Basketball in Africa

KCB has had easy wins all through the season and everyone expected their game against USIU Tigers to be a hard won victory, it was otherwise. The former champions led by guard Tobias Onyango and Ancette Wafula whipped the varsity side 78-49 to maintain a flawless start of the season. The closely contested quarter of the game was the second with Lions winning 16-12 after a previous 20-13 win in the first to take a 36-25 lead heading to halftime.

USIU then came back strongly for the second half but their efforts were watered down by a series of fast breaks and perimeter shots that saw lose the third at 18-9. KCB picked up from where they had stopped during the third to rule the entire game with a 24-15 win to wrap up the game. KCB’s Tobias Onyango, shooting 1-3 off the perimeter and 9-12 within the perimeter nailed 22 points while Ancette Wafula bagged 21 shooting 31.25% of three point shots an equivalent of 5-16. USIU’s James Omweno donated 14 while Simon Mayen had 6 to his tally for Tigers