Author: ELKANA KUHENGA
AfricaPress-Tanzania: THE road to Regional Basketball League final is at last stages as DB Lioness face Ukonga Queens in women’s semis while Kurasini Heat is scheduled to meet ABC in men’s semis at Harbours court in Dar es Salaam for their second playoff matches.
When the teams met last Friday, DB Lioness beat Ukonga 59-49 points while ABC defeated Kurasini by 72-65 points. Taudencia Oluoch from Lioness was the game MVP after hitting 16 points, ten rebounds and four blocks.
Moses Jackson from ABC was the game hero in men’s category after sinking 19 points and catching 12 rebounds. Other semis will be staged on Monday when JKT Stars will play Vijana Queens and later Oilers will lock horns with JKT.
The two met on their first semis on Thursday where JKT Stars beat Vijana Queens with a huge win of 80-39.
The outstanding performance was graced by Jesca Julius who brightened the semis with 32 points, eight rebounds and two assists.
Vijana need to do better on the next game in case they are seriously seeking to defend their title. If they don’t win their next game they will definitely be out of the league.
On men’s side JKT defeated Oilers in the first semis play-off by 59-46 points with Baraka Sadick outshining the rest with 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
JKT’s win is the definite testimony of their dominance in this year’s league, as in the quarterfinal they defeated Ukonga Kings by 2-0.
Their opponent Oilers booked semis place after eliminating Pazi with 2-0 victory. They registered 80-70 in the first game and went on to win 71-58 in their second playoff.
