Isaac Anosike has been patiently waiting for a day like this. A day to prove that the decision to join the LPRC Oilers was the right fit. There was even a time he himself doubted that leaving the team Visioneers which brought him to limelight was a wrong decision.

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“I need playing time to prove myself,” he mentioned to his former coach on a night after a game in which he had only two minutes of garbage time.

On a night which had the Oilers crawling and not being able to put up a clicking offense saw Isaac Anosike coming to the rescue. A night he will ravish for some time to come. Not only him, but his coaches and their fans.

Isaac entered the game looking more composed then earlier times. He was careful with his possessions knowing very well costly turnovers might have him back on the bench. That helped him out as he had only two TOs recorded for the entire game.

The turning point came in the second half when he hit two big three pointers which fueled a rally by the Oilers who were down by almost double digit then. You could tell the young player felt good as he celebrated after his first long range.

Isaac scored 10 PTS for the night. He also added three assists and two steals. He shot 60% from beyond the arc going for three out of five attempts. He made one of two free throws also.. The only other Oilers player to score in double figures was Samuel Kpannie who had 16 PTS.

In a discussion with Liberia Basketball Network after the game, Isaac had this to say:

It’s something natural.. All I keep doing is keep trusting the process and working hard I think my performance is nothing else but hard work pay. (sic)

Shaun Eastman was the only player from Invincible Eleven in double figure. He had 12 PTS for the night.

This is I.E. second lost in a row after their victory against Bushrod Bulls in the first round. They are scheduled to face Mighty Barrolle on June 5th, 2022 at the SKD Gym in Paynesville while Desert Knights will host LPRC Oilers the day before.

FULL GAME VIDEO LINK (Courtesy Bushrod Bulls Media Team)

Oilers

# Player Position PTS REB AST STL BLK 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TO PF
4Jerome ShermanGuard00000000020.00000012
5Joshua DidiGuard001300000000000021
6Alex NagboForward-Guard000000000000000000
7Samuel DavidsonForward-Guard04110010.00000001301
8Mohammed AhmedGuard13110020.00001250.00311
9Nicholas KoffaGuard2131011100.0020.00001010
10Samuel KpannieGuard1653302540.03837.531127.30513
11Roosevelt NdaborlorForward-Guard260311250.0040.00001513
12Emmanuel PerryForward-Center530002540.00001250.01240
13Isaac AnosikeGuard101320020.03560.01250.00124
14Keith WurehForward430002540.00000001205
16Frank DahnGuard00000020.00000000003
 Total 40261214182532.062128.661735.35211323

I.E.

# Player Position PTS REB AST STL BLK 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TO PF
4Emmanuel DuawoGuard2200000000022100.01110
5Joel LoopForward000000000000000012
6Eugene FahnbullehGuard334101520.00001250.01234
7Willie BrownForward-Guard431101616.700022100.02130
3Saykan Bestman-2000000000022100.00001
12Cyrus CojoloForward-Guard00000020.0010.0020.00002
13John ReedForward8610041040.0000040.02422
15Peter DoeForward-Center010100000000000121
17Yorgbo KromahForward321101425.00001333.31112
19Fredrick MyersGuard42120020.01333.31250.00201
30Shaun EastmanGuard1220303837.52633.3060.01140
 Total 3821890103727.031030.092536.08131715