WBNL Round 9 (Regular Season): MBB keep a leadership position

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The game had a very big importance for second-ranked MBB as it allowed them to take a leadership position. MBB smashed bottom-ranked Rhinos at home 103-22. MBB held M.Rhinos to an opponent 18.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 39.8 percent accuracy of the winners. MBB forced 58 M.Rhinos turnovers and outrebounded them 66-43 including a 33-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when MBB made 9 blocks. 26 personal fouls committed by M.Rhinos helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for Phindile Nkosi who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds. Danisa Chauke contributed with 15 points and 24 rebounds for the winners. Patient Malungana answered with 3 points and 18 rebounds for M.Rhinos. MBB have a solid series of three victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. M.Rhinos at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost. They share the position with Soweto P.. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
NW Eagles' fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after two consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Mbombela, where they defeated Rhinos (0-2) 54-36. Fikile Chongwe stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 21 rebounds and 7 blocks for the winners and Amogelang Boitumelo chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds. NW Eagles' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was Anele Chitlango with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 rebounds. It was the only win of guest team this round and in all other games host teams recorded victories. NW Eagles (1-2) left bottom position moving up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. M.Rhinos at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost. They share the position with Soweto P.. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

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M.Rhinos - NW Eagles 36-54

NW Eagles' fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after two consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Mbombela, where they defeated Rhinos (0-2) 54-36. NW Eagles held M.Rhinos to an opponent 17.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 25.0 percent accuracy of the winners. NW Eagles forced 26 M.Rhinos turnovers. They brought some defensive toughness making 11 blocks. Fikile Chongwe stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 21 rebounds and 7 blocks for the winners and Amogelang Boitumelo chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds. NW Eagles' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was Anele Chitlango with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 rebounds and Tjabuya Ndlovu produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds. It was the only win of guest team this round and in all other games host teams recorded victories. NW Eagles (1-2) left bottom position moving up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. M.Rhinos at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost. They share the position with Soweto P.. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
M.Rhinos: A.Chitlango 11+12reb+1ast, M.Maphosa 10+3reb+1ast, T.Ndlovu 10+11reb+2ast, P.Malungana 4+15reb+2ast, T.Tweedie 1+4reb+2ast, S.Makhashane 0+2reb+1ast
NW Eagles: F.Chongwe 17+21reb, A.Boitumelo 11+11reb+1ast, T.Mokua 10+2reb+4ast, D.Sabatini 7+4reb+1ast, K.Matlawe 5+3reb+2ast, M.Khosa 2+4reb+2ast

MBB - M.Rhinos 103-22

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked MBB as it allowed them to take a leadership position. MBB smashed bottom-ranked Rhinos at home 103-22. MBB held M.Rhinos to an opponent 18.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 39.8 percent accuracy of the winners. MBB forced 58 M.Rhinos turnovers and outrebounded them 66-43 including a 33-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when MBB made 9 blocks. 26 personal fouls committed by M.Rhinos helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for Phindile Nkosi who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds. Danisa Chauke contributed with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 24 rebounds for the winners. Four MBB players scored in double figures. Patient Malungana answered with 3 points and 18 rebounds and Tjabuya Ndlovu added 9 points in the effort for M.Rhinos. MBB have a solid series of three victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. M.Rhinos at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost. They share the position with Soweto P.. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
M.Rhinos: T.Ndlovu 9+2reb, A.Chitlango 6+4reb, P.Malungana 3+18reb+2ast, A.Mokoena 2+4reb, S.Makhashane 2+5reb, N.Ntashe 0+1reb
MBB: P.Nkosi 31+15reb+3ast, M.Mofokeng 18+2reb, D.Chauke 15+24reb, O.Vacu 10+5reb+4ast, B.Nokgipa 9+3reb, Z.Mtabhane 9+9reb+6ast