Results – Friday
Falcons 74-67 UCU
Ndejje 47-63 Miracle
Women
A-1 87-57 Sparks
Another gritty performance from Mountain Dew Falcons proved too much for UCU Canons as the six-time champions earned a deserved 74-67 victory in the MTN-Fuba League at YMCA court, Wandegeya on Friday night.
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Not only was it UCU’s first defeat of the season but also ensured that Falcons are joint leaders with DMark Power on 21 points as the league hit the mid-way point. It was a complete team performance from Falcons as UCU’s traditional flair was no more as the latter trailed 18-14 and 22-15 in the first two quarters respectively.
They never recovered as their plan to have two men defend inside the paint backfired, forcing the Enabu brothers, Ivan and Jimmy, into early foul trouble. Mike Buzangu’s scored a team-high 17 points for Falcons as Jimmy (8) was ejected in the penultimate quarter whereas Ivan (4) had to contend lots of time on the bench in order to avoid trouble.
Karim Aine Sudi (16), Richard Osano Omondi (12), Biekenvenue Ngandu (10) and Kami Kabange (10) supported Buzangu sufficiently. UCU coach Nick Natuhereza’s pre-match comments that Falcons were the team to beat came to pass as only Robert Mugabe (24) and Geoff Omondi (13) breached the 10-point mark.
As the first round wound down, Falcons must be satisfied with the progress made having been written off as soon as Steven Omony, Eric and Henry Malinga left the team before the start of the season. Earlier, Miracle Eagles beat Ndejje University Angels 63-47, while A-1 Challenge beat Makerere Sparks 87-57 in the women’s division.