Wednesday, June 26

Espoir 103-82 Kigali Titans

APR 85-76 UGB

Star guard Ntore Habimana was at the top of his form as his team high 24 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists helped APR overcome United Generation Basketball (UGB) with a hard-fought 85-76 win on Wednesday night, June 26, to retain the top spot in the ongoing Rwanda Basketball League.

The game, held at Lycée de Kigali gymnasium, was played at a fast pace from the very beginning where UGB were looking so close to taking home the win but Mazen Trakh and his side refused to give up.

They avoided an upset, but they had to wait until the final quarter to snatch the victory.

APR led for the opening quarter 18-14 but UGB bounced back to win the second quarter 19-12 to go into half-time with a 33-30 lead.

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Coming into the second half, APR looked more energized, making fewer defensive mistakes to steal the third quarter 31-24 and the final quarter 24-19.

On top of Ntore’s exploits, Axel Mpoyo and Jean Jacques Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza added 16 points each.

Mlosevic Nemanja topped UGB’s scoring with 29 points. Junior Patrick scored 22 points whereas team captain Shaffi Habineza contributed 10 points, but their outputs weren’t good enough to help their side steal a win away from the Rwandan champions.

In another game, Espoir beat Kigali Titans 103-82 to move fourth in the standings.