WBNL Round 1 (Regular Season): Marlins lose to Magic

- June 8, 2026
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The Regular Season in WBNL just started. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Marlins in Kwazulu on Saturday night. Hosts were rolled over by Magic 69-41. Magic held Marlins to an opponent 20.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 31.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Magic forced 38 Marlins turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Magic made 7 blocks. Forward Lufuno Mutungutungu (-1997) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winners and Hope Mbele chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side forward Ayajabula Mthethwa responded with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Marlins' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
An interesting game took place in Kwazulu where Pride was upset on the court of Marlins 53-37. Forward Ayajabula Mthethwa nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and Ziyanda Makhafula accounted for 11 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Forward Khutso Sekoadi came up with 7 points and 13 rebounds for Pride in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.


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Marlins - Magic 41-69

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Marlins in Kwazulu on Saturday night. Hosts were rolled over by Magic 69-41. Magic held Marlins to an opponent 20.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 31.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Magic forced 38 Marlins turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Magic made 7 blocks. Forward Lufuno Mutungutungu (-1997) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winners and Hope Mbele chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side forward Ayajabula Mthethwa responded with 10 points and 8 rebounds and forward Seneme Khanyile scored 6 points and 11 rebounds. Marlins' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Magic: L.Mutungutungu 23+17reb+4ast, H.Mbele 16+9reb+3ast, T.Guilossa 11+2reb+2ast, L.Mtshweni 6+2reb+1ast, S.Mathe 6+4reb+1ast, S.Chitlango 4+4reb
Marlins: M.Ayajabula 10+8reb+1ast, M.Ziyanda 8+6reb+2ast, P.Zemvelo 6+3reb, K.Seneme 6+11reb, N.Nolwazi 5+1ast, D.Thina 4+6reb
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Marlins - Pride 53-37

An interesting game took place in Kwazulu where Pride was upset on the court of Marlins 53-37. Marlins held Pride to an opponent 12.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 28.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Marlins forced 30 Pride turnovers. Forward Ayajabula Mthethwa nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and forward Ziyanda Makhafula accounted for 11 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Forward Khutso Sekoadi came up with 7 points and 13 rebounds and Mapule Mwale added 4 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals respectively for Pride in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Marlins: A.Mthethwa 14+11reb+1ast, Z.Makhafula 11+8reb+4ast, N.Njilo 9+9reb+3ast, T.Dumalisile 6+7reb+2ast, S.Khanyile 5+9reb+1ast, N.Zulu 4+5reb
Pride: A.Samantha 8+4reb+2ast, S.Khutso 7+13reb, M.Dineo 7+3reb+1ast, M.Mapule 4+6reb+7ast, M.Nadine 3+7reb+1ast, T.Alice 3+1reb
gschID: 1368590


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Last Updated: 6/8/2026
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