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Abel Omongin came off the bench to score 10 points, collect seven rebounds and dished out two assists in a Player of the Game performance.
Having arrested a three-game losing streak against UPDF Tomahawks on Sunday, KCCA Panthers recorded a second-straight win Wednesday night at YMCA.
The Panthers defeated Kampala Rockets 72-65 in a game that was decided in the final stages.
Rockets were the first to get out of the blocks and got going through Emmanuel Okumu and John Dombo to lead 20-15 after the opening quarter.
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19:47 - 12.07.2023
BASKETBALL NBL: Lady Canons blowout A1 Challenge
The UCU Lady Canons returned to league action as they blew out A1 Challenge 75-49 in the National Basketball League at the YMCA grounds on Wednesday.
Brian Wathum’s Panthers then relied on Daniel Gaaki and Martin Buluma Ouma’s offence to stage a comeback and edge the second frame 23-14.
The Kasasiro Boys took a four-point advantage (38-34) into the halftime break and, by edging the third frame 23-14, established a comfortable 13-point lead (61-48) into the last ten minutes of the game.
It was, however, in the final quarter that Kur Garang got hot from downtown to ensure a nervy ending to the game.
With 50 seconds left, the South Sudanese connected from range to make it a six-point game (71-65), but the Panthers held on for victory.
Gaaki scored a team-high 14 points, while Emmanuel Odongkara and Gaius Mahamba added 12 apiece.
Abel Omongin came off the bench to score 10 points, collect seven rebounds and dished out two assists in a Player of the Game performance.
Garang and Emmanuel Okumu had 15 points each, but these were insufficient as the Rockets dropped to a 4-11 record that has them one place above bottom-side Rezlife.
The victory for KCCA moved them from ninth to seventh on the log with a 6-9 record.
National Basketball League
Wednesday results
UCU Lady Canons 75-49 A1 Challenge
KCCA 72-65 Kampala Rockets
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