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Defending
champions of the DStv Premier Basketball League, Kano Pillars
basketball club last weekend proved that it’s the true champion of the
Nigeria league when it ended the unbeaten run of reigning Savannah
conference leader, Kada Stars basketball club of Kaduna.

Kada Stars, hosts
of the week-5 high-profile pairing lost to the visitors by as much as
22-point margin of 67-89 points with Pillars being the only team in the
conference yet to taste defeat, 2009/2010 runner-up Royal Hoopers
basketball club of Port Harcourt made it a 1-1 record on its mission to
Lagos losing to Islanders basketball club of Lagos by 73-70 points. But
they woke up to defeat Dodan Warriors basketball club of Lagos by 88-87
points to move to the second spot in the Atlantic conference with a 4-1
record.

In other week-5 games, played last weekend, Comets basketball club
continued their fine run in the Atlantic conference by beating Police
Baton basketball club in a local derby by 73-58 points. The former
Nigeria league champions took the first, third and fourth quarters by
17-08, 25-12 and 23-18 points respectively losing the second quarter to
the Baton by 08-20 points.

Yelwa Hawks basketball club of Bauchi
recorded an away win over Tapgun Rockets basketball club of Jos by
76-68 points; Nigeria Immigration basketball club of Kano pipped
visiting Plateau Peaks basketball club of Jos by 73-61 points for its
first win of the season while Bauchi Nets basketball club walked-over
Niger Potters basketball club of Minna.