Africa-Press – Rwanda. Semi-finals
Game 3
REG Vs UGB 6pm
APR Vs Patriots 8:30 pm
APR star forward/center Aliou Diarra will be back from an injury he suffered in Game 1 as the army side square off with Patriots in Game 3 of the best-of-five semi-final series at BK Arena on Wednesday, June 25.
Diarra was walked out of Game 1 against Patriots on Friday, June 20, after suffering a knee injury in a major blow that saw his side lose 78-61.
He also missed Game 2 on Sunday, June 22, although his side tried hard to overcome Patriots in 83-75 victory.
APR coach James Mayer Jr. confirmed that the Malian center has recovered from the injury and will be available for Game 3 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Patriots will be without two of their star players—point guard Elliott Cole and forward Steven Hagumintwari —who are all yet to recover from their injuries.
“We are ready for game 3. We have injury problems but I will use the players I have since Hagumintwari and Cole are being monitored by doctors,” Patriots head coach Sunny Niyomugabo told Times Sport.
Currently, the series are locked at 1-1, before the two Rwandan basketball powerhouses resume their rivalry in Wednesday’s Game 3 at BK Arena.
The game will tip-off at 8:30pm.
REG one win away from finals
In another semi-final Game 3 fixture, Rwanda Energy Group will be looking to get the job done earlier as a win over United Generation on Wednesday would see them win the series 3-0 and save time to prepare for the finals.
REG currently lead the series 2-0 from their 82-74 Game 1 victory on Friday and 96-84 Game 2 win on Sunday.
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