On the 8th time of asking, the JT Lady Jaguars defeated the KIU Rangers 70:50 to claim third place in the 2024 National Basketball League.

The JT Lady Jaguars were a highly motivated team ahead of this game and they longed to get a victory against the Rangers, the only team that had eluded them thus far.

The Lady Jaguars started the game with so much intent and they led 20:8 after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, we witnessed a drama as the Rangers’s coach Julius Lutwama made a nuisance of himself.

After an altercation with officials, the coach was given a technical foul but he did not cease fire.

He continued going at it with the officials and he was added another technical which meant he was to be ejected.

He then instructed his team to leave the game, which they did and the game stalled for more than 10 minutes.

Later, the KIU Rangers players returned to the court and the game resumed.

The Lady Jaguars went into the halftime break with a 15-point lead ad with the looks of things, they were a much composed team than KIU at that point.

Sharon Kirabo carried the Rangers’ offense in the third quarter, scoring 9 of the team’s 16 points but it was still a 13-point lead as the quarter closed.

The deficit was too much for KIU to overcome and despite bringing the game to within 11 with 3 minutes left, the Lady Jaguars closed with a 10-0 run.

Match Stats

KIU Rangers

Ines Kanyamuneza 20 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk

Sharon Kirabo 20 pts, 7 reb, 1 ast

JT Lady Jaguars

Maimuna Nabbosa 15 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast

Sarah Ageno 10 pts, 16 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl, 1 blk

Mercy Batamuliza 14 reb, 2 pts, 1 ast, 2 stl