City Thunder storm past varsity rivals to maintain flawless record

Nairobi City Thunder continued their perfect winning streak in the Kenya National Men’s Basketball Premier League (KNBL) with impressive performances over the weekend against varsity teams.

The defending champions defeated USIU Tigers 85-67 on Saturday before dismantling University of Nairobi’s Terror 96-48 on Sunday at the Nyayo Gymnasium.

Thunder have played eight matches, winning all and amassing 16 points so far.

Despite the victory, head coach, Brad Ibs, believes they made some mistakes in Saturday's game against USIU.

“We made mental errors and lapses but at the same time it was good as some of our younger players got extended minutes and quality game time against a very good opponent (USIU. But we had an opportunity to talk about it after Saturday's game,” Ibs said.

In Sunday’s game against Terror, Ibs believes they pulled up their socks and played a much-improved game.

“Efforts were there, communication was better and it was a big step up from the way we played on Saturday. We now have to focus on our next assignment against Equity Dumas this coming weekend,” stated Ibs.

In their Sunday’s game against Terror, Thunder dominated the entire match, winning the first quarter 22-15 before registering a 26-16 victory and ended the first half with a commanding 48-31 lead.

After the break, Thunder continued from where they left after the break, claiming the third quarter 34-10 before putting a 14-07 icing on the cake to end the game with a 96-48 win.

Weekend Results:

Eldonets 69-61 ANU Panthers – WP

Eldonets Platinum 64-71 ANU Wolfpacks – MP

USIU Flames 62-33 Storms – WP

Strathmore Swords 67-51 UON Dynamites – WP

Zetech Sparks 58-36 Stanbic Aces – WP

Nairobi City Thunder 85- 67 USIU Tigers – MP

NBK Phoenix 51- 68 Stanbic Shields- MP

USIU Flames 54- 41 Strathmore Swords – WP

UON Dynamites 38- 50 Zetech Sparks – WP

Ulinzi Warriors 49-45 USIU Tigers – MP

UON Terror 48-96 Nairobi City Thunder – MP