Vikings Basketball Academy has delivered the first loss of the 2022 Western Basketball Association (WBA) League Season to Oil City Thunder.
Thunder lost for the first time via a 33-66 result to Vikings earlier today at the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) Court.
Oil City now spots two wins and a loss on its record for the season same as Vikings who put up a dominant second half to win by 33 points.
Match Report
Vikings Emmanuel Awotwe buried a pair of three pointers to start proceedings. Thunder got late buckets as the first quarter ended 13-9 with Thunder trailing.
Awotwe assisted Christopher Appiah and added a corner three pointer. Elijah Mensah assisted Reuben Ansah to score, Bajigah Jamil scored a running layup, Appiah hit a three pointer and Patrick Obeng scored to extend Vikings lead to 30-11 at half time.
Jonathan Bassaw delivered the game’s highlight play with a fast break slam dunk; Vikings led 51-22 at the end of the third quarter and went on to win 66-33.
By Yaw Adjei-Mintah
@YawMintYM on Twitter
