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Women REG Vs The Hoops 4pm Men REG Vs Patriots 7pm<\/p>\n

Friday results<\/b><\/p>\n

Men REG 66-63 Patriots Women REG 74-47 The Hoops Rwanda Energy Group (REG) Basketball Club Power forward Olivier Shyaka posted a game high 30 points as his team overcame defending champions Patriots 66-63 in game 1 of the best-of-three playoff finals on Friday, October 29 at Kigali Arena.<\/p>\n

The match that was highly contested, due to among other reasons, the fact that the champion will represent Rwanda in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), an NBA-sponsored club championship that takes place annually on the African continent since 2021.<\/p>\n

Henry Mwinuka\u2019s REG started with a great performance, winning the first quarter 25-18, but Patriots bounced to claim the second quarter 11-8. By half-time, REG was holding a narrow 33-29 lead.<\/p>\n

Returning for the second half, Patriots continued to put up a fight, winning the third quarter 19-18, and drawing the fourth one 15-15 points. Besides Shyaka’s scoring exploits for REG, fellow players Elie Kaje and Pascal Niyonkuru added 12 and 7 points respectively.<\/p>\n

For Patriots, Kenneth Gasana dropped 21 points and Dieudonn\u00e9 Ndizeye added 14. Mwinuka said the win is a good step forward, and a boost for them. \u201cThis is a very good step forward, winning the first game of the series is always a massive boost,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In the women’s category, REG women basketball also increased their chances of winning the title after beating defending champions The Hoops on 74-47 points in the first game of the best-of-three playoff finals The second games of the playoff finals are slated for today, October 30.<\/p>\n

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