Stade Malien became the first BAL Semifinalist

Aliou Diarra

Stade Malien - Cape Town Tigers 78:69

Stade Malien became the First BAL Semifinalist as they overcame Cape Town Tigers 78-69. The team from Mali opened the game with a 31-15 surge and never looked behind. Cape Town Tigers meanwhile won both periods in the second half to reduce the gap to 9 points.
Aliou Diarra (F-2001) and John Wilkins top-scored for the winners with 18 points each. Souleymane Berthe (SF-2000, agency: The French Family Consulting) and Kelvin Amayo (193-G-1992, college: LMU, agency: Slash Sports) followed them with 8 points each in a win. Pieter Prinsloo (208-PF-1992, college: Marist) replied with 19 in defeat and Samkelo Cele (198-G-1997, college: USAO) had 18.

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