Equity, KPA ease to playoffs semis
Equity Bank's Denise Menya (centre) loses possession to Kenya Ports Authority's Brigid Nanzala (second right) and Felmas Karanga (second left) during their Kenya Basketball Federation Premier League match at KPA Makande Gymnasium on May 27, 2018.PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT |
What you need to know:
- In Game Two, Equity Bank, who had 13 Hilda Ndegwa scoring 13 points, dominated the match from the word go
- Kenya Airports Authority and Riara University teams qualified for the playoffs semi-finals of men’s lower-tier league after winning Game Two matches
- KU Oryx, who had lost to KPA 60-33 in Game One in Nairobi a fortnight ago, failed to show up in Mombasa for Game Two, forcing the referees to give KPA walkover
Equity Bank qualified for the play-off semi-finals of Kenya Basketball Federation women’s Premier League after registering an easy 63-39 win over home team United States International University - Africa (USIU-A) Flames in Game Two on Sunday.
Equity knocked out Flames on 2-0 basis, having won Game One of the best-of-three series quarter-final 93-32 on Saturday.
In Game Two, Equity Bank, who had 13 Hilda Ndegwa scoring 13 points, dominated the match from the word go. The bankers led 22-21 at half-time but stepped up their game to run over the students 18-9 and 27-9 in the last quarters.
Kenya Airports Authority and Riara University teams qualified for the playoffs semi-finals of men’s lower-tier league after winning Game Two matches.
KAA beat JKUAT 48-45 while Riara defeated Coastal Kings 50-43. Emyba knocked out Nakuru Club 2-0 after winning tough Game Two 61-53 in Nairobi. Emyba had won Game One 75-68 away in Nakuru.
Africa Nazarene University locked the women's lower-tier quarter-final series 1-1 when they defeated Gladiators 50-28 in Game Two. ANU, who had lost 34-35 in Game One, will now wait for Game Three to determine who proceeds to the semi-finals. Baobab tied the series 1-1 with hosts Blazers, narrowly losing Game Two 49-50. Baobab had won the opener 71-64 in Game One in Mombasa.
Elsewhere, Kenya Ports Authority men and women teams qualified for the semi-finals of 2018 Kenya Basketball Federation leagues after seeing off Kenyatta University Oryx (women) and USIU men respectively.
KU Oryx, who had lost to KPA 60-33 in Game One in Nairobi a fortnight ago, failed to show up in Mombasa for Game Two, forcing the referees to give KPA walkover while KPA men, who had beaten USIU 64-55 in Nairobi, completed the job in a 62-53 drubbing of their opponents in the return leg in Mombasa.
