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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>KIU Titans have no room for error and must win the next two games to land their first-ever National Basketball League Championship.<\/b><\/p>\n

Failure to win on Wednesday will make it the second time the Kansanga-based side is escorting City Oilers to the championship parade, having lost out in 2017.<\/p>\n

Head coach Julius Lutwama saw his side force a Game Six following a hard-fought 65-62 win Sunday night and will be hoping to see more of the same when the two sides face off at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is breathtaking when you play a game where the awarding ceremony is awaiting at the end of it, and you keep playing while seeing the trophies,\u201d Lutwama said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe. Basketball is about believing. We are one down, and we need to play two games and win them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

With Sunday\u2019s victory, the Titans cut the deficit to one game (2-3) but will need one more to force a Game Seven.<\/p>\n

City Oilers have been cornered on two occasions and forced into a decider, from which the eight-time champions went on to win the championship, and KIU will be hoping to go all the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have any other option. We either win or go home, so we will give it our best and make sure we leave everything on the floor,\u201d Lutwama noted.<\/p>\n

The Titans were dominant in the fourth frame of Game Five, outscoring the Oilers 18-11 to keep their hopes alive.<\/p>\n

Forward Stanley Mugerwa emphasized the need for the team to share the ball a lot more and build on the win.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe we can get back and tie the series,\u201d the former Warriors player, who came off the bench to contribute eight points and five rebounds, said.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cIn the last quarter, we played team basketball, and that wasn’t happening before. We need to believe more in our plays and also believe that we are good players.\u201d<\/p>\n

City Oilers will be looking to close the series and avoid the decider but will need to have their key players on top of things.<\/p>\n

Only Jimmy Enabu managed to get into double figures in Game Five, but his game-high 22 points was insufficient on the day.<\/p>\n

National Basketball League Finals<\/b>
\nPlaying Wednesday (Lugogo)<\/b><\/p>\n

KIU Titans vs. City Oilers -7pm<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Uganda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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