RBL Round 5 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 5 was guest Kepler's (#4) road victory over UGB (#5) 104-102 on Saturday evening. Kepler forced 21 UGB turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was Canadian guard Chad Bowie (188-1996, college: SHSU) who scored 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international point guard Aristide Mugabe (183-1988) chipped in 20 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Kepler's coach Juruni Lutwama used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. DR Congolese center Amisi Saidi (200-1987) produced a double-double by scoring 31 points and 16 rebounds for the hosts. Newly promoted Kepler maintains fourth place with 3-2 record. UGB at the other side dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with Espoir.
Leader REG blasted bottom-ranked K-Titans (0-4) in Kigali 85-47 keeping the perfect record after 5 rounds. K-Titans is still unable to win any game. DR Congolese center Pitchou Kambuyi (208-1988) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. Olivier Shyaka contributed with 8 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. DR Congolese forward Bienvenue Bolangi (194-2001) answered with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds for K-Titans. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated REG (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Patriots. K-Titans at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Orion.
Leader APR blasted bottom-ranked Orion (0-4) in 105-67 on Friday evening keeping the perfect record after 5 rounds. Orion is still unable to win any game. Nshobozwa Wilson stepped up and scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. David Atkinson responded with 29 points. Orion's coach Albert Buhake gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for APR. Defending champion maintains third place with 4-0 record behind leader Patriots. Orion lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with K-Titans.

Other games of round 5 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
UGB lost to undefeated APR in a road game 62-84. Espoir lost to undefeated Patriots at home 47-69. Tigers destroyed Inspired Gen. on the opponent's court 73-54.
The best stats of 5th round was 23 points and 7 rebounds by Fiston Irutingabo of Tigers.



REG - K-Titans 85-47

Leader REG blasted bottom-ranked K-Titans (0-4) in Kigali 85-47 keeping the perfect record after 5 rounds. K-Titans is still unable to win any game. REG dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to K-Titans' 32. They outrebounded K-Titans 55-33 including a 38-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. REG players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by K-Titans' players. DR Congolese center Pitchou Kambuyi (208-1988) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. The former international center Olivier Shyaka (197-1995) contributed with 8 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. DR Congolese forward Bienvenue Bolangi (194-2001) answered with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds and Elvis Mpeti added 12 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for K-Titans. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. REG (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Patriots. K-Titans at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Orion.
Top scorers:
K-Titans: B.Bienvenue 17+12reb+1ast, M.Elvis 12+7reb+1ast, M.Jerry 8+2reb+2ast, K.Philippe 4+2ast, T.Josue 4+4reb+1ast, C.Omanye 2+2reb+2ast
REG: P.Kambuyi 20+11reb+2ast, E.Beleck 10+5reb+3ast, K.Gray 8+9reb, O.Shyaka 8+11reb+3ast, M.Thierry 7+1ast, J.Mukama 7+3reb+7ast

APR - UGB 84-62

There was no surprise when 5th ranked UGB (2-3) was crushed on the road by leader APR (4-0) 84-62 on Wednesday. APR forced 19 UGB turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when APR made 11 blocks. The former international guard Adonis Filer (195-1993, college: FAU) stepped up and scored 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and American power forward Dario Hunt (204-1989, college: Nevada) chipped in 16 points and 16 rebounds. Four APR players scored in double figures. Nathaniel Gregory responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and naturalized DR Congolese Espoir Aganze (-1994) scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. UGB's coach Yves Murenzi gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for APR. Defending champion maintains third place with 4-0 record behind leader Patriots. Loser UGB dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with Espoir.
Top scorers:
UGB: A.Espoir 18+6reb+4ast, G.Nathaniel 14+12reb+4ast, H.Shaffi 9+11reb, K.Eric 7+6reb+1ast, I.Emmanuel 5+1reb+3ast, A.Deogratias 5+5reb
APR: A.Filer 24+7reb+4ast, D.Hunt 16+16reb+2ast, M.Dixon 14+1reb+2ast, W.Nshobozwa 11+5reb+3ast, W.Robeyns 6+1reb, C.Ruta 6+5reb

APR - Orion 105-67

Leader APR blasted bottom-ranked Orion (0-4) in 105-67 on Friday evening keeping the perfect record after 5 rounds. Orion is still unable to win any game. APR dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Orion's 30. APR looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Orion's players. Cape Verdean guard Nshobozwa Wilson (186) stepped up and scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and the former international guard Adonis Filer (195-1993, college: FAU) chipped in 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Four APR players scored in double figures. American David Atkinson (203-1991, college: Salem) responded with 29 points and center Olivier Kamanzi (-1996) scored 5 points and 13 rebounds. Orion's coach Albert Buhake gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for APR. Defending champion maintains third place with 4-0 record behind leader Patriots. Orion lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with K-Titans.
Top scorers:
Orion: D.Atkinson 29+3reb, E.Ezenekwe 12+4reb, N.Charles 7+5reb+3ast, K.Olivier 5+13reb+1ast, P.Caleb 5+3reb+1ast, H.Leonard 4+9reb
APR: W.Nshobozwa 21+9reb+5ast, W.Robeyns 20+1ast, A.Filer 19+7reb+7ast, N.Habimana 14+3reb+10ast, D.Hunt 10+4reb+5ast, D.Manzi 9+12reb+2ast

Espoir - Patriots 47-69

No shocking result in a game in Kigali where leader Patriots (5-0) smashed 6th ranked Espoir (2-3) 69-47 on Friday. Patriots forced 21 Espoir turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Patriots made 10 blocks. Betoudji Kamndoh stepped up with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and international Steven Hagumintwari (198-1993) chipped in 13 points and 4 assists. Patriots' coach Henry Mwinuka felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Fortunate Mwanawabene responded with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Jean de Dieu Niyungeho (-1996) scored 7 points and 6 rebounds. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Patriots. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with REG. Loser Espoir keeps the sixth place with three games lost. They share the position with UGB.
Top scorers:
Espoir: M.Fortunate 16+8reb+4ast, S.Didier 8+5reb+1ast, N.Gakuru 8+1reb+1ast, N.Jean de Dieu 7+6reb+3ast, M.Eric 4+3reb, M.Fabrice 3+8reb
Patriots: S.Hagumintwari 13+1reb+4ast, K.Betoudji 12+11reb, N.Dieudonne 8+2reb+2ast, N.Samuel 6+7reb, W.Perry 6+6reb+2ast, S.Sagamba 5+2reb+2ast

UGB - Kepler 102-104

The biggest surprise of round 5 was guest Kepler's (#4) road victory over UGB (#5) 104-102 on Saturday evening. Kepler forced 21 UGB turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was Canadian guard Chad Bowie (188-1996, college: SHSU) who scored 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international point guard Aristide Mugabe (183-1988) chipped in 20 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Kepler's coach Juruni Lutwama used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. DR Congolese center Amisi Saidi (200-1987) produced a double-double by scoring 31 points and 16 rebounds and center Shaffi Habineza (-1997) added 15 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Five UGB players scored in double figures. Newly promoted Kepler maintains fourth place with 3-2 record. UGB at the other side dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with Espoir.
Top scorers:
UGB: A.Saidi 31+16reb+3ast, A.Espoir 17+6reb+3ast, H.Shaffi 15+9reb+3ast, I.Emmanuel 14+4reb+4ast, K.Eric 12+3reb, K.Romain 8+2reb+1ast
Kepler: C.Bowie 31+5reb+5ast, A.Mugabe 20+6reb+9ast, T.Cyiza 13+5reb+2ast, I.Heritier 8, N.Yamin 7+3reb+1ast, S.Victor 7+2reb+4ast

Inspired Gen. - Tigers 54-73

The game between closely ranked teams ended with bottom-ranked Inspired Gen.'s (0-5) home loss to seventh ranked Tigers (2-2) 54-73 on Saturday. Tigers held Inspired Gen. to an opponent 23.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 36.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Tigers forced 27 Inspired Gen. turnovers. Fiston Irutingabo (-1996) stepped up and scored 23 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and Nigerian power forward Francis Azolibe (206-1999) chipped in 8 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks. Nigerian Emmanuel Umeadi (-1996) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks and Freddy Kwizera (-1996) scored 17 points and 8 steals. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tigers moved-up to fifth place. Inspired Gen. lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Inspired Gen.: U.Emmanuel 17+11reb+2ast, K.Freddy 17+3reb+1ast, M.Bruno 7+5reb+1ast, I.Kevin 6+6reb+1ast, R.Patrick 4+6reb+4ast, E.Ishimwe 3+1reb+1ast
Tigers: I.Fiston 23+7reb+1ast, P.Nshizirungu 13+6reb+4ast, N.Prince 11+1reb, A.Francis 8+10reb+7ast, M.Pacifique 7+2reb+2ast, N.Isaac 4+2reb+4ast