DStv PBL Playoff: Pillars retain title in a thriller final against Mentors
Kano Pillars basketball club on Saturday rewrote history book of the Nigeria Basketball Federation League i.e DStv Premier Basketball League becoming the first team with four titles out of the six-season-old league after edging Mark Mentors basketball club of Abuja in the dying seconds of the 2013/2014 season grand finale in Lagos.
The thrilling final which kept fans at the edge of their seat as the Abuja-based Mentors look set to do the impossible leading by four points (88-84) with nine seconds left but allowed the euphoria of winning a first title became it greatest undoing thus allowing Pillars energetic point guard Adeolu Olaiya Ojo to go on a fast-break for two points and an hasty ball-inbound cost them (Mark Mentors) the game as Olaiya Ojo steal to set-up Pillars hit-man Abubakar Usman who made a three-point with three seconds remaining.
Efforts by Mentors to draw a foul or made two-point did not yield result as the buzzer went off to signal the end of the game which Pillars won by 89-88 points (20-25, 21-19, 20-18 and 28-26).
Usman recorded play-off high of 38 points, 5 steal, 4 rebound and 4 assist in 35.27 minutes and was joined in double figure by the duo of Ibrahim Yusuf (11 points, 3 rebounds) and Adeolu Olaiya Ojo (10 points and 3 steal) to hand Pillars the trophy.
Dodan Warriors retain it third spot with a 81-71 points (08-16, 14-22, 18-15, 27-14 and 04-14) victory over Gombe Bulls after over-time after both sides ended the game at 67 points apiece at regulation time
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