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Plateau Peaks defeated Gombe Bulls 69-63 in one of the games played at the Jos Centre of the Sannah Conference in the Nigeria Basketball Federation’s League.
Peaks who had the privilege of playing before their home fans managed to press home their lead in the last quarter as the teams continue to garner points that add up to the playoff season.
In Ibadan, Rivers Hoopers rode a wave of stout defending to dominate Comets 80-50 in their second game of the ongoing 2026 Nigeria Premier Basketball League (NPBL) on Monday, recording back-to-back victories.
After an eventful first half, which ended with a 10-point lead (43-33) for Rivers Hoopers, they stepped up the intensity with relentless pressing and solid perimeter defending in the second half, as they restricted Comets to just 17 points and closed out a resounding 30-point blowout.
“Like I said after our previous game, we are taking it one step at a time. We saw the errors we made in the previous game, so we took our time to make corrections and applied them in today’s game,” interim Head Coach Ronald Alalibo said.
“Defense, they say, wins you championships. And if you’re not scoring, you should be able to stop your opponents from scoring. Yesterday we had some defensive lapses, we made some adjustments, and everybody came out to play [today].”
Abel Offia and Chinedu Nwaogu led all scorers with 16 points each, while team captain Victor Koko added 10 points and 6 rebounds.
Rivers Hoopers will face Raptors Basketball Club on Gameday 3 of the Atlantic Conference group phase, on Tuesday, May 19.
Monday results
Raptors 78-84 Hoops & Read
Comets 50-80 Rivers Hoopers
Maktown Flyers 80-Kwara Falcons
Coal City 51-59 Athletes for Peace
Kano Pillars 75-71 313 Warriors
Gombe Bulls 63-69 Plateau Peaks
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