LCL: Union Bank pound Warriors 76-58
With two matches left in the regular season of the Lagos City league the race for a place in the playoffs became keener at the weekend as league leader, Union Bank basketball club pounded hard fighting Dodan Warriors basketball club by 76-58 points.
The Stallion Boys as the Bode-Thomas based banker are known enter the court Sunday with a 91-87 points advantage over the Owoicho Alexander tutored Warriors but showed class with barrages of three points shots from former Junior Tigers captain, Sola Alayande, Azuoma Dike with youthful Daniel Iremiren providing five-star performance at the paint which trigger a call for his inclusion to the open camp of the junior national team who are preparing for the FIBA World U19 Championship in Novi Sad, Serbia, Summer this year. Young Daniel became the saving grace for Union Bank in the absence of center, Mohammed Awal Zanna as he combine the duty of a power forward and center into one, picking up relevant rebounds for his side. The lose leaves Warriors in the second spot with its last two games against old client Islanders and hard core Police Bombers basketball club come Thursday and Friday this week. In other matches decided Sunday Ebun Comets basketball club anchored by Dennis Ebikoro decision Chariot basketball club 74-69 points in a thrilling encounter to stay put in the third position of the twelve-team league.
The league committee of the Lagos City league has move matches initially fixed for this weekend to pave way for the final leg of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF Zenith Bank female premier league expected to jump-start on Sunday May 27 at the sports hall of the Lagos National stadium. All the week-11 matches are affected and as the committee did not want a carry-over of games till after the Zenith premier and to allow teams who made it to the playoffs prepare well for the big occasion. With the changes in date the regular season will now end on Friday as against the initially Sunday date.
Wednesday: Islanders 51-46 Warriors Academy Sea Rovers 68-36 Kadets Kennys' Bullets 62-40 Whales Saturday: Ebun Comets 59-53 Sea Rovers Dodan Warriors 70-42 Raptors Union Bank 64-39 Warriors Academy Islanders 51-42 Whales Kennys' Bullets 20-0 Kadets (W/O) Police Bombers 56-50 Chariot Sunday: Ebun Comets 74-69 Chariot Police Bombers 36-27 Raptors Union Bank 74-58 Dodan Warriors Tuesday Games: May 22, 2007 Thursday May 24, 2007 Friday May 25, 2007
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