Nam Blazers bounce back to demolish Rezlife

National Basketball League

Oilers 79 Ndejje 57

UPDF 61 UCU 53

Namuwongo 85 Rezlife 56

Rockets 55 Power 53

KCCA 78 JKL 69

Chuol Nyot snatched a game-high 22 points and 13, claiming man-of-match honours, to lead the Namuwongo Blazers to an 85-56 National Basketball League victory over Rezlife on Sunday at Lugogo.

Nyot did all the damage inside the paint, finishing 9-of-15 from the field goals and 4-of-9 from the free throw line.

Peter Cheng and Geoffrey Soro nailed 16 and 12 points respectively for the Blazers, who bounced back from Friday's 57-51 reverse against the City Oilers.

Rezlife were led by Michael Otieno, scorer of a team-high 19 points on 6-of-14 shooting, with Timothy Thok adding 12 points.

Rezlife fell to 1-5 for the season, while Namuwongo improved to 4-2.

For the Kampala Rockets, the weekend brought a first win of the campaign, a 55-53 victory over D'Mark Power.

Emmanuel Okumu led the Rockets with a team-high 14 points, with Ku Garang and Adut Mayer adding 13 and 10 points respectively.

Guellord Mobanza scored a game-high 18 points for Power, now 2-4 for the season. The Rockets are 1-2.

Meanwhile, the City Oilers completed the first round unbeaten after thrashing the Ndejje Angels 79-59. 

Ruai Luak continued his tear with another game-high scoring display, dropping 26. Titus Lual marked his return with a double double - 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Ivan Muhewzi scored 11 points for the Oilers, who are headed to the Basketball Africa League with a 10-0 record.

Jonathan Oketch nailed a team-high 15 points for Ndejje, while Joseph Ayol grabbed 13 points and 12 rebounds. Bolton Rujumba scored 12 points for the Angels, who are now 2-4.