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Patriots BBC, APR Women BBC Claim Crucial Victories

by Bonnie Mugabe
1:15 pm

APR BBC women seen against UR women BBC over the week-end

Holders Patriots BBC and APR Women Basketball Club ended the weekend on a perfect note as they won their respective matches in men and women categories in the BK National Basketball League.

On Friday, Patriots defeated strugglers Rusizi 80-54 before former champions REG BBC edged out APR BBC 88-64.

Action continued on Saturday when UGB BBC lost out to IPRC Huye BBC 61-64 while Espoir BBC registered a 90-56 victory over Rusizi BBC.

On Sunday, Patriots BBC cemented their 8th unbeaten victory with a 69-58 win over IPRC Huye BBC while UGB BBC rose from Saturday’s loss to IPRC Huye to defeat UR BBC 94-57 respectively.

In the women’s category, APR BBC defeated The Hoops BBC 54-43 before sealing another perfect 82-53 victory over UR BBC respectively.

Unbeaten Patriots lead the table with 16 points from eight games, three ahead of Patrick Ngwijuruvugo’s REG who have lost once – against Patriots – last month.

Espoir BBC are third with 11 points in seven matches while record 7-time champions APR BBC are placed fourth with 10 points in seven matches played so far.

In the women’s rankings, IPRC Huye women BBC leads the standings with six points unbeaten in three matches while APR Women BBC are placed second with five points with UR women BBC completing the top three with four points in four matches played this season.

 BK Basketball National League

Men’s Results

Day 15, Friday, January 11

Patriots BBC 80-54 Rusizi BBC

REG BBC 88-64 APR BBC

 Day 16, Saturday, January 12

UGB BBC 61-64 IPRC Huye BBC

Espoir BBC 90-56 Rusizi BBC

 Day 17, Sunday, January 13

UGB BBC 94-57 UR BBC

Patriots BBC 69-58 IPRC Huye BBC

 Women’s Results

Day 3, Friday January 11

The Hoops 43-54 APR BBC

 Day 4, Sunday, January 13

APR BBC 82-53 UR BBC

 Men’s Ranking

Club                        PG                Pts                GD

1. Patriots BBC        8                   16                 197

2. REG BBC              7                   13                 227

3. Espoir BBC           7                   11                 103

4. APR BBC              6                   10                 61

5. UGB BBC             7                   10                 -31

6. Rusizi BBC           8                   9                   -152

7. IPRC Kigali BBC   5                   8                   69

8. IPRC Juye BBC     6                   7                   -38

9. UR BBC               7                   7                   -407

Women’s Ranking

Club                        PG                Pts                GD

1. IPRC Huye BBC    3                   6                   78

2. APR BBC              3                   5                   29

3. UR BBC               4                   4                   -122

4. The Hoops BBC    2                   3                   20

5. Ubumwe BBC      2                   3                   -5

6. Regina Pacis BBC 0                   0                   0