ast, K.Gallois 2+7reb
REG: B.Beleck 20+8reb, O.Shyaka 15+6reb, N.Chris 12+1ast, E.Kaje 10+14reb+1ast, K.Kabangu 6+6reb+1ast, P.Nshizirungu 6+1reb