UGANDA : KIU win as A-1 await finals

Today at YMCA
Warriors v Rhino (4pm)
Marines v Heaters (6pm)
KIU v St. Michael (8pm)
Power v Berkley (10pm)
Results
Sparks 41-62 A1-Challenge
KIU 72-56 Power Heaters

Markmot Orom has been the foundation upon which KIU Titans rose to become the third best team in the Fuba Basketball League behind Kyambogo Warriors, and DMark Power. His combination with Michael Kariuki and Isaac Mwinuka is a dream but even when the latter fail, Orom can stand on his own.

On Tuesday night, Orom sunk a sparkling 35 points in KIU’s 72-56 victory over Power Heaters in a rain-interrupted Sprite Challenge contest at YMCA court, Wandegeya. The result got KIU into today’s quarterfinals. The tournament is meant to provide team’s with sufficient warm-up before the league gets underway later this month.

Earlier, Norman Blick showed that his shooting is not rusty as he scored 39 points in DMark Power’s 142-21 win over TLC. Quarterfinals will be played this evening with league champions Kyambogo Warriors facing Charging Rhino. Nkumba Marines clash with Heaters, while St. Michael are in KIU’s path.

A-1 stop Sparks
In the women’s division, last year’s losing finalists A-1 Challenge beat Makerere Sparks 62-41 to book a place in the finals on Saturday. The second women’s semi-final takes place tomorrow.