29 May 2023 | Basketball

Sunday, May 28

• City Oilers 94-68 Kampala Rockets

Women

• KIU Rangers 84-44 Nabisunsa Girls
• Miracle Eaglets 63-37 A1 Challenge
• KCCA Leopards 68-52 Angels
• UCU Lady Canons 45-56 Magic Stormers

City Oilers easily passed by newbies Kampala Rockets to seal off the National Basketball League with a perfect run. In a game played at YMCA, City Oilers registered a 94-64 well-deserved win against Kampala Rockets on Sunday evening. It was the 11th win in 11 games for the league’s record champion while it was the eighth loss for the newcomer who has won only thrice from the 11 outings. The Oilers were playing for the first time since their early elimination from BAL and their class was written all over the walls. The first quarter provided a close contest as the Oilers edged the Rockets 20-17. In the second quarter, it was the same story as the Oilers put in a shift to keep ahead of the Rockets with only a margin of nine points (43-34) by halftime. After a long break, Mande Juruni’s troops finally found their spark and rhythm commanding a (31-18) run widening the gap to 22 points. In the fourth quarter, Oilers continued with their dominance to earn a 20-16 run hence climaxing the first round on a high with a 94-68 victory. On the scoreboard, Jimmy Enabu, Luak Ruai and Ivan Muhwazi carded 14 points. While Ceasar Kizito and Titus Lual added 13 and 12 to ensure the assignment is sealed. On the other hand, Gideon Kasasa scored the game’s highest with 23 points and 10 rebounds as Emmanuel Okumu added 17 points for the Rockets.

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