This archive report was first published on 11 August 2019.
On Sunday, Thunder men's basketball team stormed to second place on the Premier League standings after a convincing 70-41 win over Umoja at Nyayo National Stadium Gymnasium.
Thunder, who are chasing their first ever league crown, took their tally to 30 points with 14 wins and two losses.
Defending champions Kenya Ports Authority, who had no engagement, dropped to third spot on 30 points with 13 wins and four losses.
Thunder's Griffin Ligare and Faheem Juma hit encouraging three-pointers, while forward Kevin Chogo scored ten points in the first quarter, contributing 18 points among themselves and handing Thunder a 26-12 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Coach Kevin Sunguti's Umoja were under heavy pressure, with shooting guard Michael Munene, Gilbert Obiero, and Nick Ogol kept out of the game due to tight marking, failing to get clear shooting space.
With Umoja's playmakers failing to deliver, Thunder had a field day, leaving Chogo and Faheem Juma to score at will and establishing a 42-20 lead at halftime.
Umoja were handed a 21-11 beating in the third quarter and edged the fourth quarter 9-7, but it had no bearing on the final score as Thunder coasted to their big win.
Forward Chogo scored 17 points, Juma added 10, and Ligare was restricted to eight for the winners.
Umoja, who kept their eighth position on 20 points intact, had Nick Ogol and Douglas Kivati replying with 11 points each.
Thunder coach Sadat Gaya said, "We had to go back to the drawing board after we lost to Eldonets. We are still optimistic of lifting our first crown this season."
