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.

Sunday, May 7

Men

• Kampala Rockets 69-74 UCU Canons
• KIU Titans 84-71 KCCA Panthers

Women

• Kampala University 62-47 Angels
• Nkumba Lady Marines 40-84 Magic Stormers

UCU Canons made a late charge to register a 74-69 victory against Kampala Rockets in the National Basketball League at YMCA, Wandegeya on Sunday evening.

Peter Sifuma scored a team-high 16 points and picked 18 rebounds for the Mukono based to register back-to-back wins in the just concluded weekend.

The newly promoted side kicked off right away with a perfect start winning the first quarter 21-12.

Kampala Rockets fell in the second quarter trailing by five points (14-19) but went into the long break with a four-point lead (35-31).

The Canons (6-3) returned a better side picking timely rebounds and distributing the ball with the perfect rhythm.

The third quarter ended at 54-52 as the Rockets had a narrow lead but in the fourth quarter, they levelled at 69-69 with 01:12 left on the clock before Jerry Samson Kayanja made a 3-point jump shoot and Ibanda Lwabaga concluded the party with a 2-point lay up.

The Cannons created a five-point gap to pick their successive win after beating RezLife Saints 87-35 on Saturday.

It was the sixth victory for Nicholas Natuhereza’s coached side who have also lost three in the nine games played so far.

Sunday, April 23, 2022

Women

• KIU Rangers 94-32 A1 Challenge
• Nkumba 35-59 UCU

Men

• UCU Canons 90-80 KCCA Panthers
• KIU Titans 78-53 Kampala Rockets
• Rezlife Saints 54-48 UPDF Tomahawks

UCU Canons registered their third victory after edging KCCA Panthers 90-80 in the National Basketball League at the MTN Arena, Lugogo on Sunday.

Jimmy Otim was exceptional in guiding UCU Canons to their third win in a row. The Mukono-base side has recently won against JKL Dolphins, Power and KCCA Panthers.

Otim led the charge scoring a game-high of 25 points, picking four rebounds and four assists in the 33 minutes he spent on the floor.

By half time the Panthers were trailing by 11 (46-35) in a closely contested game.

In the third quarter, the Panthers cut the deficit to seven after carding (22-18) in that specific block.

But in the last quarter, UCU were on the front foot carding (26-23) extending the gap to the end for a final 90-80 score.

Jerry Kayanga and Joel Kayiira scored 17 and 14 respectively to ensure the Canons take the win home.

Salim Kisilu and Martin Buluma Ouma scored 16 each and Emmanuel Ateng added 13 for the Panthers.

The Canons benefited from the bench that posted 38 points, ensuring a smooth flow of player rotation.

In the next games, Canons take on Rez Life Saints while KCCA Panthers will lock horns with KIU Titans.

Friday, April, 21

Men

• UCU Canons 81-50 Dmark Power

Women

• UKIU Rangers 63-66 UCU Lady Canon

UCU Canons registered a second win in a row for the first time in the ongoing National Basketball League campaign.

This came after they thumped DMark Power 81-50 in a one-sided encounter at MTN Arena on Friday.

Power faced their second loss on a bounce after falling to the newly promoted Kampala Rockets earlier.

Jerry Kayanga stood out as Timothy Odeke’s troops struggled to handle the former’s athleticism.

UCU got off the mark with a 24-09 lead after the first quarter and they kept roaring into the second quarter and went into the break with a comfortable lead of 48-20.

After recess, Canons utilised their bench and by the end of the third quarter, Power was trailing by 35 (69-34).

Power lifted their spirits in the final block of the duel to card a 16-12 run but it was not enough to impact the result.

Kayanga impressed with a game-high of 21 points followed by Jimmy Otim and Peter Sifuma who registered 16 and 12 points respectively.

For Power, Guellord Mobanza gathered 12 points while Samad Imran collected 11 points.