ean-Jacques Boissy got 30 points, including 18 from
behind the arc, Jaylen Adams added 26 points and eight assists, and Al Ahli
Tripoli (Libya) beat Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya) 115-87 in the second day
opener of the Basketball Africa League’s (BAL)
Nile Conference (https://BAL.NBA.com/) in Kigali, Rwanda. In the second game,
APR (Rwanda) beat MBB (South Africa) 103-81.
With their second straight win, Al Ahli scored the
most points in one game in BAL history and outrebounded Nairobi 50-41. Nairobi
was led by Uchenna Iroegbu who finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and
seven assists.
APR were led by Aliou Diarra’s 22 points and 14
rebounds, including eight on the offensive end of the floor. MBB were
outrebounded once again, this time 50-38, and struggled offensively while
shooting over 35 percent from the floor.
They were led by Teafale Lenard Jr. who got 20 points,
with Jovan Mooring adding 17 and Pieter Prinsloo adding 13.
The Nile Conference returns on Tuesday when MBB takes
on Nairobi City Thunder at 4 p.m. CAT, while APR faces Al Ahli at 7 p.m. CAT.
The top two teams from the Nile Conference and the
best third place team between Kalahari Conference’s FUS Rabat (Morocco) and the
third place team in the Nile Conference will advance to the BAL Playoffs and
Finals which will take place at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa from
June 6-14 (tickets available on www.Ticketmaster.co.za).
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