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Playoffs semi-finals results
APR 62-52 REG
REG 96-60 Espoir BBC
APR and Rwanda Energy Group (REG) have reached the playoffs finals of the 2022/2023 season after sweeping the Patriots and Espoir respectively in the best of five semifinals playoffs.
REG booked their ticket to the finals after winning three games in a row against Espoir including Sunday’s 96-60 Game 3 win to go through unbeaten.
Star point guard Adonis Filer ran the show on Sunday, scoring a team high 19 points as on teammate Pascal Niyonkuru and Kami Kabange contributed 16 and 14 points respectively to finish the best of five semifinals series in style.
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Meanwhile, Maz Trakh’s APR saw off Patriots in 3-0 record as Sunday’s 62-52 victory saw the military side go through and set a finals date with REG.
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Ntore Habimana starred with a game high 19 points while De Marcus Holland added 13 points to sweep Patriots who looked average without Michael Dixon.
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The finals will be played in a "best-of-seven series” format, with Game 1 scheduled on September 1 at BK Arena.