NBL Round 31 (Regular Season): Jaguars are defeated by City Oilers in a derby game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Kampala: City Oilers (#6) and Jaguars (#3). Jaguars were defeated at home 62-77 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Jaguars. City Oilers forced 24 Jaguars turnovers. It was a great evening for Canadian guard Chad Bowie (188-1996, college: SHSU) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Center Maker Mer helped adding 13 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side center Peter Sifuma (-1996) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Jaguars' coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending champion maintains sixth place with 13-10 record. Jaguars at the other side keep the third position with nine games lost.
Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Kampala: UCU Canons (#6) and Kampala R. (#4). UCU Canons (14-10) crushed visiting Kampala R. (14-10) by 27 points 79-52. It was an exceptional evening for international center Joel Kayira (208-2001) who led the winners and scored 16 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Lwabaga Ibanda accounted for 8 points and 4 assists. Power forward Puati Kikomba came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds for Kampala R. in the defeat. 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 moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Kampala R.




Jaguars - City Oilers 62-77

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Kampala: City Oilers (#6) and Jaguars (#3). Jaguars were defeated at home 62-77 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Jaguars. City Oilers forced 24 Jaguars turnovers. It was a great evening for Canadian guard Chad Bowie (188-1996, college: SHSU) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Center Maker Mer helped adding 13 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side center Peter Sifuma (-1996) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and Ian Lubwama scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Jaguars' coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending champion maintains sixth place with 13-10 record. Jaguars at the other side keep the third position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
City Oilers: C.Bowie 16+5reb+4ast, M.Mer 13+8reb+1ast, K.Wegscheider 10+1reb+5ast, F.Baale 8+1reb+7ast, T.Lual 7+2reb, R.Baptist 7+9reb+2ast
Jaguars: P.Sifuma 13+12reb, I.Lubwama 13+5reb+5ast, G.Agasi 8+4reb, K.Moru 6+3reb+1ast, A.Dut 6+5reb, A.Eboyu 6+4reb

UCU Canons - Kampala R. 79-52

Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Kampala: UCU Canons (#6) and Kampala R. (#4). UCU Canons (14-10) crushed visiting Kampala R. (14-10) by 27 points 79-52. UCU Canons forced 23 Kampala R. turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for international center Joel Kayira (208-2001) who led the winners and scored 16 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Lwabaga Ibanda accounted for 8 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Power forward Puati Kikomba came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and Christian Ndibu added 8 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Kampala R. in the defeat. 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 moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Kampala R.
Top scorers:
UCU Canons: J.Kayira 16+8reb+3ast, F.Dushime 9+4reb+1ast, M.Okurut 9+3reb, J.Otim 8+1reb+2ast, L.Ibanda 8+4reb+4ast, A.Jongroor 7+4reb
Kampala R.: P.Kikomba 10+11reb+2ast, G.Kasasa 9+2reb, C.Ndibu 8+10reb, M.Juf 7+4reb+1ast, B.Opio 6+2reb+1ast, W.Joseph 5+1reb