City Oilers took matters into their hands to determine their fate by coming all out against Cobra Sport of South Sudan to win 108-71. Oilers were coming off a loss to Mozambique’s Ferroviario de Maputo and needed to win to book a spot in the semis. Shooting guard Jordin Mayes stood out delivering a performance that yielded 29 points (8 of 11 2PT shooting), 8 Assists and 7 Rebounds. The emphatic victory puts Oilers in second place of group B.
Hosts Patriots overcame a stubborn GNBC side 94-88 after overtime to finish top of Group A and book a date with second placed City Oilers in Group B in a much-anticipated Basketball Africa League Qualifiers Semi-Finals on Saturday at the Kigali Arena.
City Oilers versus Patriots BBC is now a familiar match up. The two sides last clashed in October at the Round one BAL qualifiers in Dar es Salaam a game in which Patriots had the better of Oilers in a 74:63 victory. But that was without in Oilers ranks Ivan Lumanyika, Tyray Petty and Devonte Elliot. Oilers will hope that the three additions can change their luck on Saturday. Patriots still remain unbeaten in all BAL qualification events thus far.
Nine teams have already booked their spots in the Basketball Africa League which starts in March 2020. The top three teams from this Kigali event will complete the 12 teams of the Basketball Africa League which is a collaboration between FIBA and the NBA.
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