Potters are second, as Peaks succumbed to Pillars

Abuja. Wednesday, August 10, 2005: Niger Potters has emerged as the first runner-up in the last day of the National Conference of Vmobile Basketball Challenge. The Minna boys defeated Nigeria Customs by 74 – 71 points in the 14th game of the tournament With this result, Niger Potters now has 9 points from 5 matches, while Nigeria Customs has 6 points. Although Nigeria Customs and Plateau Peaks have 6 points each, the latter is ahead of the former. By implication it means Nigeria Customs comes last in the tournament.

Another game that was decided on the last day of the tournament was that between Kano Pillars and Plateau Peaks. Kano Pillars picked the game against Plateau Peaks with 48 – 46 points, making the two teams having 6 points each from 5 games. The last match, which was between Union Bank and Ebun Comet was still going on at the time of filing this report.

If Union Bank wins the game, then it would have accumulated 10 points from 5 games, while Ebun Comet would had 7 points from same 5 games. But if Ebun Comet picks the game, then the Akure boys would place third in the Challenge with 8 points from 5 matches.

It would be recalled that Union Bank won the Challenge, having picked four of the five matches played and led with 8 points. Even if the bank boys lose to Ebun Comet in the last game, its points would be 9 and will still be ahead of Niger Potters, because the team was able to pick its game against the Potters in the in the 10th game with 88 – 84 points.

Vmobile Basketball Challenge

Grand finale in Abuja (August 06 – 10, 2005)

Day One – Saturday, 6th August 2005

Union Bank {70} Vs Plateau Peaks {69}

Kano Pillars {61} Vs Nigeria Customs {58}

Ebun Comets {47} Vs Niger Potters {55}

Day Two – Sunday, 7th August 2005

Ebun Comets {70} Vs Nigeria Customs {73}

Niger Potters (74) Vs Plateau Peaks (67)

Union Banks (75) Vs Kano Pillars (72)

Day Three – Monday, 8th August 2005

Kano Pillars (62) Vs Niger Potters (66)

Plateau Peaks (61) Vs Ebun Comets (68)

Nigeria Customs (49) Vs Union Bank (64)

Day Four – Tuesday, 9th August 2005

Niger Potters (84) Vs Union Bank (88)

Kano Pillars (44) Vs Ebun Comets (55)

Nigeria Customs (57) Vs Plateau Peaks (72)

Day Five – Wednesday, 10th August 2005

Plateau Peaks (46) Vs Kano Pillars (48)

Niger Potters (74) Vs Nigeria Customs (71)