Round 7 (Regular Season): Douanes lose to Rivers Hoopers

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Senegalese Douanes (1-1) in Dakar on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by Nigerian Rivers Hoopers (2-0) 77-68. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Devine Eke (203-1996, college: Radford) fired a double-double by scoring 31 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. American forward William Perry (183-1994, college: Lenoir-Rhyne) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. Rivers Hoopers' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. South Sudanese-Australian forward Madut Akec (201-1999, college: Detroit) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Defending Nigerian champion keeps a position of league leader. Defending Senegalese champion Douanes dropped to the second place with one game lost. They share the position with APR. Rivers Hoopers are looking forward to face US Monastir (#4) on the road in the next round. Douanes will play again against the league's leader Rivers Hoopers in Port Harcourt and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another exciting game was between first ranked Rwandan APR and 4th placed Tunisian US Monastir where APR (1-1) beat US Monastir (0-2) on the road 89-84. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Rwandan guard Adonis Filer (195-1993, college: FAU) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 4 assists. Obadiah Noel contributed with 24 points for the winners. American guard Chris Crawford (193-1992, college: Memphis) answered with 21 points and 7 assists for US Monastir. US Monastir's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Despite that victory APR went down to second position due to points difference, which they share with Douanes. Defending Tunisian champion US Monastir still closes the standings with two games lost. APR will play against Douanes (#3) in Dakar in the next round, which may be the game of the day. US Monastir will play again against the league's second-placed APR and hopes to get finally their first victory.
An interesting game where Nigerian Rivers Hoopers (#2) beat host Rwandan APR (#1) 86-82 on Sunday evening. It was a key game for the top position in the league. It was a great evening for William Perry who led his team to a victory scoring 31 points. Rivers Hoopers' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side Obadiah Noel responded with 32 points and 7 rebounds. Defending Nigerian champion (2-0) keeps a position of league leader. Defending Rwandan champion APR dropped to the second place with one game lost. They share the position with Douanes. Rivers Hoopers will meet at home Douanes (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. APR will play against US Monastir and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 7 winless US Monastir was defeated by Douanes in Dakar 76-59.
The best stats of 7th round was 35 points (!!!) and 4 assists by Harouna Abdoulaye of Douanes.



US Monastir - APR 84-89

Another exciting game was between first ranked Rwandan APR and 4th placed Tunisian US Monastir where APR (1-1) beat US Monastir (0-2) on the road 89-84. APR forced 20 US Monastir turnovers and had a 20-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Rwandan guard Adonis Filer (195-1993, college: FAU) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 4 assists. American guard Obadiah Noel (193-1999, college: UMass Lowell) contributed with 24 points for the winners. American guard Chris Crawford (193-1992, college: Memphis) answered with 21 points and 7 assists and South Sudanese-Lebanese center Ater Majok (210-1987, college: UConn) added 12 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for US Monastir. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. US Monastir's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Despite that victory APR went down to second position due to points difference, which they share with Douanes. Defending Tunisian champion US Monastir still closes the standings with two games lost. APR will play against Douanes (#3) in Dakar in the next round, which may be the game of the day. US Monastir will play again against the league's second-placed APR and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
APR: O.Noel 24+4reb+2ast, A.Filer 24+4reb+4ast, A.Mpoyo 15+7reb+1ast, D.Hunt 10+6reb+1ast, N.Mohamed 7+9reb+1ast, W.Robeyns 6+5reb+1ast
US Monastir: C.Crawford 21+2reb+7ast, S.Doucoure 12+6reb+1ast, A.Majok 12+9reb, O.Marnaoui 11+3reb+1ast, G.A. Williams II 10+1reb, F.Lahiani 9+9reb+3ast

Douanes - Rivers Hoopers 68-77

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Senegalese Douanes (1-1) in Dakar on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by Nigerian Rivers Hoopers (2-0) 77-68. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Devine Eke (203-1996, college: Radford) fired a double-double by scoring 31 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. American forward William Perry (183-1994, college: Lenoir-Rhyne) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. Rivers Hoopers' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. South Sudanese-Australian forward Madut Akec (201-1999, college: Detroit) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Jean-Jacques Boissy (183-2000) added 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Defending Nigerian champion keeps a position of league leader. Defending Senegalese champion Douanes dropped to the second place with one game lost. They share the position with APR. Rivers Hoopers are looking forward to face US Monastir (#4) on the road in the next round. Douanes will play again against the league's leader Rivers Hoopers in Port Harcourt and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Rivers Hoopers: D.Eke 31+12reb+3ast, W.Perry 15+7reb+3ast, J.Wilkins 14+3reb, K.Amayo 7+4reb+8ast, V.Koko 4+1reb, P.Olisemeka 3+10reb+1ast
Douanes: M.Akec 19+11reb+4ast, M.Fofana 14+3reb+1ast, B.Jean-Jacques 12+6reb+6ast, H.Abdoulaye 8+1reb+3ast, I.Thomas 6+4reb, F.Samba 5

APR - Rivers Hoopers 82-86

An interesting game where Nigerian Rivers Hoopers (#2) beat host Rwandan APR (#1) 86-82 on Sunday evening. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Rivers Hoopers looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for American forward William Perry (183-1994, college: Lenoir-Rhyne) who led his team to a victory scoring 31 points. Devine Eke (203-1996, college: Radford) helped adding 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Rivers Hoopers' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side American guard Obadiah Noel (193-1999, college: UMass Lowell) responded with 32 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import power forward Dario Hunt (204-1989, college: Nevada) scored 14 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Defending Nigerian champion (2-0) keeps a position of league leader. Defending Rwandan champion APR dropped to the second place with one game lost. They share the position with Douanes. Rivers Hoopers will meet at home Douanes (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. APR will play against US Monastir and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Rivers Hoopers: W.Perry 31+4reb+3ast, D.Eke 19+8reb+6ast, K.Amayo 13+1reb+7ast, J.Wilkins 9+4reb+1ast, P.Olisemeka 8+7reb+2ast, I.David 5+8reb+2ast
APR: O.Noel 32+7reb+3ast, D.Hunt 14+5reb+3ast, W.Robeyns 12+5reb+4ast, A.Filer 6+5reb+4ast, N.Jean 6+2reb+1ast, A.Mpoyo 4+2reb+1ast

Douanes - US Monastir 76-59

Everything could happen in Dakar at the game between two tied teams. Both third ranked Senegalese Douanes and 4th placed Tunisian US Monastir had identical 0-1 record. This time Douanes used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Monastir 76-59 on Sunday night. It was a great evening for Nigerien guard Harouna Abdoulaye (196-1992, college: Miami, OH) who led his team to a victory scoring 35 points (!!!) and 4 assists. South Sudanese-Australian forward Madut Akec (201-1999, college: Detroit) helped adding 13 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side South Sudanese-Lebanese center Ater Majok (210-1987, college: UConn) responded with 6 points and 13 rebounds and Nigerian-American guard George A Williams II (198-1990, college: Wayland Baptist) scored 16 points. US Monastir's coach tested ten players seeing no chance for a win. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. Defending Senegalese champion (1-1) left bottom position moving up to second place, which they share with APR. Defending Tunisian champion US Monastir still closes the standings with two games lost. Douanes will meet league's leader Rivers Hoopers in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. US Monastir will play against the league's second-placed APR and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Douanes: H.Abdoulaye 35+4reb+4ast, M.Akec 13+9reb+1ast, B.Jean-Jacques 11+4reb+8ast, D.Adama 8+7reb, M.Fofana 4+3reb, C.Obekpa 3+4reb+1ast
US Monastir: G.A. Williams II 16+3reb, O.Marnaoui 13+2reb+1ast, A.Gannouni 9+3reb+2ast, C.Crawford 7+2reb+5ast, A.Majok 6+13reb+1ast, F.Lahiani 4+9reb+1ast