Can ANU win Game Four to set a decider clash?

Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) men's division one side Africa Nazarene University (ANU) Wolf Packs won Game Three of Five series to deny opponents Zetech Titans a chance at a sweep in the final series last weekend.

Titans won a closely fought Game One 79-73 and repeated the feat in Game Two with a 76-73 victory to need one win and have the bragging rights and the division one title. 

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In Game Three, however, the Wolf Packs attacked voraciously and turned the tables on the Job Munene-led Titans winning the match 73-68 to delay Titans coronation and give themselves a chance ateveling the series and sending the match-up to a decider Game Five. 

"Last weekend there was alot of individualism and complacency from my side and that came back to bite us as ANU won. Instead of playing as a unit many players chose to shine on the court and ANU took advantage of that to win the match. 

We have had a week to work on our shortcomings and we will have to maintain our game plan from the onset and be more linical in our execution if we are to close the series on Saturday," said coach Munene.

A final quarter rally for ANU gave them the win as they held Titans to a 28-22 win. The first three quarters were closely fought with ANU leading the first 15-14, while Titans won the second 19- 17 to lead by half a basket heading to the half-time break. The third quarter went ANU's way at 14-13 to tie the scores ahead of the final period. 

"This is a must-win game for us and we have gone to work this week with that in mind. We came into the final struggling with some injuries picked in the semis against KDF Morans but we have managed with the players available and we expect to do the same this weekend. 

Our focus has been on tightening defense which has been our major concern in the last three matches. We have also empathised on making our offense better and I am confident of a win," said ANU head coach Mike Oluoch.