Panthers crawl to three-game winning streak

National Basketball League

Results

KCCA 77 Rockets 68

Namuwongo 93 Jaguars 66

Tomorrow

Sommet v UCU

After going winless in their first three games of the second round of the National Basketball League (NBL), the KCCA Panthers have shot back with three victories in three outings.

No doubt their mojo is back, and with it a healthier spot in the rankings.

Davis Asiimwe, that ever-reliable cog in the KCCA backcourt, dropped a team-high 17 points while three teammates finished with double figures to power the Panthers past the doomed Kampala Rockets yesterday.

KCCA improved to 10-7, as the Rockets (led by Brian Opio with a game-high 21 points) fell to 2-13.

Imran Samad and Stanley Mugerwa sank 12 points apiece, with the latter adding nine rebounds. Laul Akok scored 10 points for the Panthers, who lost the first quarter 20-15 and the third frame 16-18 but were dominant enough in the other two to seal the deal.

The victory moved Raymond Muhumuza’s men to third in the rankings, or be it with two games and three losses more than the fourth-ranked Rezlife Saints.

Edward Mugabo and Gideon Kasasa had 14 and 12 points for the Rockets, who are rooted to the bottom of the NBL and are surely headed for relegation.