EQUITY Bank and Strathmore University gained promotion to the national division next year. The two Nairobi Basketball Association giants battled in the inter provincial play offs finals at Muranga Teachers Training College with the bankers beating the students 55-32.

Ian Wachiye and Goddfey Abuya pepped the winners with 15 points each while Jeremy Opiyo managed to bag 16 points for the losers who had coach Tony Ochieng sent to the stands.

Full results: Equity 45-15 Gorofani, BBK 31-30 Urbanite, Little Prince 36-32 Egerton University, Machakos Hawks 17-35 Jkuat, Migori Warriors 20-40, Zetech, Mombasa Polytechnic University 24-31, Mku Thika 31, Oceanears 35-37 Baraka Xtreme. Strathmore 50-15 Jkuat, BBK 45-25 Mku Thika, Little Prince 39-32 Baraka, Mombasa Poly 33-32 Egerton, Mombasa Poly 33-24 Urbanite, Oceaners 30-32 Egerton, Strathmore 39-18 Hawks, Equity 45-11 Warriors, BBK 37-28 Mombasa Poly.