NBL Round 14: Our Saviour defeat UCU Canons

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked UCU Canons (14-4) in Kampala on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by ninth ranked Our Saviour (7-10) 61-52. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of UCU Canons. Our Saviour forced 25 UCU Canons turnovers. Power forward Moses Mugisha (-1984) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Ruot Yat contributed with 10 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Our Saviour's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Sudanese center Titus Lual (-1998) replied with 15 points and 9 rebounds for UCU Canons. Newly promoted Our Saviour maintains ninth position with 7-10 record. UCU Canons at the other side still keep top place with four games lost. Our Saviour are looking forward to face higher ranked Betway Power (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. UCU Canons will play against Tropical R. and are hoping to win this game.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Kampala: UPDF (#5) and JKL Dolphins (#8). JKL Dolphins were smashed at home by 21 points 47-68 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Swingman David Okello (-1997) scored 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Ferdinand Odama chipped in 8 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. UPDF's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Mabor Makol responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks. UPDF have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 11-7 record. JKL Dolphins at the other side dropped to the sixth place with eight games lost. They share the position with KCCA P.. UPDF will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. JKL Dolphins will play against Blazers (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Falcons is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 17th consecutive match to tenth ranked Tropical R. (6-11) 71-65 on Sunday evening. Isaac Katumba notched a double-double by scoring 12 points and 16 rebounds to lead the effort. Tropical R.'s coach used entire bench saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds by Kenneth Mesho did not help to save the game for Falcons. Newly promoted Tropical R. maintains tenth position with 6-11 record. Loser Falcons still closes the standings. Tropical R. will meet at home league's leader UCU Canons in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Falcons will have a break next round.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 14: KIU Titans were beaten by Blazers on the road 76-58. Victoria USY won against KCCA P. on its own court 52-50. JKL Dolphins managed to outperform Tropical R. in Kampala 67-58. Ndejje Angels managed to beat KIU Titans at home 84-83. Betway Power defeated Victoria USY on the opponent's court 75-72.

JKL Dolphins - UPDF 47-68

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Kampala: UPDF (#5) and JKL Dolphins (#8). JKL Dolphins were smashed at home by 21 points 47-68 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. UPDF dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to JKL Dolphins' 24. UPDF forced 30 JKL Dolphins turnovers. Swingman David Okello (-1997) scored 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and forward Ferdinand Odama (-1995) chipped in 8 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. UPDF's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Mabor Makol responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks and Malual Dier scored 5 points and 10 rebounds. UPDF have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 11-7 record. JKL Dolphins at the other side dropped to the sixth place with eight games lost. They share the position with KCCA P.. UPDF will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. JKL Dolphins will play against Blazers (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
JKL Dolphins: M.Mabor 14+14reb, D.Magok 8+4reb+1ast, M.Benfait 7+3reb+5ast, O.Carlos 5+1reb, D.Malual 5+10reb+3ast, A.Ayiik 5+3reb
UPDF: O.David 17+8reb+4ast, W.Arthur 13+5reb+1ast, F.Odama 8+9reb+3ast, A.Gang 8+8reb+2ast, W.Edrine 6+5reb+4ast, J.Egau 5+8reb

Blazers - KIU Titans 76-58

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Blazers (11-4) beat at home 8th ranked KIU Titans (8-9) 76-58 on Friday. Blazers forced 25 KIU Titans turnovers. DR Congolese center Amisi Saidi (200-1987) notched 16 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and center Daniel Monoja (197-1993) supported him with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Even 12 points and 9 rebounds by the former international forward Stanley Mugerwa (-1995) did not help to save the game for KIU Titans. Isaiah Ater added 9 points and 9 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches used bench players saving starting five for next games. Blazers have an impressive six-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place. KIU Titans lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with nine games lost. Blazers will meet JKL Dolphins (#7) in the next round. KIU Titans' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Kampala City Oilers.
Top scorers:
KIU Titans: S.Mugerwa 12+9reb+1ast, M.Edgar 11+3reb, A.Isaiah 9+9reb+2ast, J.Dramaza 6+4reb, J.Chuma 6+10reb+1ast, K.Ahmed 5+1reb+1ast
Blazers: A.Saidi 16+8reb+1ast, R.Ongom 10+6reb, D.Monoja 10+10reb+2ast, D.Deng 9+6reb, C.Kasujja 9+4reb, C.Omanye 9+5reb+4ast

Victoria USY - KCCA P. 52-50

There was an upset when higher ranked KCCA P. (9-8) was edged on the road by eleventh ranked Victoria USY (5-14) 52-50 on Saturday. Victoria USY forced 35 KCCA P. turnovers. Strangely KCCA P. outrebounded Victoria USY 51-39 including 16 on the offensive glass. Maker Mayen notched a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort and Mambo Kabuya supported him with 8 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. Even 10 points and 5 rebounds by power forward Daniel Ojoro (-1994) did not help to save the game for KCCA P.. Mark Bamutende (-1998) added 6 points and 6 rebounds for the guests. KCCA P.'s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Victoria USY have a solid three-game winning streak. Newly promoted Victoria USY maintains eleventh position with 5-14 record. Loser KCCA P. keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. They share the position with JKL Dolphins. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
KCCA P.: D.Ojoro 10+5reb+1ast, O.Emmanuel 8+1reb+2ast, W.Otweyo 7+6reb, M.Bamutende 6+6reb+3ast, N.Akok 6+5reb, A.Victor 5+8reb
Victoria USY: M.Maker 19+12reb+1ast, K.Mambo 8+9reb+4ast, M.Nyong 6+4reb+2ast, A.Ronald 6+2reb+2ast, A.Cedric 5+1ast, M.Peter 4+2reb+1ast

Tropical R. - JKL Dolphins 58-67

Rather predictable result when eighth ranked JKL Dolphins (9-8) won against on the road 10th ranked Tropical R. (6-11) 67-58 on Saturday. JKL Dolphins forced 26 Tropical R. turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when JKL Dolphins made 7 blocks. Mabor Makol notched a double-double by scoring 18 points, 24 rebounds and 5 blocks to lead the effort and Benfait Manini supported him with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Even 9 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists by Denis Omara did not help to save the game for Tropical R.. Allan Nandala added 12 points and 7 rebounds for the hosts. Tropical R.'s coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. JKL Dolphins moved-up to sixth place, which they share with KCCA P. Tropical R. lost fifth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the tenth position with 11 games lost. JKL Dolphins will meet at home higher ranked Blazers (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Tropical R. will play against the league's leader UCU Canons (#1) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tropical R.: N.Allan 12+7reb+3ast, O.Juma 11+4reb+4ast, K.Isaac 10+9reb+1ast, O.Denis 9+13reb+4ast, J.Duallo 8+8reb+3ast, K.Micheal 3+1ast
JKL Dolphins: M.Mabor 18+24reb+2ast, D.Malual 14+4reb+3ast, M.Benfait 11+5reb+5ast, D.Magok 7+6reb+2ast, A.Christopher 7+1reb, D.Katumba 5+9reb+2ast

Ndejje Angels - KIU Titans 84-83

There was an upset when higher ranked KIU Titans (8-9) were edged by twelfth ranked Ndejje Angels (4-11) in Kampala 84-83 on Saturday. Ndejje Angels forced 34 KIU Titans turnovers. Samuel Ajak (198-1999) notched 35 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and power forward Godwin Muhamiriro supported him with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Ndejje Angels' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 28 points and 5 rebounds by Okoth Henry did not help to save the game for KIU Titans. Guard Ahmed Kassa added 17 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals for the guests. Ndejje Angels maintains twelfth position with 4-11 record. KIU Titans lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with nine games lost. Ndejje Angels' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Kampala to the arena Our Saviour.
Top scorers:
KIU Titans: H.Okoth 28+5reb, K.Ahmed 17+8reb+5ast, M.Edgar 11+7reb+3ast, J.Chuma 9+12reb+3ast, M.Gaius 6+4reb+6ast, A.Isaiah 4+1reb
Ndejje Angels: A.Samuel 35+6reb+2ast, M.Godwin 16+14reb, K.Livingstone 9+7reb+1ast, S.Hassan 8+3ast, A.Haron 6+3reb+2ast, O.Jonathan 5

Victoria USY - Betway Power 72-75

Everything went according to plan when third ranked Betway Power (13-5) edged on the road 11th ranked Victoria USY (5-14) 75-72 on Sunday. Betway Power forced 21 Victoria USY turnovers. Power forward Isaac Afidra (-1985) notched 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals to lead the effort and guard Innocent Ochera (-1997) supported him with 15 points and 4 assists. Betway Power's coach used entire bench in such tough game. Even a double-double of 19 points and 14 rebounds by Maker Mayen did not help to save the game for Victoria USY. Mambo Kabuya added 16 points for the hosts. Four Victoria USY players scored in double figures. Betway Power maintains third position with 13-5 record behind leader UCU Canons. Newly promoted Victoria USY keeps the eleventh place with 14 games lost. Betway Power will meet Our Saviour (#9) in the next round where they are favorite. Victoria USY will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Victoria USY: M.Maker 19+14reb+2ast, K.Mambo 16+2reb+3ast, A.Cedric 13+2ast, A.Ronald 11+2reb+3ast, O.Brian 5+10reb, M.Peter 4+4reb
Betway Power: A.Isaac 17+8reb+4ast, I.Ochera 15+3reb+4ast, G.Soro 12+3reb+4ast, D.Asiku 9+5reb, N.Guddi 8+3reb+3ast, S.Otoa 6+3reb

Falcons - Tropical R. 65-71

Bottom-ranked Falcons is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 17th consecutive match to tenth ranked Tropical R. (6-11) 71-65 on Sunday evening. Tropical R. dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Falcons' 32. Tropical R. forced 23 Falcons turnovers and outrebounded them 64-43 including a 30-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. Isaac Katumba notched a double-double by scoring 12 points and 16 rebounds to lead the effort and Duallo Joshua supported him with 10 points and 14 rebounds. Tropical R.'s coach used entire bench saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds by Kenneth Mesho did not help to save the game for Falcons. Swingman Henrison Mbaziira added 13 points and 9 rebounds for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Newly promoted Tropical R. maintains tenth position with 6-11 record. Loser Falcons still closes the standings. Tropical R. will meet at home league's leader UCU Canons in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Falcons will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Falcons: N.Mark 14+6reb, M.Henrison 13+9reb+1ast, A.Emmanuel 12+1reb+3ast, M.Kenneth 11+14reb, V.Jurua 7+5reb+2ast, M.Trezor 6+1reb+2ast
Tropical R.: K.Isaac 12+16reb+1ast, J.Duallo 10+14reb+2ast, O.Juma 10+7reb+3ast, O.Charles 10+11reb+1ast, N.Allan 9+1reb+1ast, A.Roxine 4+2reb+2ast

Our Saviour - UCU Canons 61-52

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked UCU Canons (14-4) in Kampala on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by ninth ranked Our Saviour (7-10) 61-52. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of UCU Canons. Our Saviour forced 25 UCU Canons turnovers. Power forward Moses Mugisha (-1984) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Ruot Yat contributed with 10 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Four Our Saviour players scored in double figures. Our Saviour's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Sudanese center Titus Lual (-1998) replied with 15 points and 9 rebounds and center Peter Sifuma (-1996) added 10 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for UCU Canons. Newly promoted Our Saviour maintains ninth position with 7-10 record. UCU Canons at the other side still keep top place with four games lost. Our Saviour are looking forward to face higher ranked Betway Power (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. UCU Canons will play against Tropical R. and are hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
UCU Canons: T.Lual 15+9reb+3ast, S.Peter 10+11reb, C.Fadhili 7+7reb+2ast, L.Ibanda 6+6reb+3ast, O.Jimmy 4+1reb+2ast, A.Caesar 4+1reb+4ast
Our Saviour: M.Mugisha 15+12reb+5ast, S.Wokorach 11+3reb, Y.Ruot 10+7reb+1ast, E.Bakara 10+6reb+1ast, J.Wacha 7+4reb+5ast, S.Henry 3+2reb



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