NBL Round 19 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 19 was guest KIU Titans' (#5) road victory over UPDF (#6) 74-66 on Wednesday evening. They outrebounded UPDF 56-33 including a 36-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Kenyan center Fidel Odur Okoth (203-1996) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Chuma Joseph chipped in 15 points and 20 rebounds. KIU Titans' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international forward Jonathan Egau (190-1993) produced 12 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. KIU Titans (14-9) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain fifth place. UPDF at the other side keeps the sixth position with ten games lost. KIU Titans' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Kampala Our Saviour.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Kampala: UCU Canons (#3) and UPDF (#6). UCU Canons (15-5) crushed visiting UPDF (13-10) by 23 points 65-42. Worth to mention a great performance of Sudanese center Titus Lual (-1998) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks. Fayed Baale contributed with 13 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. The former international forward Jonathan Egau (190-1993) answered with 11 points and 7 rebounds for UPDF. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. UCU Canons maintains third place with 15-5 record having five points less than leader City Oilers. UPDF at the other side keeps the sixth position with ten games lost. UCU Canons' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Kampala JKL Dolphins.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in . Second ranked Blazers faced 4th placed Betway Power. Host Blazers (17-4) defeated guests from (14-8) 76-68. It was a great evening for Okall Koranga who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds. Blazers' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Geoffrey Soro responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Blazers. They maintain second place with 17-4 record behind leader City Oilers. Loser Betway Power keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. Blazers will meet at home Tropical R. (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Betway Power will play against the league's leader City Oilers (#1) and hope to secure a win.

Other games of round 19 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Our Saviour defeated Tropical R. in Kampala 96-90. Winless Falcons was beaten by JKL Dolphins at home 61-75. City Oilers won against Our Saviour on the opponent's court 75-62. Victoria USY was outscored by Blazers in a home game 60-108. KCCA P. recorded a loss to KIU Titans on the road 91-85. KCCA P. was defeated by Ndejje Angels on its own court 91-97. City Oilers smashed Victoria USY in Kampala 77-39.

Tropical R. - Our Saviour 90-96

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Our Saviour and 10th ranked Tropical R. had identical 8-12 record. But Tropical R. was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Kampala 96-90 on Wednesday night. Our Saviour forced 26 Tropical R. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Our Saviour made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for power forward Moses Mugisha (-1984) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks. Forward Elton Bakara (-1996) helped adding 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side Duallo Joshua responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists and Allan Nandala scored 22 points and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Tropical R.'s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Our Saviour maintains ninth place with 9-12 record. Tropical R. at the other side, also newcomer in the league, dropped to the eleventh position with 13 games lost. Our Saviour's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Kampala to the arena KIU Titans.
Top scorers:
Tropical R.: N.Allan 22+2reb+4ast, J.Duallo 18+16reb+8ast, O.Denis 15+3reb+4ast, O.Juma 13+4reb+1ast, N.Musinguzi 9+3reb, O.Charles 6+8reb+2ast
Our Saviour: M.Mugisha 25+18reb+6ast, E.Bakara 21+6reb+4ast, J.Wacha 19+4reb+6ast, S.Henry 11+5reb+2ast, S.Gombya 7+7reb+1ast, A.Davis 6+2reb

UPDF - KIU Titans 66-74

The biggest surprise of round 19 was guest KIU Titans' (#5) road victory over UPDF (#6) 74-66 on Wednesday evening. They outrebounded UPDF 56-33 including a 36-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Kenyan center Fidel Odur Okoth (203-1996) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Chuma Joseph chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 20 rebounds. Four KIU Titans players scored in double figures. KIU Titans' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international forward Jonathan Egau (190-1993) produced 12 points and 8 rebounds and forward David Opolot (-1989) added 9 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. KIU Titans (14-9) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain fifth place. UPDF at the other side keeps the sixth position with ten games lost. KIU Titans' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Kampala Our Saviour.
Top scorers:
UPDF: J.Egau 12+8reb, O.Brian 9+2reb+1ast, W.Arthur 9+5reb, D.Opolot 9+5reb+2ast, M.Olobo 8+6reb+2ast, W.Edrine 7+2reb+2ast
KIU Titans: A.Isaiah 18+6reb+2ast, O.Fidel Odur 18+17reb+3ast, J.Chuma 15+20reb, K.Ahmed 12+1reb+4ast, M.Elvis 5+2ast, M.Edgar 4+6reb+1ast

Blazers - Betway Power 76-68

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in . Second ranked Blazers faced 4th placed Betway Power. Host Blazers (17-4) defeated guests from (14-8) 76-68. Blazers forced 24 Betway Power turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a great evening for Kenyan forward Okall Koranga (206-1990) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds. Kenyan point guard Kennedy Wachira (180-1995) helped adding 12 points and 6 rebounds. Four Blazers players scored in double figures. Blazers' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side the former international forward Geoffrey Soro (198-1992) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and guard Innocent Ochera (-1997) scored 17 points. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Blazers. They maintain second place with 17-4 record behind leader City Oilers. Loser Betway Power keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. Blazers will meet at home Tropical R. (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Betway Power will play against the league's leader City Oilers (#1) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Betway Power: I.Ochera 17+3reb+3ast, S.Imran 14+5reb, G.Soro 10+10reb+3ast, N.Guddi 9+3reb+3ast, F.Kasinde 8+7reb+1ast, D.Asiku 4+4reb+3ast
Blazers: K.Okall 19+13reb+3ast, D.Deng 13+3reb+1ast, P.Odong 12+2reb+3ast, W.Kennedy 12+6reb+1ast, D.Monoja 6+7reb+2ast, A.Saidi 5+6reb+6ast

Falcons - JKL Dolphins 61-75

No shocking result in a game in Kampala where eighth ranked JKL Dolphins (10-11) defeated bottom-ranked Falcons (0-23) 75-61 on Saturday. JKL Dolphins dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Falcons' 30. They outrebounded Falcons 52-38 including a 41-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for Mabor Makol who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 21 rebounds and 4 blocks. Ayiik Ayong helped adding 20 points. At the losing side Mark Ngobi responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds and Kenneth Mesho scored 11 points and 8 rebounds. JKL Dolphins moved-up to seventh place. Falcons lost their twenty third game in a row. They still close the standings. JKL Dolphins' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Kampala to the arena UCU Canons.
Top scorers:
Falcons: N.Mark 19+5reb, M.Kenneth 11+8reb+2ast, K.Deo 9+1reb+1ast, M.Henrison 7+5reb, M.Emmanuel 6+8reb+2ast, M.Trezor 5+4reb+2ast
JKL Dolphins: M.Mabor 29+21reb+3ast, A.Ayiik 20+3reb+2ast, D.Malual 11+11reb+2ast, M.Bienfait 9+6reb+3ast, D.Katumba 4+6reb+3ast, O.Carlos 2+4reb+3ast

Our Saviour - City Oilers 62-75

Very expected game in Kampala where 9th ranked Our Saviour (9-12) was defeated by second ranked City Oilers (18-4) 75-62 on Saturday. City Oilers forced 23 Our Saviour turnovers. It was a great evening for the former international Ivan Muhwezi (182-1998) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Okello James helped adding 13 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side power forward Moses Mugisha (-1984) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds and the former international center Sam Gombya (213-1989) scored 6 points and 8 rebounds. Our Saviour's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for City Oilers. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. Newly promoted Our Saviour keeps the ninth place with 12 games lost. City Oilers will meet Betway Power (#4) in the next round. Our Saviour's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Kampala to the arena KIU Titans.
Top scorers:
Our Saviour: M.Mugisha 17+14reb+2ast, E.Bakara 10+5reb, S.Andrew 9+2reb+1ast, J.Wacha 7+2reb+1ast, S.Gombya 6+8reb+2ast, H.Eric 5+2reb+1ast
City Oilers: I.Muhwezi 17+8reb+4ast, J.Okello 13+9reb+3ast, E.Okumu 10+4reb+1ast, T.Drileba 10+6reb+3ast, C.Kizito 9+4reb+2ast, L.Ruai 8+6reb+1ast

Victoria USY - Blazers 60-108

Very predictable result when second ranked Blazers (17-4) outscored on the road 12th ranked Victoria USY (5-18) 108-60 on Saturday. Blazers dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to Victoria USY's 28. Blazers forced 34 Victoria USY turnovers and outrebounded them 56-33 including a 24-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Victoria USY's players. It was a great evening for center Daniel Monoja (197-1993) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 13 rebounds and 5 assists (perfect from the field making all sixteen shots !!!). Chuol Nyuot helped adding 18 points and 6 rebounds. Blazers' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Brian Oyoo responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds and Maker Mayen scored 13 points and 4 assists. Five Blazers and four Victoria USY players scored in double figures. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Blazers. They maintain second place with 17-4 record behind leader City Oilers. Victoria USY lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the twelfth position with 18 games lost. Blazers will meet at home Tropical R. (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Victoria USY will play against Ndejje Angels in Kampala and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Victoria USY: M.Maker 13+4reb+4ast, A.Ronald 13+4reb+1ast, M.Nyong 11+6reb+1ast, O.Brian 10+13reb+1ast, A.Cedric 6+5reb+3ast, O.Emmanuel 4
Blazers: D.Monoja 35+13reb+5ast, N.Chuol 18+6reb+2ast, D.Deng 11+11reb+2ast, W.Kennedy 11+10reb+2ast, D.Juuko 10+4reb+6ast, R.Ongom 7+1reb+3ast

KIU Titans - KCCA P. 91-85

Not a big story in a game in Kampala where 7th ranked KCCA P. (10-12) was defeated by fifth ranked KIU Titans (14-9) 91-85 on Saturday. KIU Titans forced 23 KCCA P. turnovers and had a 37-24 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when KIU Titans made 8 blocks. It was a great evening for Kenyan center Fidel Odur Okoth (203-1996) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds. Chuma Joseph helped adding 13 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks. Five KIU Titans players scored in double figures. At the losing side Kenyan forward Martin Ouma (195-1999) responded with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 10 rebounds and forward Wilson Otweyo (-1989) scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for KIU Titans. They maintain fifth place with 14-9 record. KCCA P. lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the eighth position with 12 games lost. KIU Titans' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Kampala Our Saviour.
Top scorers:
KCCA P.: O.Martin 32+10reb+1ast, O.Emmanuel 12+4reb+1ast, W.Otweyo 11+7reb+1ast, D.Gaaki 7+5reb+6ast, D.Ojoro 6+3reb+1ast, G.Leonardo 6+9reb+1ast
KIU Titans: O.Fidel Odur 21+11reb+3ast, A.Isaiah 16+3reb, J.Chuma 13+14reb+2ast, M.Edgar 11+3reb, K.Ahmed 10+1reb+3ast, M.Otieno 10+9reb+7ast

KCCA P. - Ndejje Angels 91-97

There was a surprise result when eleventh ranked Ndejje Angels (8-12) won against on the road higher ranked KCCA P. (10-12) 97-91 on Sunday. Ndejje Angels dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to KCCA P.'s 40. Ndejje Angels forced 26 KCCA P. turnovers and outrebounded them 49-35 including 20 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a great evening for Samuel Ajak (198-1999) who led his team to a victory scoring 41 points (!!!), 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Power forward Godwin Muhamiriro helped adding 14 points and 12 rebounds. Four Ndejje Angels players scored in double figures. At the losing side Kenyan forward Martin Ouma (195-1999) responded with 23 points and 6 assists and forward Emmanuel Odongkara (-1989) scored 24 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Ndejje Angels. They moved-up to tenth place. KCCA P. lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the eighth position with 12 games lost. Ndejje Angels will meet at home Tropical R. (#11) in the next round. KCCA P. will play against JKL Dolphins and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
KCCA P.: O.Emmanuel 24+8reb+1ast, O.Martin 23+4reb+6ast, W.Otweyo 13, N.Akok 9+7reb+1ast, D.Gaaki 7+1reb+2ast, G.Leonardo 6+7reb
Ndejje Angels: A.Samuel 41+6reb+4ast, A.Haron 19+2reb+5ast, M.Godwin 14+12reb, K.Joseph 11+13reb+1ast, K.Livingstone 5+4reb+8ast, M.David 3+4reb+1ast

Victoria USY - City Oilers 39-77

There was no surprise when 12th ranked Victoria USY (5-18) was crushed at home by second ranked City Oilers (18-4) 77-39 on Sunday. City Oilers held Victoria USY to an opponent 23.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 37.3 percent accuracy of the winners. City Oilers forced 27 Victoria USY turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Victoria USY's players. It was a great evening for John Dombo who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds. Okello James helped adding 5 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side Maker Mayen responded with 6 points and 12 rebounds and Cedric Alema scored 7 points and 7 rebounds. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for City Oilers. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. Victoria USY lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the twelfth place with 18 games lost. City Oilers will meet Betway Power (#4) in the next round. Victoria USY will play against Ndejje Angels (#10) in Kampala and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Victoria USY: K.Mambo 11+3reb, A.Cedric 7+7reb+2ast, A.Ronald 6+2reb+1ast, M.Nyong 6+9reb, M.Maker 6+12reb+3ast, O.Emmanuel 3+5reb
City Oilers: D.John 20+13reb, C.Kizito 11+2reb+2ast, J.Enabu 11+4reb+5ast, E.Okumu 9+8reb+2ast, B.Komakech 8+6reb+4ast, I.Muhwezi 7+5reb+1ast

UCU Canons - UPDF 65-42

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Kampala: UCU Canons (#3) and UPDF (#6). UCU Canons (15-5) crushed visiting UPDF (13-10) by 23 points 65-42. UCU Canons held UPDF to an opponent 20.8 percent shooting from the field compared to 29.0 percent accuracy of the winners. UCU Canons forced 21 UPDF turnovers and outrebounded them 62-37 including a 46-30 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Sudanese center Titus Lual (-1998) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks. Fayed Baale (-2001) contributed with 13 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. The former international forward Jonathan Egau (190-1993) answered with 11 points and 7 rebounds and forward Wilberforce Pirwoth (-1995) added 10 points and 4 assists in the effort for UPDF. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. UCU Canons maintains third place with 15-5 record having five points less than leader City Oilers. UPDF at the other side keeps the sixth position with ten games lost. UCU Canons' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Kampala JKL Dolphins.
Top scorers:
UPDF: J.Egau 11+7reb+1ast, W.Pirwoth 10+2reb+4ast, W.Arthur 7+3reb, F.Odama 4+4reb+1ast, B.Okumu 4+4reb, W.Edrine 3+8reb+1ast
UCU Canons: T.Lual 15+18reb+1ast, B.Fayed 13+5reb+2ast, U.Sudi 9+3reb+1ast, K.Jerry 7+6reb, S.Peter 6+9reb+1ast, C.Fadhili 5+11reb+1ast



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