Round 2: REG outgun SLAC

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in Basketball Africa League. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Rwandan REG edged Guinean SLAC in Kigali 83-81. The best player for the winners was American guard Cleveland Thomas (192-1993, college: WKU, agency: Slash Sports) who scored 24 points and 5 rebounds. Dieudonne Ndayisaba (203-1996) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. REG's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Nigerian Christopher Obekpa (206-1993, college: UNLV, agency: Interperformances) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks for the guests. SLAC will play next round against strong Fer.Beira trying to get back on the winning streak. REG will try to continue on its current victory against DUC Dakar on the road.
Very important is a road loss of Mozambican Fer.Beira against Moroccan AS Sale on Wednesday night. Visiting Fer.Beira was defeated by AS Sale in Sale 95-84. American guard Terrell Stoglin (185-1991, college: Maryland) orchestrated the victory by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 8 assists. Abdoulaye Harouna contributed with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. British-Canadian forward Jermel Kennedy (201-1989, college: Lander) replied with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for Fer.Beira. AS Sale will play against US Monastir at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Fer.Beira will play against SLAC in Conakry and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was played in Conakry. Tunisian US Monastir faced Guinean SLAC. Guests from Monastir smashed host SLAC 76-55. Ater Majok had a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Christopher Obekpa responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. US Monastir will meet at home DUC Dakar in the next round where they are favorite. SLAC will play against Fer.Beira and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 2 winless DUC Dakar was defeated by Fer.Beira in a road game 98-92.

Group SAHARA

SLAC - US Monastir 55-76

An exciting game was played in Conakry. Tunisian US Monastir faced Guinean SLAC. Guests from Monastir smashed host SLAC 76-55. US Monastir looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by SLAC's players. South Sudanese-Lebanese center Ater Majok (210-1987, college: UConn) had a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Firas Lahyani (201-1991) chipped in 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four US Monastir players scored in double figures. Nigerian Christopher Obekpa (206-1993, college: UNLV, agency: Interperformances) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and American guard Chris Crawford (193-1992, college: Memphis) scored 15 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. US Monastir will meet at home DUC Dakar in the next round where they are favorite. SLAC will play against Fer.Beira and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
US Monastir: R.Slimane 15+3reb+3ast, F.Lahyani 13+6reb+5ast, O.Marnaoui 13+6reb+3ast, A.Majok 12+14reb+1ast, M.Diabate 9+2reb+4ast, M.Dixon 7+2reb+5ast
SLAC: C.Crawford 15+4reb+1ast, C.Obekpa 13+11reb, J.Nzeakor 12+6reb+1ast, D.Miller 8+3reb+4ast, K.Mohamed 4+2reb+1ast, S.Mbaye 2+5reb

Fer.Beira - DUC Dakar 98-92

There was no surprise when Senegalese DUC Dakar was defeated on the road by Mozambican Fer.Beira 98-92 on Tuesday. Fer.Beira made 24-of-30 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Fer.Beira outrebounded DUC Dakar 41-30 including a 32-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. British-Canadian forward Jermel Kennedy (201-1989, college: Lander) scored 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) to lead the charge for the winners and American point guard William Perry (180-1994, college: Lenoir-Rhyne) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. American guard Hameed Ali (188-1993, college: TAMUCC) responded with 26 points and 6 assists and French forward Jordan Aboudou (201-1991) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds. Five Fer.Beira and four DUC Dakar players scored in double figures. DUC Dakar's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Fer.Beira will meet SLAC in the next round. DUC Dakar will play against US Monastir and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Fer.Beira: J.Kennedy 27+9reb+5ast, W.Perry 16+6reb+7ast, A.Munguambe 15+7reb, P.Orizu 12+5reb, R.Onwuasor 11+5reb+3ast, H.Ubisse 7+6reb+1ast
DUC Dakar: H.Ali 26+1reb+6ast, J.Aboudou 13+10reb+3ast, B.Bassirou 12+1ast, C.Diallo 12+1reb, S.Babacar 9+2reb+1ast, C.Lufile 9+6reb+2ast

REG - SLAC 83-81

Rwandan REG edged Guinean SLAC in Kigali 83-81. The best player for the winners was American guard Cleveland Thomas (192-1993, college: WKU, agency: Slash Sports) who scored 24 points and 5 rebounds. Dieudonne Ndayisaba (203-1996) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. REG's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Nigerian Christopher Obekpa (206-1993, college: UNLV, agency: Interperformances) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks and American guard Chris Crawford (193-1992, college: Memphis) added 20 points and 6 assists respectively for the guests. Four REG and five SLAC players scored in double figures. SLAC will play next round against strong Fer.Beira trying to get back on the winning streak. REG will try to continue on its current victory against DUC Dakar on the road.
Top scorers:
REG: C.Thomas 24+5reb, N.Jean 15+3reb+4ast, D.Ndayisaba 13+8reb+1ast, A.Walker 11+7reb, A.Filer 6+7ast, O.Shyaka 5+3reb+1ast
SLAC: C.Crawford 20+2reb+6ast, C.Obekpa 17+14reb+4ast, J.Nzeakor 17+9reb+1ast, D.Miller 16+5reb+6ast, S.Mbaye 11+3reb, M.Diomba 0

AS Sale - Fer.Beira 95-84

Very important is a road loss of Mozambican Fer.Beira against Moroccan AS Sale on Wednesday night. Visiting Fer.Beira was defeated by AS Sale in Sale 95-84. AS Sale players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. American guard Terrell Stoglin (185-1991, college: Maryland) orchestrated the victory by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 8 assists. Nigerien guard Abdoulaye Harouna (196-1992, college: Miami, OH) contributed with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. British-Canadian forward Jermel Kennedy (201-1989, college: Lander) replied with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists and Nigerian-American guard Randy Onwuasor (190-1995, college: LSU) added 19 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Fer.Beira. Four Fer.Beira players scored in double figures. AS Sale will play against US Monastir at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Fer.Beira will play against SLAC in Conakry and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
AS Sale: T.Stoglin 34+1reb+8ast, A.Harouna 22+5reb+5ast, A.Masa 16+13reb, K.Boukichou 9+7reb+3ast, M.Kouraichi 7+5reb+5ast, S.Kourdou 4+3reb+3ast
Fer.Beira: R.Onwuasor 19+7reb+2ast, H.Ubisse 16+8reb+1ast, W.Perry 14+3reb+4ast, J.Kennedy 13+9reb+7ast, I.Nurmamade 7+2reb+3ast, A.Munguambe 6+4reb+2ast



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