Basketball: University of Ghana Conquers Africa

The University of Ghana Men’s Basketball Team emerged champions at the ongoing All Africa University Games in Johannesburg, South Africa after beating Midland State University from Zimbabwe 96-52 in the finals.

The team beat Midland 91-65 earlier in the competition after claiming another impressive win over University of Lusaka from Zambia.

Having arrived in South Africa just days before the start of the competition, University of Ghana  adapted very well to the cold weather before unleashing havoc on their opponents.

The triumph is the highest achievement by the institution in its history and the first Ghanaian outfit to win a major international competition.

Winning the African Championship climaxes the institution’s dominance in the year following wins in GUSA (Ghana Universities Sports Association) and UPAC (Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges) basketball competitions respectively.

The team will now turn their attention to a maiden three on three competition due to be staged on Friday.

The 2016 All African University Games has been a good a good one for Ghana’s representatives with the likes of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology’s and University of Education’s (Winneba) all scooping major hobours in other disciplines.

The 2016 All Africa University Games popularly known as FASU’s eight edition is being hosted by University of Johannesburg and Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa.

Basketball: University of Ghana Conquers Africa

NBA Final: Cavs Beat Warriors In Game 5 To Reduce Deficit To 3-2

Cleveland Cavaliers beat Golden State Warriors 112-97 to reduce the deficit to 3-2 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals.

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each netted 41 points to become the first team-mates to score more than 40 points in the same NBA Finals match.

Steph Curry scored only 25 points and the Warriors also missed the suspended Draymond Green as they failed to clinch the title on their home court.

Warriors return to Cleveland, where they won the 2015 title, in game six.

No side has come back from 3-1 down to win the Finals but the Cavaliers will feel they now have the momentum on their home court on Thursday to take it to a decider on Sunday.

They hit 10 of 24 three-pointers to hand the Warriors their fourth home loss this season.

It was level at 61-61 at half-time, but Cleveland then outscored their hosts 51-36, with Curry particularly wasteful as the Warriors hit just three of 21 three-points during that period.

It is now 26 consecutive series for James with at least one road win, extending his NBA record.

NBA Final: Cavs Beat Warriors In Game 5 To Reduce Deficit To 3-2

NBA Final: Warriors" Draymond Green Suspended For Game 5

Golden State star Draymond Green has been suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals after the league assessed a Flagrant 1 foul from his scuffle with Cleveland’s LeBron James.

The NBA announced the retroactive decision Sunday, issuing James a technical on the fourth-quarter play Friday in which the two tussled and exchanged words.

Green has been on the cusp of trouble for much of the postseason.

This is his fourth flagrant foul, which resulted in the automatic suspension.

He also has five technicals and was fined $25,000 for kicking Oklahoma City’s Steven Adams in the groin during the Western Conference finals.

The Warriors lead the series 3-1 with a chance to clinch their second straight championship at home in Oracle Arena.

NBA Final: Warriors" Draymond Green Suspended For Game 5

NBA Final: Warriors Beat Cavs In Game 4 To Take 3-1 Lead

Steph Curry scored 38 points to help Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers 108-97 and open a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals.

The NBA’s most valuable player hit seven three-point baskets to put the Warriors on the brink of winning successive titles.

No side has come back from 3-1 down to win the Finals and Golden State have home advantage for Monday’s game five.

“He’s the MVP for a reason,” said Warriors coach Steve Kerr of Curry.

“He doesn’t have the size and strength to dominate a game physically so he has to dominate with his skill.

“He trusts his shot and he just kept firing and they went in.”

Curry, who averaged 16 points in the first three games of the series, scored 13 points in the fourth quarter.

Cleveland went six minutes without scoring a basket in the final quarter and LeBron James tangled with Golden State’s Draymond Green in the final three minutes of the game as frustrations boiled over.

“Draymond said something that I don’t agree with,” said James, who won the NBA Finals in 2012 and 2013 with Miami but has lost the last two, including last year’s defeat by Golden State.

“I’m all cool with the competition, but some of the words that came out of his mouth were a little bit overboard.

“As a competitor, I love going against Draymond, and I’m all about going out there and leaving it out on the floor. But when it gets a little bit more than what it should be, that’s what caused me to have words with him.”

The Warriors won a record 73 regular season games, losing just nine.

NBA Final: Warriors Beat Cavs In Game 4 To Take 3-1 Lead

NBA Final: Cavs Crush Warriors To Cut Deficit To 2-1

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers stormed back into the NBA Finals with a dominant 120-90 victory over the defending champion Golden State Warriors on Wednesday that cut the series deficit to 2-1. 

James, who called the game “do-or-die” for his team, scored a game-high 32 points and Kyrie Irving added 30 as the Cavaliers breathed new life into a series that had looked headed for a quick finish after a lopsided opening two games in Oakland.

“We talked about effort for the last two days, just being aggressive, playing hard, the physicality, and we brought that,” Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue told reporters. “When we play that way, we’re tough to beat.”

Cleveland, well aware that no team in NBA history has ever come back from an 3-0 series deficit to win in seven games, got off to a fast start and led the entire way to keep alive their hopes of avenging last year’s Finals defeat to the Warriors.

NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry had a night to forget with 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting for the Warriors.

The Cavaliers were a much different team than the one that lost the first two games of the series by a combined 48 points and kept alive their hopes of delivering Cleveland its first professional sports championship in 52 years.

James and Irving set the tone early with a dominant first quarter, during which they helped Cleveland establish a 20-point lead at one stage.

The defending champion Warriors showed some signs of life in the second quarter as they chipped away at the Cavaliers lead, getting to within eight points by halftime despite Curry being held to two points.

However, Cleveland quickly squashed any hopes the Warriors had at making a comeback with a blistering start to the third quarter, where they built a 22-point lead after a jump shot by James with about six minutes left in the quarter.

NBA Final: Cavs Crush Warriors To Cut Deficit To 2-1

NBA FINAL: Warriors Run Riot Over Cavs In Game 1

Defending champion Golden State opened their NBA Finals with a 104-89 home victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.

Warriors, who will host game two in the best-of-seven series on Sunday, showed depth of their reserves as MVP and NBA scoring champion Stephen Curry managed only 11 points and Klay Thompson hit only 4-of-12 for nine points.

Reserve guard Shaun Livingston stepped up to score a season-best and his career playoff high 20 points to lead seven double-figure scorers for the Golden State.

Andre Iguodala made a successful defense on Cleveland star LeBron James and scored 12 points while Brazil’s Leandro Barbosa added 11 off the bench. In all, Golden State reserves outscored Cleveland’s bench 45-10.

Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 26 points on 7-of-22 shooting while James had 23 points and 12 rebounds but shot 9-of-21 from the floor.

Draymond Green had 16 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and four steals for the Warriors while Kevin Love added 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavaliers.

NBA FINAL: Warriors Run Riot Over Cavs In Game 1

Basketball: Kawanopado And Miners To Represent Central Region In XBL Tour Final

Kawanopado and Miners have sealed qualification to represent the Central Region in the first edition of the Xplicit Ball League (XBL) nationwide tournament, to be held in Kumasi later this year.

Kawanopado stood tall as they won all four games at the Hoops Basketball court in Cape Coast last Sayurday.

The event also saw Miners coming 2^nd, winning three games as they lost to Kawanopado in the round robin games.

They now join other Regional reps from Ashanti Region, Volta Region, Eastern Region, Western Region and Brong Ahafo.

The XBL nationwide tournament will see community clubs converge at one court and battle for Strength, Skill, Power, Shoots, Dunks and for the bragging rights.

The date for the tournament will be out after all participating regions finish their qualifications tournaments.

 

Below are the full results from the Central Regional qualification tournament.

1. Nkamfoa Thunders 12 – 31 Miners (UCC)


2. Kawanopado 43 – 10 Kingsway


3. Dream Academy Basketball Club 19 – 21 Miners (UCC)


4. Nkamfoa Thunders 19 – 10 Kingsway


5. Miners (UCC) 15 – 40 Kawanopado


6. Dream Basketball Academy Club 13 – 14 Kingsway


7. Nkamfoa Thunders 2 – 13 Kawanopado


8. Dream Basketball Academy Club 5 – 14 Kawanopado


9. Kingsway 14 – 30 Miners (UCC)


10. Nkamfoa Thunders 13 – 17 Dream Basketball Academy Club

Basketball: Kawanopado And Miners To Represent Central Region In XBL Tour Final