Aso Sky Hawks and Gboko City Chiefs clinched the remaining NPBL Final 4 places after the final day of the 2026 Nigeria Premier Basketball League Final 8 playoffs in Port Harcourt on Saturday, according to www.aclsports.com.
Sky Hawks beat Rivers Hoopers 74-67, ending the host side's six-game winning run and sealing their fifth victory of the playoffs. The result meant every team in the tournament finished with at least one defeat.
Gboko City Chiefs edged Lagos Raptors 78-76 in a tight contest, with Marcus Thomas Jr. scoring the decisive points in the closing stages to give the Benue State side their fifth win of the postseason.
Reigning champions Maktown Flyers bounced back from their loss to Rivers Hoopers by beating 313 Warriors 64-54, finishing the playoffs on a positive note. Kano Pillars also recorded their second victory, a 68-53 result over Hoops & Read that left the Lagos-based side winless in seven games and outside the Final 4.
