National Basketball League | Result
- Sommet 87-80 UMU Flames (2-0)
- City Oilers 76-57 UPDF Tomahawks (2-0)
Sommet Basketball Club collected its second victory of the 2026 National Basketball League.
Sommet BC is secured a hard fought 87-80 victory against UMU Flames in the 2026 NBL encounter at Lugogo Indoor Arena.
Sommet survived Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) Flames’ late charge in the end-to-end encounter.
Ernest Nassasira’s layup concluded the opening stanza as the Nkonzi-based side trailed by eight (23-15) ponts.
The Flames improved on their ball handling in the second quarter but trailed by nine points (39-30) going into the halftime break.
Coming from the locker rooms, Sommet came out of their blocks early with Joseph Chuma making a driving layup. They kept the foot on the gas pedal as Sommet opened a 14-point advantage going into the final phase.
With 2 minutes and 26 seconds, the Flames narrowed down the deficit by one point (75-74) after going on a 4-0 run however their brakes fell off as they eventually lost by seven points.
Joseph Chuma had a thrilling show with a double double scoring 18 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Peter Cheng (16 points), Emilagba Abolahji (15 points), Nkulu Kaseya (13 points) and John Focus Teko (10 points) joined in the double digits column.
On the other hand, Gatwech Koang Wankoak (22 points), Agot Agot (16) and Joshua Duallo (14 points) scored in double digits for the Flames.
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