{"id":97175,"date":"2025-03-03T17:14:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T17:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/kamndoh-and-cole-combine-for-40-points-as-patriots-edge-espoir"},"modified":"2025-03-03T17:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T17:14:33","slug":"kamndoh-and-cole-combine-for-40-points-as-patriots-edge-espoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/kamndoh-and-cole-combine-for-40-points-as-patriots-edge-espoir","title":{"rendered":"Kamndoh and Cole combine for 40 points as Patriots edge Espoir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Sunday, March 2<\/p>\n<p>Patriots 84-72 Espoir<\/p>\n<p>Power forward Frank Kamndoh and point guard Elliott Cole scored 20 points apiece to help Patriots overcome Espoir 84-72 at Petit Stade on Sunday, March 2.<\/p>\n<p>Sunny Niyomugabo\u2019s side started brightly, claiming the first two quarters 21-17 and 24-20 to take a 45-37 lead at the break.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, Espoir bounced back to win the third quarter 23-17 as they tried to orchestrate a comeback. However, Patriots held on to win the last quarter 22-12 to cement a win which moved them in third place with 9 points.<\/p>\n<p>They are now a point shy of league leaders APR who have 10 points while Espoir stayed in seventh place.<\/p>\n<p>In another game held on Sunday at Petit Stade, in the men\u2019s league, UGB edged Orion 65-53 while Kepler beat AZOMCO 93-67.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Sunday, March 2 Patriots 84-72 Espoir Power forward Frank Kamndoh and point guard Elliott Cole scored 20 points apiece to help Patriots overcome Espoir 84-72 at Petit Stade on Sunday, March 2. 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