Union Bank wallops Chariots 89-42.

Union Bank basketball club of Lagos Sunday stepped up its bid to finish as one of the two top teams from the Atlantic conference of the DStv Premier Basketball League walloped Chariots basketball club by 89-42 points in a local derby at the sports hall of the national stadium, Lagos.

The stallion boys as the bankers are often referred to lost the first quarter by 08-10 points before it got its act together and commence the pounding of the DStv PBL debutant who was saved from going on relegation due to the dropping of Delta Force basketball club of Asaba from the top league from the second quarter.

Two other week-11 games hold Monday with Dodan Warriors basketball club battling it out with Union Bank basketball club by 16H00 and Islanders basketball club take on Chariots basketball club. Both games are slated for the sports of the national stadium, Lagos

Union Bank BC won the second, third and fourth quarters by 30-06, 26-10 and 25-16 to bring its regular season records to 9-1 for 19 points.
Police edge Comets 55-54 (13-18, 11-14, 17-08, 14-14)

Police Baton basketball club posted a surprised results also on Sunday when it edged final-8 favorite in the dying seconds of the week-11 pairing to win by 55-54 points.

The Coach Mark Balogun tutored Baton gave up the first two quarters by 13-18 and 11-14 points to go into the break with an 8-point deficit of 24-32 points before rising to the challenge in the third quarter taking the former champion apart with a 17-08 points win to take the crucial one point lead going into the last quarter which ended by 14 points apiece.

Police now hold a 4-6 record to move up the Atlantic conference ladder from sixth to fifth position while Comets who has sealed a playoff slot now has 8-4 record to remain in the second spot behind Royal Hoopers basketball club of Port Harcourt (10-2 record).