This match took place on Wednesday, September 11, 2014, at the BK Arena, attended by a number of fans including the former Minister of Sports, Madam Mimosa MUNYANGAJU Aurore.
The game started out very close and kept the score low. Stephaun Branch and Axel Mpoyo scored for both teams. At the end of the first half, the Patriots BBC lead the game with a score of 21 - 15 APR BBC.
The Patriots BBC started the second half stronger and increased the gap, Hagumentwari Steve and Ndizeye Dieudonné started to win a lot. On the other hand, Mpoyo and Aliou Diarra made three fouls early on which meant they played less minutes. The Patriots scored 31 points on 13 APR possessions. By the end of the first half, the Patriots led the game with 52 points to 28 APR BBC.
In the third quarter, Team APR BBC started to close the gap with the help of Ntore Habimana and Isaiah Miller. In this area, the team won by 22 points to 16 of the Patriots. However, the Patriots were leading with 68 points out of 50.
In the fourth quarter, the APR BBC team continued to put in effort and narrowed the gap, but the game ended with Patriots BBC winning 83-71 to win their first victory in the playoffs.
Stephaun Branch of the Patriots was the best performer, as he scored 26 points in the game, while Isaiah Miller and Aliou Diarra scored 19 for the APR BBC side.
These two teams reached the finals, after a good performance in the 1/2, where APR BBC defeated REG BBC in all three games, while Patriots BBC defeated Kepler BBC. The second match is scheduled for Friday, September 13, 2024 at 19:00 at BK Arena.
