With 90 seconds left in the game, Sommet led the game by one point and Tropical Royals were on the attack.

After a missed layup, Allan Nandala is judged to have been fouled as he went for a put-back and with that, the Royals were going to have a trip to the free-throw line with a chance of taking the lead.

However, after discussion between the 2 officials, a different call was made which gave Sommet the possession.

David Angwuba, who had tried to make the initial put-back touched the rim and it was called for a goal tending.

Sommet went on to score on their next 3 possessions and won the game 61-55.

Coming into the game, both teams were fired up to secure the win but Tropical Royals needed it more to increase their chances of locking down a playoff spot.

They led after the first quarter 17-13 but Sommet engaged another gear in the second to take it 22-14 and lead the game 35-31 at halftime.

Offensive struggles for Tropical Royals persisted in the third quarter and they scored just 1 field goal in the first 5 minutes of quarter.

Sommet hadn’t capitalized as much but they scored a couple of baskets to extend their lead to 9, the highest of the game thus far.

The Royals scored 0 points in the first 3 minutes of the quarter until Allan Nandala came of the bench to provide the offensive spark.

He scored 8 points for Tropical Royals in about a minute and their confidence was greatly boosted.

Joseph Drani also hit a huge 3-point shot that brought them to within 1 point with less tham 2 minutes left.

Match Stats

Sommet

Ivan Otyek 17 pts, 8 reb

Martin Saa Sita 9 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl

Tropical Royals

Juma Osman 18 pts, 3 reb, 1 ast, 4 stl

Allan Nandala 12 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl

Roxine Ahumuza 8 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl

Tropical Royals now have a 14-13 record and they take on Entebbe Knight Riders on Sunday 10th in a game that could confirm their playoff status.

Sommet has a 22-5 record and they face UPDF Tomahawks and Entebbe Knight Riders in their final 2 games of the regular season.