21 April 2014
UGANDA : UCU make it six in six
Makerere’s Jonah Mukwamba (5) tries sweep away UCU’s Calvin Ochan’s
lay-up during a Zuku Basketball League clash at Mukono on Saturday.
Photo by Aminah Babirye
By Elvis Senono
Posted Monday, April 21 2014 at 10:43
Posted Monday, April 21 2014 at 10:43
In Summary
Makerere were expected to give UCU a tough challenge
when the two met in the Zuku University Basketball League on Saturday.
Instead, UCU ran away with an easy win, the sixth in six games. With two
games left two play, the Mukuno side is now set to finish the regular
season unbeaten.
Mukono- Spurred by vocal home
support, UCU continued to underline their superiority in the Zuku
University Basket League with their fifth and sixth wins at the weekend.
Despite having six players, the Mukono side were
too strong for second-placed Makerere University (Mak) and Uganda
Martyrs University (UMU,) thumping the visitors 84-42 and 60-39
respectively at UCU court on Saturday.
Joseph Chuma top scored in both games,
contributing 27 and 18 points while Joseph Wacha and Jonathan Egau added
12 points apiece against UMU to accompany the 20 and 16 against Mak.
Patrick Seduge was meanwhile the only Makerere
player with double figures, scoring a team high 13 points together with
11 boards. The margins got even bigger in the ladies games as Purity
Adhiambo poured 44 points16 rebounds and eight assists as UCU massacred
UMU 110-5.
IUIU, meanwhile, suffered their fifth consecutive loss in as many games going down 72-12 to Makerere.
ZUKU LEAGUE
Women
UCU1 10 -5 UMU
MAK 71 -12 IUIU
UMU 30 –29 IUIU
Men’s results
MAK 53–35 Kisubi
UCU 60-39 UMU
UMU 52–42 IUIU
UCU 84-42 MAK
Women
UCU1 10 -5 UMU
MAK 71 -12 IUIU
UMU 30 –29 IUIU
Men’s results
MAK 53–35 Kisubi
UCU 60-39 UMU
UMU 52–42 IUIU
UCU 84-42 MAK
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