On another seemingly cold Wednesday evening FUBA graced us with resilient basketball action. Games started as early as 5:30pm. On a wet evening one would think that the fans would shy away from the YMCA home of basketball venue but this was not to be true.
Fans trickled in slowly but surely which im sure had everything to do with the late game on the day. The first game we had the ladies category where KCC Leopards were against Makerere Cubs.
5:30 KICK OFF
KCC LEOPARDS : 106
MAKERERE CUBS : 22
This was a game where we had two teams with very different objectives faced off. One team seeking to finish on a high as they headed to the play-offs and the other was literally playing for pride as I believe they’ve already been relegated.
KCC had Baby, Miriam Hamala and Hellen all scoring double figures to helping them go past the 100 point mark. Great defensive all round game helped them totally chock the Cubs offense. In the last quarter, as I may highlight it took the Cubs over 7 minutes to score their first points in that quarter in a game where you literally have running time of 10 minutes. It’s clear that these two teams are not supposed to be on the same court. It was an all-round mismatch.
At the end of the day it was always going to be one winner and that was the KCC Leopards who have already booked their slot in the play-offs which begin in two weeks’ time.
7:30 KICK OFF
NKUMBA MARINES : 102
ST. MICHEAL : 62
This was the second game of the day. St. Micheal High School tried to make life had for the Marines offense playing pretty well in the first quarter. The difference was kept to 4 points. But Mr. Swaleh and his team mates had other ideas, as they went on riot for the rest of the quarters. St. Micheal’s defense couldn’t take the pressure crumbling totally after that.
9:30 KICK OFF
DMARK POWER : 98
UCU CANONS : 68
This was the late night kick off and they were complaints around about how the game began a little late. Nevertheless, it’s a fact that whenever these two teams meet you are guaranteed more than your money’s worth. The magical hands of Ivan Enabu and the great shooting abilities of Jimmy Enabu plus the great talent of Norman Blick, Ikong and Emma Enabu all on one court, is what I’d refer to as a juicy fixture.
The first quarter saw DMark Power exchanging beautiful passes that seemingly overwhelmed the UCU Canons defense. With Ikong in the centre of the offense and Emma Enabu orchestrating the game plan effectively the mood was looking good for the DMark Power side. It should be noted that Isaac Afidra had one of his best games in this second round for Power with fearless effective offense and a decent defensive game.
The UCU Canons side I’d say took a little while to get in the game with their main threat Ivan Enabu on and off till about the third quarter where he began taking the game to the heart of the DMark defense. But with Jimmy Enabu being fouled out in the fourth quarter, yet he was shooting the three pointers like he is meant for that purpose, the situation went from bad to worse. Not even the mean defense of Jeff could stop the Power forwards from running riot on UCU Canons.
In all fairness this was another case of too little too late. The damage was done in the first quarter and from then on it was always going to be hard for UCU Canons to play catch up against a DMark Power side that was looking pretty good (both offensively and defensively) with their form coming in time as we head to the play-offs soon.
In a game that had no significance to their qualifications for the play-offs, DMark Power humbled the UCU Canons 98:68 and gave them a lot to think about as we soon shift our attention to the play-offs.
Score Board
DMark Power UCU Canons
First Quarter 33 First Quarter 09
Second Quarter 12 Second Quarter 12
Third Quarter 23 Third Quarter 20
Fourth Quarter 30 Fourth Quarter 27
Total Points Scored 98 Total Points Scored 68
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