Basketball in Africa

Nkumba Marines' Norman Blick (right) drives past Kenya Baptist's Eric Maosa in the Falconsl invitational tourney

By Aloysius Byamukama

FALCONS INT'L TOURNEY
Men
Marines 129 Baptist 36
Canons 80 Falcons 67
New Star (BUR) 82 Warriors 80
Women
Gazelle (BUR) 58 Canons 55
Today
Warriors v Miracle 12pm
New Star v Green Eagles (ZAM) 2pm
Canons v Bishops (KY) 6pm
Falcons v Marines 8:00pm
Women
Canons v Lady Bucks 4pm

NATIONAL basketball league champions Nkumba Marines yesterday registered the highest score at the Falcons basketball tournament. They walloped Kenya�s Parkland Baptist Centre 129-39 at Lugogo.

Norman Blick made a record 43 points while Carol Bisereko added 18 for Marines while Baptist�s Rodney Genga made nine in a one-sided Pool A game.
On Tuesday, hosts Mogas Falcons had a faulty start following a 80-67 loss to rivals Uganda Christian University (UCU) Canons.

Reliable Henry Malinga�s absence (injury) could easily be noticed with the Mukono side taking a commanding 54-28 half time score. Eric Malinga made 14 of his 21 points in the last two quarters and Frances Tumusiime made 10 for Mogas Falcons.

Adams Njoroge and Herbert Akitah shared 30 points for Canons, as Jeff Omondi made 10 before he was fouled out.

Kyambogo Warriors lost 82-80 to Burundi's New Star in a game they should have won by a good margin, if charity-line-shy Nelson Wafula had not missed a dozen free throws in the last minute.

In the women's category, Sorrine Kamukazi's last second three pointer sealed Burundi's Les Gazzelle'es 58-55 win over Uganda 's UCU.

The tournament that ends on Sunday, is sponsored by Mogas, Rwenzori, British Airways and Asiatic sports.

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