By Charles Mutebi
MTN-FUBA League
Men
Miracle 77 KIU 72
Women
Crane High 41 Nabisunsa 84
Sparks 132 Amazon 13
AFTER four consecutive defeats, the Miracle Eagles changed their fortunes with a 77-72 victory over KIU on Sunday.
Both basketball teams approached the encounter well aware of the need to stop a similar four-match losing run but only Miracle were able to execute, thanks to a team-high 21 points from their talented point guard Solomon Ssali.
The reserved youngster has been the one success story in Miracle this year, and KIU can attest to this fact. Ssali’s points tally in his team’s victory was complimented by Godwin Khiisa’s 14 points.
KIU, of course, has its own stars. Led by Markmot Orom –– who sunk a game-high 27 points –– KIU were ahead 40-33 at halftime before fading to 52-51 in the third quarter. Miracle then outscored them 26-20 in the final quarter.