Sunday, July 12 results

Patriots 84-65 REG

Kepler 81-94 EAUR

RSSB Tigers 93-63 UGB

Patriots guard Franklin Damaria scored 25 points to inspire Patriots Basketball Club to a commanding 84-65 victory over Rwanda Energy Group (REG) in the Rwanda Basketball League on Sunday.

Coached by Sunny Niyomugabo, Patriots edged the opening quarter 21-18 before extending their advantage with a 20-16 second-quarter win to take a 41-34 lead into halftime.

The league leaders maintained their dominance after the break, claiming the third quarter 24-15 before sealing the contest with a 19-16 fourth-quarter performance.

The victory strengthened Patriots' grip at the top of the regular season standings with 27 points, two ahead of APR, who have three games in hand. REG remain third with 24 points.

Damaria finished as the game's top scorer with 25 points, while Stubbs Jeffery Tyrone added 19 to help Patriots secure another convincing win.

For REG, former Patriots players Elliott Lamar Cole and Cadeau de Dieu Furaha scored 13 and 11 points respectively, but their efforts were not enough to prevent defeat against their former club.

Elsewhere, RSSB Tigers cruised to a 93-63 victory over United Generation (UGB), while EAUR defeated Kepler 94-81.