University of Ghana secured revenge over Marshalls University College to progress to the quarter finals of the 2016 UPAC Championship.
UG defeated their counterparts 31-29 to secure an automatic slot to the finals which will be played from April 14-16.
UG side had recorded wins over Central University College and Wisconsin University after beating them 67-35 and 53-32 respectively.
Marshalls on the other hand had showed class over the same sides by defeating them (Central University College and Wisconsin University) to set a clash with the host University of Ghana.
The game which was a repeat of last year’s qualifiers saw hundreds of fans troop to the center court to catch a glimpse of the match anticipated game.
UG having led in most part of the quarters received a scare after Marshalls crawled back to drew level at the end of the 3rd quarter.
But the host had to live it late to secure a narrow win after Marshalls had missed four crucial free throws in the dying embers of the game to confirm their place at the finals.
Marshalls grabbed the only available slot as the second best placed team to join the likes of University of Natural Resources and Energy (UNRE), University of Development Studies-Tamale(UDS), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Takoradi Polytechnic, Accra Polytechnic, GIMPA and the University of Ghana.
University of Ghana And Marshalls Secure Spot In UPAC Finals
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