Comets Confirm Superiority Over Police.

Ebun Comets basketball club has confirmed superiority over the Police Baton basketball club of Lagos with a 79-67 points victory making it 2-0 record n favour of the Coach Ayo Bakare tutored young Comets side.

The week-31 Atlantic conference pairing which was beamed live on SuperSport Select by the title sponsor DStv/MultiChoice saw the Comets winning the first three quarters 24- 23, 13- 11 and 23- 13 points to move up to the fourth position of the conference standing while the Police Baton who began the game on a good note won the fourth quarter by 22-19 points.

Comets co-captain Yomi Joshua led the floor with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Jacob Ogenyi added a double double effort of 13 points and 11 rebounds, shooting guard Obum Onyia contributed 17 points and 5 rebounds, Benjamin Nims scored 12 points and 9 rebounds with Nigeria U16 national team point guard, Peter Odia added 12 points to give their side victory.

Sportsweight.blogspot.com, reports that Union Bank basketball club of Lagos brightened it chances of making the final-8 playoffs cut with a 87 - 79 points victory over Dodan Warriors basketball club after Over-time at the weekend in Lagos.

Warriors had led in the first three quarters of the week-32 games of the Atlantic conference of the DStv Premier League by 21- 20, 18 - 11 and 22 - 20 to move into the last quarter with a nine points advantage of 60 - 51 points only to surrender to the Stallion Boys as the bankers are known in the fourth and decisive quarter by 18 - 09 points to force an over-time after scores stood at 69 points apiece.

Union Bank coached by its former team manager, Rotimi Savage stood its ground in the over-time winning by 18 - 10 points to run away with a 87 - 79 points win thus confirming its superiority over the Coach Adeka Daudu tutored Warriors.

Union Bank combo-guard and former captain, Seyi Ayodele was in superb form netting a total of 21 points, skipper of the side and Nigeria Senior National Team player, Azuoma Dike recorded 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists while the duo of Abba Usman and Peter Okojie added 13 and 12 points each with centre, Godspower Igben grabbing 10 rebounds for the bankers victory.

Ebun Comets returned to the court on Sunday to hand Nigeria Customs basketball club of Lagos its tenth defeat of the season by 91-60 points thus confirming the border boys’ road to division-one.

Comets now take its record to 5-4 and catapult them to the second position on the Atlantic conference standing with an eye for a playoffs slot.


However, Kada Stars hope of qualifying for its second consecutive playoffs receive a big boost on Saturday when the Coach Sani Turi side defeated visiting Yelwa Hawks basketball club of Bauchi by 73 - 68 points.

The visitor who raced to a first half lead of (14-12 and 20-16) were made to kiss the court in the third and fourth quarters by the home team forcing them down by 26-16 and 19-18 points lose for a cumulative score-line of 73-68 points.

Kada Stars forward, Yusuf Oyaifo Yakubu who records a double double figure of 13 rebounds, 10 points, 3 assists and 2 steal says his side is committed to making it to Port Harcourt for the playoffs.

In Kano it was defending champion, Kano Pillars all the way as they spanked AHIP Giants by a whopping 40 points difference of 89-49 points.

Pillars back-line anchored by Abubakar Usman proved a hard nut for the AHIP Giants side to crack as they turned the week-32 Savannah conference pairing to a one-sided game.

The win took their record to 7-1 while Niger Potters basketball club defeated Bauchi Nets basketball club by 48-39 points in a lack-luster game in Minna.

And on Sunday Coach Oche Omuh tutored Yelwa Hawks lost narrowly to Plateau Peaks at the sports hall of the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna by 69-67 points.

The lose by the Hawks to the Peaks making it two consecutive road game lose and a 3 - 7 record as their hope of making the final-8 playoffs now hangs in the balance with four games left for them in the regular season.

Weekend Results, in the Atlantic Conference

Ebun Comets 79-67 Police Baton, Union Bank 87-79 Dodan Warriors OT , NGR Customs 60-91 Ebun Comets

In the Savannah Conference , Kada Stars 73-68 Yelwa Hawks, AHIP Giants 49-89 Niger Potters 48-39 Bauchi Nets, Plateau Peaks 69-67 Yelwa Hawks