26 April 2024 | Basketball

City Oilers' quest for Basketball Africa League Playoffs ended following their second defeat to Bangui Sporting Club on Friday.

The Ugandan champions who shocked Al Ahly 82-81 on Wednesday came into the match up with Bangui looking for victory but a 91-76 loss ended all their hopes of reaching the playoffs.

Oilers dropped to 1-4 following the defeat and will be hoping for not only Al Ahly to beat Al Ahly Benghazi but also the have to beat the Libyans by at least a 12-point margin to stand a chance of advancing.

Oilers trailed 19-12 after the opening ten minutes and by halftime, the deficit was 12 points.

The Ugandans however took the fight to the Central Africans in the third quarter which they won 27-18 to restore hope going into the last quarter of the game.

The fourth quarter started well as the Oilers tied the game at 68 two minutes into the period but the wheels started falling off as the deficit reached double figures later on and there was no way back for the Oilers.

Patrick Rembert had his best offensive game for Oilers with a team-high 21 points to go with 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Randy Culpepper Sr and Dane Miller Jr contributed 16 points each while Khamam Maluach had 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Oilers will play their last game against Al Ahly Benghazi on Saturday.

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