- Pearl Queens 54-41 Magic Stormers
Pearl Queens levelled the best-of-three National Basketball League quarterfinal after a spirited present.
Pearl Queens secured a well-deserved 54-41 victory in opposition to Magic Stomers within the NBL encounter at YMCA Court, Wandegeya on Sunday.
Magic Stormers got here into the sport after clinching sport one and wanted a victory to seal a semifinals slot however Pearl Queens determined to stretch the sequence.
Last 12 months’s semifinalists scored solely six factors because the Pearl Queens opened a four-point (10-6) lead on the finish of the primary quarter.
Scovia Akello capped the second quarter with a driving layup because the Queens prolonged their result in 10 factors going into the halftime break.
Coming from a protracted break, Magic Stomers tremendously improved their defensive unit, as their deficit was lowered to seven factors (36-29) on the finish of the body.
The Stormers tried to restrict the Queens however had run out of legs as Djeneba Ballo put the icing on the cake because the latter bagged a 13-point victory.
Scovia Akello (16 factors) and Rose Adhiambo (10 factors) led the Queens’ scoring chart in double digits whereas Jane Chisom (19 rebounds) and Agatha Kamwada (10 rebounds) cleaned the glasses.
On the opposite hand, Susan Eben dropped 17 factors whereas Joy Nekesa and Grace Namuli made 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
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