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Game two is slated for Sunday 27 May at the Nyayo Stadium.
Kenya Ports Authority men's team destroyed Equity Dumas 62-53 in Game One of the Kenya Basketball Federation Premier League final at the Nyayo Stadium on Friday night, May 26.
The first quarter started off with Equity Dumas peppering the KPA bucket at any slight lapse of the defending champions. A few minutes into the match, the Bankers were already four points ahead and had dominated the court.
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20:25 - 23.05.2023
BASKETBALL Equity Dumas coach Oketch braces up for tough final against defending champions KPA
They now face five-time champions in the best-of-five final series that begins in Nairobi on May 27.
Their sturdy defense denied KPA scoring chances in the first few minutes of the match but as the match intensified, they were forced to take off the hand brake and go on the attack.
The quarter ended with both teams having scored 18 points. However, KPA had already suffered five fouls.
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09:00 - 22.05.2023
BASKETBALL Jubilant Obilo says relishing KPA clash after dominant win over Equity
In their Game Three on Saturday night, the varsity side shocked the bankers 70-40 to achieve a 3-0 series win since they had defeated them in Games One and Two.
Coming back for the second quarter, KPA started picking up slowly and the Bankers had to work on their defense more. The Dockers launched bucket shots to shock Equity.
However, more was needed to open a wide gap since the quarter ended 15-14 due to Equity's resilience to try and get a foothold of the game.
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21:40 - 21.05.2023
BASKETBALL Equity Dumas silence stubborn Ulinzi Warriors to cruise to historic KBF Premier League final
Equity Dumas capitalised on the opponent's poor defense and easily launched several on target shots.
The dressing room conversations saw coach Anthony Ojukwu's charges engage the fifth gear. The now highly spirited Dockers dominated the court and easily cruised through Equity's defense to score.
Equity tried to catch up but time was also not on their side. As the referee blew the whistle, KPA had carried the night with a 62-53 win over Equity.
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16:24 - 26.05.2023
BASKETBALL A shot at history for AS Douanes and Al Ahly in Basketball Africa League final
This is the first time both teams are making it to the final since the inaugural event in 2021.
The two will now clash in Game Two next on Sunday 27 May at the Nyayo Stadium.
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