The City Oilers are on a winning streak, securing their fifth consecutive victory in the second round after defeating the JT Jaguars 72:53 with a strong second half performance.

The JT Jaguars led 16:12 after the first quarter and this gave a lot of people hope, that the Oilers would probably falter but the situation turned around in the second period.

The JT Jaguars points dried up and they scored just 3 field goals in the second quarter, all of them coming in the final 3 minutes of the game.

As thus, the City Oilers took a 4-point lead to half time and the momentum was in their favor.

The City Oilers turned in the third quarter scoring 4 3-point shots and completely takin the game over. The Jaguars offense was not firing and they had just 4 field goals scored in that period together with 13 points whilst the Oilers scored 22 points and made it a 13-point game.

George Agasi turned up in the fourth quarter scoring 5 of 6 Field Goal attempts, accompanied by an assist, a steal and 4 rebounds but this was not enough to help his side comeback in the game.

The Oilers had multiple contributors, Ivan Muhwezi, Benjamin Kawumi, Fayed Baale and Mer Maker all score big buckets to help the 9-time champions close out the game.

Match Stats

City Oilers

Ivan Muhwezi 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists

Titus Lual 13 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks

JT Jaguars

George Agasi 27 points, 13 rebounds, 13/20, 65% FG, 1 assist, 2 steals

Chuma Fadhili 5 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks