Equity Overpowers Stanbic Aces in Game 5 to Reach KBF Finals

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 9 – Equity Hawks completed a thrilling series comeback on Thursday evening at Nyayo Stadium, overpowering Stanbic Aces 82–64 in a winner-takes-all Game 5 to secure a 3–2 semi-final series victory in the Kenya Basketball Federation Women’s Premier League. The decisive triumph capped off an intense five-game roller-coaster that saw the two sides trade blow throughout. Stanbic had taken Games 1 (66–60) and 3 (56–53), while Equity captured Game 2 (70–37) and forced the decider with a dominant 68–36 victory in Game 4. Before a crowd of 231 spectators, Stanbic opened a brief 1...

The decisive triumph capped off an intense five-game roller-coaster that saw the two sides trade blow throughout. Stanbic had taken Games 1 (66–60) and 3 (56–53), while Equity captured Game 2 (70–37) and forced the decider with a dominant 68–36 victory in Game 4.

Before a crowd of 231 spectators, Stanbic opened a brief 12–9 lead, but Equity quickly responded with an offensive surge to finish the first quarter ahead 29–22. The Hawks tightened their grip in the second period, outscoring the Aces 21–13 to build a commanding 50–35 halftime lead.

Guard Betty Kananu spearheaded the assault, shooting an efficient 60% from the court to finish with 27 points and 9 rebounds. She was backed by strong performances from Taundeciah Peter (17 points, 9 rebounds), Melissa Akinyi (14 points), and Frida Yagomba (11 points).

Source: Capital FM Sports