Nicholas Faust paces Petro de Luanda into BAL Final

- May 30, 2024
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Nick Faust
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Petro de Luanda - Cape Town Tigers 96-86 OT

Nick Faust (197-SG, college: LBSU, agency: BMS Sport Agency) paced Petro de Luanda into BAL Final. He nailed 23 points as his team overcame Cape Town Tigers 96-86.
Petro de Luanda dominated the majority of the game and led 11 points at the end of the third quarter. Cape Town Tigers meanwhile tied it all after a 22-11 run in the fourth period, but fell short at the end. Petro de Luanda scored a 19-9 surge in overtime to seal the win.
Lukeny Goncalves notched 16 points for the winners and Jone Pedro (208-C-1990) brought 13. Samkelo Cele (198-G-1997, college: USAO) replied with 19 points in a loss and Cartier Diarra (190-PG-1998, college: Virginia Tech, agency: BIG) ended up with 17.

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