Nam Blazers Dominate Titans in Semifinal Series Opener

NBL Playoffs | Thursday, August 15 Namuwongo Blazers secured a 79-61 victory against KIU Titans in game one of the National Basketball League semifinal series at Lugogo Indoor Arena on Friday evening. This gave the Blazers a commanding 1-0 lead in the highly anticipated best-of-five semifinal series. The Titans struggled from the start to find […] The post Nam Blazers Dominate Titans in Semifinal Series Opener appeared first on Kawowo Sports.

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Nam Blazers Dominate Titans in Semifinal Series Opener

NBL Playoffs | Thursday, August 15

KIU Titans 61-79 Namuwongo Blazers (0-1)
UCU Lady Canons 73-44 KIU Rangers (1-0)

Namuwongo Blazers secured a 79-61 victory against KIU Titans in game one of the National Basketball League semifinal series at Lugogo Indoor Arena on Friday evening.

This gave the Blazers a commanding 1-0 lead in the highly anticipated best-of-five semifinal series.

The Titans struggled from the start to find their rhythm and found themselves trailing by 13 points (27-14) at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Blazers never looked back but rather kept their foot on the gas pedal as they opened an 18-point lead going into the long break.

Despite the Titans’ improvement in the second half, where they shared spoils (15-15) in both periods, the Blazers were still stuck in the driving seat.

Innocent Ochera once again had a thrilling game against his former paymasters, recording a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Jimmy Williams (21 points), Joseph Chuma (17 points), and Peter Cheng (13 points) also contributed massively for the Blazers in double digits.

On the other hand, only Peter Obleng (17 points) and Edgar Munaba (12 points) scored in double figures.

The two sides will look horns in Game Two, which is scheduled on Sunday at the same venue.

For the women, UCU Lady Canons secured a well-deserved 73-44 victory against KIU Rangers to lead the series.