US Monastir, Petro de Luanda's Kriol StarsAdvance to 2025 BAL Playoffs in South Africa

Anderson Correia scored 16 points with five rebounds, while Ivan Almeida contributed 14 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and dished out eight assists. In their first appearance in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), Kriol Star of Cape Verde triumphed over reigning champions Petro de Luanda of Angola with a score of 71-69 in overtime, securing their position for the 2025 BAL Playoffs scheduled to occur at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa from June 6th through June 14th.

NBA Academy Africa hopeful Lewis Uvwo logged 40 minutes of play and concluded the game with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks. Despite outreboudning Petro 52-43, The Star ended up committing 28 turnovers.

Buiamba scored 16 points for Glofate, followed by Aboubacar Gakou who contributed 15 points along with seven rebounds. Both squads secured their spots at the BAL Playoffs in Pretoria, with Petro finishing as runners-up and Star placing third within the Sahara Conference, each team boasting records of three victories and three defeats.

During the second match tonight, Osiris Eldridge (who scored 22 points and provided four assists) and Babacar Sane, a previous prospect of the NBA Academy Africa (contributing 13 points and grabbing 12 rebounds), guided the 2022 BAL champions, US Monastir from Tunisia, to a victory with a score of 77-68 against ASC Ville de Dakar from Senegal.

The victory awarded Monastir (4-2) first place in the Sahara Conference and secured their automatic berth into the playoffs. They maintained a shooting percentage of 43% from the field and dominated rebounds with 45 compared to Dakar’s 39.

Will Perry topped the scoring for Dakar with 20 points and seven assists, while Makhtar Gueye contributed 18 points, helping the home team wrap up their 2025 BAL season.

Over 47,000 spectators were present for the Sahara Conference matches held at Dakar Arena in Senegal.

The 2025 BAL season will proceed with the Nile Conference group stage, scheduled to take place from May 17-25 at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.

The Nile Conference will include four teams: Made By Basketball (MBB, South Africa), Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya), Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya), and Armée Patriotique Rwandaise Basketball (APR, Rwanda).

The top two teams from the Nile Conference and a team with a better record between FUS Rabat (Morocco, Kalahari Conference) and the team which will finish third in the Nile Conference will join Al Ittihad (Egypt), Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria), US Monastir, Petro de Luanda and Kriol Star in the 2025 BAL Playoffs in South Africa.

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