Basketball in Africa

2012 Playoffs
Yesterday’s results
Men
APR 88-59 KBC
Women
APR 89-52 NUR

APR closed in on their first trophy of the season after yesterday’s win at Amahoro Indoor stadium. The Indomitable lions roared to a convincing 88-59 win over rivals and reigning league champions Kigali Basketball Club (KBC).
APR swept the first quarter 21-9 before a great comeback from KBC in the second quarter 22-18. However, Cliff Owuor’s side won the third (21-9) and fourth (21-19) sets to edge closer to their first title in two years.
Owuor is now confident APR will finish off the job come Saturday.
In the ladies fray, APR continued their dominance after seeing off National University of Rwanda (NUR) 89-52.
This year’s edition has been bankrolled by Imbuto foundation as part of their national campaign to fight against Malaria.
The winners will pocket Rwf0.3m while the first and second runners-up will settle for Rwf0.25m and Rwf0.2m respectively.