NBL Round 5 of Regular Season- April 8, 2023
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Rezlife S. - Ndejje Angels 90-88 Rezlife S. can celebrate their first win this season after three consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as they edged much higher ranked Ndejje Angels (2-3) 90-88 on Wednesday. Rezlife S. forced 23 Ndejje Angels turnovers and outrebounded them 60-31 including a 22-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. Emmanuel Okot stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 19 rebounds for the winners and Thok Timothy chipped in 23 points and 12 rebounds. Power forward Cikom Monybai responded with 16 points and 8 rebounds and Joseph Kumbai scored 14 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Rezlife S. (1-3) left bottom position moving up to ninth place, which they share with KCCA P. Loser Ndejje Angels keep the fifth position with three games lost. Rezlife S.'s 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: Ndejje Angels: A.Haron 19+4ast, M.Cikom 16+8reb+1ast, K.Joseph 14+9reb+1ast, O.Jonathan 12+1reb+4ast, R.Bolton 9+2reb, O.James 8+2reb+1ast Rezlife S.: T.Thok 23+12reb+1ast, O.Emmanuel 16+19reb+2ast, A.Richard 15+9reb, O.Micheal 11+8reb+6ast, K.Arnold 9+2reb, A.Keith 3+1reb Our Saviour - JKL Dolphins 74-77 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Kampala where bottom-ranked Our Saviour (0-2) was edged by twelfth ranked JKL Dolphins (1-2) 77-74 on Wednesday. JKL Dolphins forced 27 Our Saviour turnovers. Denis Omara stepped up and scored 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals for the winners and point guard Bienfait Minani chipped in 13 points and 7 assists. Power forward Moses Mugisha (-1984) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 25 rebounds and Kenneth Mesho produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. Four Our Saviour players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. JKL Dolphins left bottom position moving up to sixth place, which they share with UCU Canons and UPDF. Loser Our Saviour still closes the standings with two games lost. JKL Dolphins' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Kampala . Top scorers: Our Saviour: M.Kenneth 17+11reb+2ast, M.Mugisha 16+25reb+3ast, J.Wacha 16+3reb+5ast, D.Malual 10+5reb+1ast, S.Andrew 6+1reb+1ast, A.Davis 5+3reb+1ast JKL Dolphins: O.Denis 24+6reb+4ast, T.John 14+8reb+2ast, M.Bienfait 13+4reb+7ast, B.Martin 8+9reb+1ast, A.Christopher 8+3reb, A.Akris 5+5reb+1ast Power - Blazers 60-63 The biggest surprise of round 5 in NBL was guest Blazers' (3-1) road victory over Power (#4) 63-60 on Friday evening. Blazers dominated down low during the game scoring 40 of its points in the paint compared to Power's 20. Blazers forced 26 Power turnovers and outrebounded them 54-42 including a 36-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Peter Cheng who had a double-double by scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals. The former international forward Geoffrey Soro (198-1992) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Power forward Isaac Afidra (-1985) produced 17 points and 6 rebounds and forward Samad Imran (-1993) added 10 points and 12 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Four Power players scored in double figures. Blazers moved-up to second place, which they share with KIU Titans. Power at the other side keeps the fourth position with two games lost. Blazers' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Kampala to the arena City Oilers. Top scorers: Power: A.Isaac 17+6reb+3ast, B.Bonza 10+5reb+6ast, M.Guellord 10+2reb+1ast, S.Imran 10+12reb+1ast, O.Stephen 6+7reb+1ast, R.Yat 4+4reb+1ast Blazers: C.Peter 22+12reb+4ast, G.Soro 10+10reb+5ast, N.Chuol 8+9reb+1ast, R.Ongom 8+5reb, B.Wadaya 6+2reb+2ast, M.Micheal 5+10reb City Oilers - UCU Canons 87-64 Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Kampala: City Oilers (#1) and UCU Canons (#6). City Oilers (7-0) crushed visiting UCU Canons (1-2) by 23 points 87-64. Sudanese center Titus Lual orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds. Swingman Ruai Luak (196-2004) contributed with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. The former international forward Rogers Dauna (196-2000) answered with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 19 rebounds and center Peter Sifuma (-1996) added 13 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for UCU Canons. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. City Oilers have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 7-0 record. UCU Canons at the other side keep the sixth position with two games lost. They share it with UPDF and JKL Dolphins. City Oilers' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Kampala Blazers. Top scorers: UCU Canons: D.Rogers 13+19reb+1ast, S.Peter 13+9reb, O.Jimmy 12+6reb+2ast, L.Ibanda 9+7reb+4ast, K.Jerry 8+4reb+1ast, J.Kayiira 4+3reb City Oilers: L.Ruai 22+14reb, T.Lual 21+15reb+2ast, N.Micheal 18+2reb+2ast, J.Okello 8+16reb+3ast, D.Tonny 6+2reb+2ast, B.Fayed 6 Tags : GEOFFREY SORO, NAMUWONGO BLAZERS, UGANDAN BASKETBALL |
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