The second edition of the Bullet Basketball Tournament ended in Lagos at the weekend with Kwara Falcons and First Bank emerging as the winners of the men’s and women’s categories respectively.
The Kwara Falcons who were trailing with eight points with less than two minutes to go recovered well to beat War Lords 69-67. First Bank had to bend backward to overcome the MFM ladies 52-50. Both games gave the spectators first-class entertainment with the winners emerging just before the buzzer.
The Elephant Girls took the first quarter 13-4 but the praying ladies from the MFM Mountains recovered to win the second quarter 22-14. National champions First Bank took the third at 13-8 and MFM rallied to win the last 16-12 but their poor start meant they could not catch up with the Bankers at the end.
A day before the match MFM coach Ochuko Owolabi had said her ladies could beat First Bank if only they are able to overcome fear tied around the historical achievements of First Bank.
In the men’s event, Falcons had to throw in all they had in their reserves to beat a younger side. They rounded off the Bullet Tournament powered by the Sam Oguche Foundation with the trophy to start the NBBF Final-8 playoffs yesterday in Lagos.
Coach of the War Lords, Akindele Peter said the inexperience of his players took a sad toll on them.
Each champion was rewarded with one million for their efforts.