Defending champion of the Nigeria DStv Premier League, Kano Pillars basketball club Wednesday proved that its a real champion with a 75-57 points win over Niger Potters basketball club of Minna at the sports hall of the Sani Abacha stadium, Kano [read more]
Defending champion of the Nigeria DStv Premier League, Kano Pillars basketball club Wednesday proved that its a real champion with a 75-57 points win over Niger Potters basketball club of Minna at the sports hall of the Sani Abacha stadium, Kano.
The Coach Sani Ahmed tutored Pillars started the gane on a more cautious note with the first quarter ending at 16 points apiece but Pillars proved a champion stuff from the second quarter with combination from Nigeria senior national team forward, Mathew Onmonya, youthful guard, Musa Gwadabe and Dele Ademola who shot down the Potters with a 21-12 points second quarter win to gain a 9-point advantage going into the break with a 37-28 points.
Efforts by Potters to come back into the game in the third quarter was frustrated by Pillars who were determined to brighten their playoffs qualification ending the quarter with 19-17 points to further entend the margin between them and the Potters going into the final quarter with a 56-45 points lead.
The introduction of another DTigers player, Ibrahim Yusuf added fire to the already charged Pillars offenssive play who dominated the Potters from the start of the quarter to the buzzer with a 19-12 points win for a final score-line of 75-57 points.
In another Savannah conference mid-week cracker Yelwa Hawks basketball club of Bauchi defeated relegation threatened Tapgun Rockets who is Bauchi for a double road-game by 84-73 points and in Asaba, Delta Force basketball club failed to continue its superb form which has seen it humble teams like Union Bank, Dodan Warriors and Ebun Comets basketball clubs against a formidable Police Baton basketball club of Lagos.
The Warri-based Delta Force went down to the Coach Mark Balogun tutored Baton by 52-55 points thus putting its final-8 playoff qualification in check.
And on Thursday Niger Potters basketball club of Minna put behind it the 57-75 points lose to defending champion, Kano Pillars to punish AHIP Giants basketball club of Kano by 77-64 points to make 1-1 record on the road.
Potters who dominated the game from the first quarters won in the first and third quarter why tying the second with its host but gave away the last quarter by 12-19, 15-15, 16-21 and 21-19 to go past the further compound the woes of the Kano-based Giants.
The win thus shot the Minna side to the fourth place in the Savannah Conference standing with a game to go.
Also in Bauchi, home side Bauchi Nets effectively booked its playoff ticket with a resounding 74-59 points victory over visiting Tapgun Rockets basketball club of Jos.
The qualification is the first for the Nets in more than ten years in the Nigeria domestic league, Bauchi Nets is now second on the Savannah conference standing with a weekend cracker against defending champion, Kano Pillars basketball club who will storm Bauchi on the two-header.
Atlantic Conference Delta Force 52-55 Police Baton
Weekend Pairing Atlantic Conference Nigeria Customs Vs Dodan Warriors Friday (today) Union Bank Vs Nigeria Customs Sunday 4pm Ebun Comets Vs Lagos Islanders Sunday 6pm
Savannah Conference Plateau Peaks Vs Kada Stars Saturday Yelwa Hawks Vs Kano Pillars Saturday Bauchi Nets Vs Kano Pillars - Sunday
Defending champion of the Nigeria DStv Premier League, Kano Pillars basketball club Wednesday proved that its a real champion with a 75-57 points win over Niger Potters basketball club of Minna at the sports hall of the Sani Abacha stadium, Kano [read more]
Defending champion of the Nigeria DStv Premier League, Kano Pillars basketball club Wednesday proved that its a real champion with a 75-57 points win over Niger Potters basketball club of Minna at the sports hall of the Sani Abacha stadium, Kano.
The Coach Sani Ahmed tutored Pillars started the gane on a more cautious note with the first quarter ending at 16 points apiece but Pillars proved a champion stuff from the second quarter with combination from Nigeria senior national team forward, Mathew Onmonya, youthful guard, Musa Gwadabe and Dele Ademola who shot down the Potters with a 21-12 points second quarter win to gain a 9-point advantage going into the break with a 37-28 points.
Efforts by Potters to come back into the game in the third quarter was frustrated by Pillars who were determined to brighten their playoffs qualification ending the quarter with 19-17 points to further entend the margin between them and the Potters going into the final quarter with a 56-45 points lead.
The introduction of another DTigers player, Ibrahim Yusuf added fire to the already charged Pillars offenssive play who dominated the Potters from the start of the quarter to the buzzer with a 19-12 points win for a final score-line of 75-57 points.
In another Savannah conference mid-week cracker Yelwa Hawks basketball club of Bauchi defeated relegation threatened Tapgun Rockets who is Bauchi for a double road-game by 84-73 points and in Asaba, Delta Force basketball club failed to continue its superb form which has seen it humble teams like Union Bank, Dodan Warriors and Ebun Comets basketball clubs against a formidable Police Baton basketball club of Lagos.
The Warri-based Delta Force went down to the Coach Mark Balogun tutored Baton by 52-55 points thus putting its final-8 playoff qualification in check.
And on Thursday Niger Potters basketball club of Minna put behind it the 57-75 points lose to defending champion, Kano Pillars to punish AHIP Giants basketball club of Kano by 77-64 points to make 1-1 record on the road.
Potters who dominated the game from the first quarters won in the first and third quarter why tying the second with its host but gave away the last quarter by 12-19, 15-15, 16-21 and 21-19 to go past the further compound the woes of the Kano-based Giants.
The win thus shot the Minna side to the fourth place in the Savannah Conference standing with a game to go.
Also in Bauchi, home side Bauchi Nets effectively booked its playoff ticket with a resounding 74-59 points victory over visiting Tapgun Rockets basketball club of Jos.
The qualification is the first for the Nets in more than ten years in the Nigeria domestic league, Bauchi Nets is now second on the Savannah conference standing with a weekend cracker against defending champion, Kano Pillars basketball club who will storm Bauchi on the two-header.
Atlantic Conference Delta Force 52-55 Police Baton
Weekend Pairing Atlantic Conference Nigeria Customs Vs Dodan Warriors Friday (today) Union Bank Vs Nigeria Customs Sunday 4pm Ebun Comets Vs Lagos Islanders Sunday 6pm
Savannah Conference Plateau Peaks Vs Kada Stars Saturday Yelwa Hawks Vs Kano Pillars Saturday Bauchi Nets Vs Kano Pillars - Sunday
DStv PL: Pillars battle Potters in mid-week cracker - Aug 25, 2010 (by Olusegun Ikuesan)
Reigning champion of the Nigeria DStv Premier Basketball League, Kano Pillars basketball club of Kano will return to action today when it take on former FIBA Africa Champions Club fifth placed team, Niger Potters basketball club of Minna at the Indoor of the Sani Abacha stadium in Kano.
The Savannah conference promises to be a cracker of sort as both team intensify effort to make it to the final-8 playoffs slated for the Civic Centre, Port Harcourt from September 17 through 24 [read more]
Reigning champion of the Nigeria DStv Premier Basketball League, Kano Pillars basketball club of Kano will return to action today when it take on former FIBA Africa Champions Club fifth placed team, Niger Potters basketball club of Minna at the Indoor of the Sani Abacha stadium in Kano.
The Savannah conference promises to be a cracker of sort as both team intensify effort to make it to the final-8 playoffs slated for the Civic Centre, Port Harcourt from September 17 through 24.
Pillars currently fourth on the Savannah conference standing is rearing to go in this game which will be televised live on superSport Select from 16H00 local time.
With a 8-1 record Pillars will bank on the experience of its senior natioinal team players like Ibrahim Yusuf, Mathew Onmonya and Kelvin Nambam to subdue the the Potters who will be paraded some of the most tested players in the league.
In another mid-week holding in Bauchi and Asaba, Yelwa Hawks who have conveniently play it way out of relegation waters will be at home to struggling Tapgun Rockets basketball club of Jos while Delta Force basketball take on Police Baton basketball club of Lagos in the race for a playoffs ticket in the Atlantic conference.
Two games are also on the bill in the Savannah conference, in Kano relegation threatened AHIP Giants basketball club will be at home to Niger Potters, the game will also be live on SuperSport Select from 16H00 while Bauchi Nets basketball club currently occupying the second spot in the Savannah conference confront Tapgun Rockets.
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