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It was judgment day for UCU Canons as they fought for their life on the last day of the National Basketball League regular season.

UCU Canons registered a 79-69 win against well-motivated KCCA Panthers in a close contest at YMCA Court on Wednesday evening.

The Mukono-based side came into the contest knowing a loss would drop them into the lower division.

KCCA Panthers got their shooting preparation right and it was evident as they led the first quarter 27-24.

But the Canons got better as the game went on and they got into the driving seat before the umpire sent the two sides in the long break.

The scoreboard read 47-41 in favor of Coach Nicholas Natuhereza’s troops.

It was in the third quarter when the gap hugely widened to 72-54 as UCU Canons ran away with the game.

The Canons failed to drop a single point in the first six minutes of the final quarter but that hardly changed much as they managed to hold their nerves to pick the vital win.

Peter Sifuma put up a thrilling show as he dropped 20 points and pulled down as many rebounds making him the king of the paint.

Rogers Dauna and Jimmy Otim added 15 and 12 points respectively to award the Canons the much-needed win.

Salim Kasilu topped the Panthers scoring sheet with a game-high of 25 points.

Martin Baluma and Abel Omongin added 10 each as the Panthers went down fighting.

The Canons turned up with a rare crowd that rallied the team and it was a lovely night as they travelled back to Mukono with a victory.

NBL Playoffs Fixture

Namuwongo Blazers registered a convincing 66-47 victory against UCU Canons in the National Basketball League at the YMCA Court, Wandegeya on Friday.

The victory meant Namuwongo Blazers have now sealed a seventh straight win in a row hence glueing the side on top of the 12-teamed log.

Peter Cheng and new signing Williams Jimmy D led the scoring board with 18 points each.

Jimmy D went 5-for-12 from the two-point mark and two-for-six outside the paint hence harvesting 18 points in his second show for his new side.

While Cheng added nine rebounds hence being named the player of the game.

Micheal Makiadi rose highest to grab 18 rebounds ensuring possession remains in the hands of the Blazers.

For the Blazers, Joel Kayira, Lwabaga Ibanda and Jimmy Otim scored a double posting 12, 11 and 10 points respectively.

Kayira went ahead to pull down 19 rebounds to take charge of the paint.

The Canons missed the services of their gaffer Nicholas Natuhereza as well as forward Rogers Dauna and centre Peter Sifuma.

The Canons took charge of the first quarter to lead 16-11 before the Blazers timely responded taking charge of the second quarter 17-11 thus edging the former by a point before the long break (38-37).

Blazers were on fire in the third quarter (23-11) before they sealed their victory in the final frame (15-9).

It’s the third loss for the Mukono-based side that has previously lost to Ndejje University Angels and KIU Titans.

National Basketball League

Sunday, June 26, 2023

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UCU Canons register a 67-66 narrow victory against Our Saviour in the National Basketball League at the KIU Court, Kasanga on Sunday evening.

It was a hard-fought win for the Mukono-based side that was out on the floor without their tactician Nicholas Natuhereza who is out of the country on national duty.

Our Saviour started on a slow pouring in only nine points while the Canons managed 15 to take an early lead.

At half-time, the Canons were holding onto an eight-point lead ahead of Our Savior in what seemed to be a closely contested game.

Coming from the resting rooms, Our Saviour came back a better side in the third quarter posting 23 points and limiting the Canons to only 13.

Our Saviour benefited from the bench that gave them over 48 points while the Canons’ bench only collected 19 points.

The man of the match Peter Sifuma managed a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds to give the Canons a victory.

UCU Canons CEO Sam Lukaire expressed his joy noting it was a heated duel and he is glad the boys fought till the end.

“The boys had taken long without playing but am glad they kept fighting. It was a very tight game but we managed to pick a win and we shall build from there in the next game,“ Lukaire told MTN Sports.

The victory means their score is (9-4) this going second on the log.

Next on the fixture, UCU Canons take on KIU Titans while Our Savoir will play against Power.

Sunday, May 7

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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

Men

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

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Women

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.