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Point guard Flore Dushime led the charge with his season-high 26 points and eight rebounds. He scored 12 of UCU’s 24 fourth-quarter points, taking control when it mattered most. Marvin Okurut added 21 points and six rebounds to support the effort.
Ritah Adero struck twice, while Jane Nantongo and Harriet Muwugumya added to the tally in a ruthless first-half display. Prossy Basemera sealed the win with a fifth goal in the 70th minute.
UCU made the brighter start. Martina Anyango set the tone early in the paint, combining with Sylvia Nantongo to give the Lady Canons a narrow 20–19 lead at the end of the first quarter.
UCU Canons advanced to the National Basketball League semi-finals with a dominant 64-38 victory over Kampala Rockets in Game Three of the quarter-finals on Sunday, 14 September, at the Jaguars’ Den in Kira.
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The Uganda Christian University (UCU) Canons will look to keep their National Basketball League playoff hopes alive when they take on Kampala Rockets in Game Two of their best-of-three quarterfinal series on Wednesday night.
Uganda Christian University (UCU) Canons suffered a narrow 50-49 defeat to Kampala Rockets in Game One of the National Basketball League quarter-finals at the Jaguars’ Den in Kira on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
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By Michael Ainomugisha UCU 68–57 KIU (1-0) Uganda Christian University Lady Canons kicked off their National…
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