{"id":5442,"date":"2020-03-18T14:46:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T14:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=5442"},"modified":"2020-03-18T14:46:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T14:46:36","slug":"zimamoto-torch-new-west-in-isles-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/zimamoto-torch-new-west-in-isles-basketball","title":{"rendered":"ZIMAMOTO TORCH NEW WEST IN ISLES BASKETBALL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ZIMAMOTO laboured to overpower New West with 43-38 win in a thrilling Isles Basketball League match staged here on Monday at Mao Zedong court.<\/p>\n<p>New West played brilliant in all four quarters despite losing at the end.<\/p>\n<p>The league\u2019s organisers said all the matches of the ongoing league have been very thrilling, something they see as a huge success of this season\u2019s league.<\/p>\n<p>Still New West, one of the oldest basketball clubs in Zanzibar, have not recorded any victory in all their matches they have played so far.<\/p>\n<p>The basketball fans who attended the game failed to predict the winner as both teams displayed good and highly competitive game.<\/p>\n<p>Zimamoto played well in the first quarter to claim a 10-6 lead at the end of it, but New West came strongly in the second half and managed to overpower Zimamoto with 15-12 lead.<\/p>\n<p>The game turned hotter in the third and the fourth quarters, but Zimamoto held on to claim a 43-38 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Also claimed a vital win this week are Zanzibar basketball giants Stone Town who clobbered Nyuki 50 -45 in a closely fought encounter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZIMAMOTO laboured to overpower New West with 43-38 win in a thrilling Isles Basketball League match staged here on Monday at Mao Zedong court. 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