Warriors stumble in Marines play-off
Oct 20, 2005
DESPITE a furious rally, second-seeded Warriors have a lot of work ahead to turn the tables on Nkumba-Marines in the MTN basketball league playoffs.
By Gloria Kyomugisha
Marines 73 Warriors 62
A-1 Challenge 47 Sparks 46
DESPITE a furious rally, second-seeded Warriors have a lot of work ahead to turn the tables on Nkumba-Marines in the MTN basketball league playoffs.
Marines utilised the fourth quarter to open a 13-point lead, got 24 points from Norman Blick and overcame a late scare for a 73-62 victory over the error-riddled Warriors in the first game of their best-of-three series.
The Nkumba team that appears to be primed for a breakout playoff season erased a 3-point deficit in the third quarter with Donald Blick and Karol Bisereko contributing 16 and 11 points each to give the team a 1-0 advantage.
Ronnie Kasewu grabbed 17 points and 5 rebounds while Stephen Okias chipped in 16 points for Warriors who committed 7 turnovers after Marines sprung a full court pressure defense on them.
In another tense encounter, Josephine Namayega’s offense and Betty Namukasa’s defense secured A-1 Challenge a narrow 47-46 victory over 2003 league champions MUK-Sparks in the women’s playoffs.
Namayega had 12 points with two 3-pointers.
Marines 73 Warriors 62
A-1 Challenge 47 Sparks 46
DESPITE a furious rally, second-seeded Warriors have a lot of work ahead to turn the tables on Nkumba-Marines in the MTN basketball league playoffs.
Marines utilised the fourth quarter to open a 13-point lead, got 24 points from Norman Blick and overcame a late scare for a 73-62 victory over the error-riddled Warriors in the first game of their best-of-three series.
The Nkumba team that appears to be primed for a breakout playoff season erased a 3-point deficit in the third quarter with Donald Blick and Karol Bisereko contributing 16 and 11 points each to give the team a 1-0 advantage.
Ronnie Kasewu grabbed 17 points and 5 rebounds while Stephen Okias chipped in 16 points for Warriors who committed 7 turnovers after Marines sprung a full court pressure defense on them.
In another tense encounter, Josephine Namayega’s offense and Betty Namukasa’s defense secured A-1 Challenge a narrow 47-46 victory over 2003 league champions MUK-Sparks in the women’s playoffs.
Namayega had 12 points with two 3-pointers.