Finals Game 2 REG 79-72 APR (Series tied 1-1) Third place UGB 96-83 Patriots Rwanda Energy Group (REG) bounced back from Wednesday’s Game 1 defeat to beat defending champions APR 79-72 in Game 2 at BK Arena on Friday, July 4, and tie the best-of-seven finals series 1-1. Ogoh Odaudu’s men, led by shooting guard Cleveland Thomas Jr, shooting guard Prince Muhizi and center Garmine Kande Kieli looked supercharged and too difficult for APR to overcome and they returned into contention for what would be their first championship in three years. REG dominated the first quarter 26-11 but APR bounced back to cut the deficit after claiming the second quarter 23-14 to go into halftime trailing 34-40. ALSO READ: RBL Finals: Nshobozwa drops 19 points as APR lead series 1-0 Returning for the second half, a more energised REG started to overtake APR, winning the third quarter 21-17. APR put up a strong performance in the final quarter but it looked too late to do salvage the game despite winning the quarter 21-18 but it was a case of too little too late to salvage the game. Meanwhile, in the third-place playoff match, United Generations Basketball (UGB) beat Patriots 96-83 in Game 1 on Friday. Game 2 of the third-place match will take is due on Sunday at BK Arena, the same venue which will host Game 3 on the same day.
