Lagos beats Oyo to emerge champion of South West basketball

The Lagos State basketball team was on Friday crowned the champion of the South West Basketball League. The event was held in Ibadan.

Lagos defeated Oyo State 64-62 at the Sports Hall of Liberty Stadium. 

Lagos fell in the first quarter as the Pacesetter State wasted no time in fighting for the coveted trophy winning 18-14.

Oyo could not hold much ground against the City of Excellency in the following 10 minutes as Lagos shot in 26 points with Oyo salvaging only 10, to bring the scores at half time to 40-28.

Lagos continued in its stride to keep their unbeaten run in the league as it came off from a low start in the opening minutes of the third quarter to score 17 points to solidify their lead at 57-46.

They dropped their guard in the last quarter as the Hosts fired from all cylinders in the catch up game and cut the margin to just two points.   Despite having the home crowd on their side it was, too little, too late, for a turnaround as the Lagosians held on tight to win the final in style. 

Former D’Tigers captain, NBA star and FIBA Ambassador, Olumide Oyedeji, CEO Olumide Oyedeji Youth Foundation, the driving force behind the showdown presented the trophy to Lagos State. 

Oyo State settled for second place in Ibadan, while Ekiti State defeated Ondo State, 71-56 to finish third.