APR Basketball Club assistant coach, Cliff Owuor, has urged his players to maintain consistency if they are to overcome Patriots in the semifinals playoffs.

The military side lead the series after beating Patriots 69-59 at BK Arena on Wednesday night, August 23, to take home Game 1 in style and Owuor wants his men to keep their game up to perform well in the next games.

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"We did a great job on the defensive end and we are going to continue that in the subsequent games. It's a playoff game and I know they're going to make adjustments,” Owuor told Times Sport.

Game controlling and 'playing as a team' are two key aspects that helped APR win Game 1 and Owuor rallied the team to replicate that and do even more in the next games.

He said the team will, "look into how we played the game tonight,” before adding, "we are going to make certain adjustments too in the areas where they were hurting us. But we need to stay focused. We want to win Game 2.”

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The teams return to action in Game 2 of the semi-finals playoffs series on Friday, August 25, same venue.

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This year’s playoffs will take place in a best of five series at the semi-final stage, and a best of seven series at the finals.

The champions will represent Rwanda at the 2024 Basketball Africa League (BAL).