Michael Okiki scored 22 points to help Rivers Hoopers defeat Kwara Falcons 104-46 on game day 6 of the Atlantic Conference in the 2024 Nigeria Premier Basketball League on Friday.
Okiki led four other Hoopers’ players on double digits; he scored 22 points, Abel Offia added 16, while Patrick Abah and Michael Daramola both shot 15 and 12 points, respectively.
Okiki scored 14 points, including four three-pointers, in the opening quarter for the KingsMen who raced quickly to an 18-12 lead.
Back-to-back threes by Offia in the second quarter took Hoopers to a 36-22 lead, which was further stretched to 20 points with two minutes left to play in the second quarter.
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Hoopers took advantage of a five-minute scoreless run by Kwara Falcons in the third quarter, as they stretched the lead to 40 points with 5:56 remaining.
Okiki shot eight points in the third to extend the Rivers Hoopers lead to 80-31 going to the fourth.
With 1:27 left to play in the game, Toye Duro-Ladipo knocked down a trey, which took the Port Harcourt club to over 100 points (101-43).
For a second consecutive game this week, the KingsMen reached the 100 mark.
Daramola made it a back-to-back three for Hoopers from a turnover, leaving the Falcons in a sorry state.
Offia attributed their unbeaten run to good preparation.