Miracle eagles vs Makerere eagles was the final game of FUBA Div 1 Men first round and points were flying from both teams and so many records were set. The game was played at the Lugogo Indoor Arena on Friday and was the opener of the NBL Game week 13 Friday fixtures.
Miracles Eagles were flying in the first quarter leading the Makerere side 32:21 and getting an early 11 point cushion. Miracle team made 4 3-point shots, shot 57% 2P and 44% FG in the first quarter.
Miracle maintained the momentum in all through the game despite winning the other 3 quarter by narrower margins.
In the second quarter, Makerere made it a 4 point game but Miracle went on a 15:2 run to close the quarter and make it a 17 point game heading into half time.
The Makerere Eagles had so much fight in them, but Miracle Eagles seemed to counter all the tactics that the Makerere side deployed.
Match facts
Miracle eagles had 3 players all with 20+ points.
They also had 30 offensive rebounds and 54 total whereas Makerere had only 8 and 31 respectively.
Additionally, they took 86 shots compared to the 61 by Makerere and this was due to the extra possessions they got from the offensive rebounding.
They also had 33 second chance points compared to the 9 for Makerere.
Miracle shot 41% FG and 10 3PM while Makerere shot 49% FG but only 4 3PM out of the attempted 16.
Miracle team was led by Junior Itulumanya with 22 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Emokol Innocent Juma with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists and finally Edward Ngobi (18 points in first quarter) finished the game with 26 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.
Makerere Eagles offense was led by Marvin Ashaba who had 21 points on 71%FG, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Bonus Nagaba (17 points on 80%, 2 rebounds and 1 steal) and Simon Peter Kasule (12 points and 3 assists) made an impact off the bench.
Miracle finish the first round with 8-7 and in 8th place while Makerere close with 5-10 and sit in 13th place.
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