Basketball Africa League

Regular Season Round 1: Thunder - Giants 71-65

Date: March 29, 2026
Thunder used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Johannesburg 71-65 on Sunday night. Forward Tylor Ongwae (201-1991, college: ULM) stepped up and scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and South Sudanese forward Garang Ding (203-2001) chipped in 24 points. At the losing side Nkosinathi Sibanyoni (208-1998) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists and Nigerian-South African forward Josh Ozabor (201-2002, college: Bryant) scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Thunder will meet at home Tigers in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Giants will play against P.Luanda and hope to win that game.

  GIANTS65
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
1 HRidF, ziVIMa 35 7-86 (38.7%) 5-3 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 8 8 8 4 4 3 5 8 8 85 9 5
88 PJiMIQ, zIsh 40 9-66 (14.1%) 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 4 4 1 0 6 6 6 5 5 8 62 88 5
63 AaMijFIja, XVIsajiUha 40 0-7 (00.1%) 6-8 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 0 68 69 0 4 8 6 5 6 4 64 84 5
8 gaB, XajI 44 6-0 (85%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 4 4 8 6 8 6 8 8 6 5
36 OQajslII, OaRURQ 46 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 6 3 3 5 6 5 8 4 3 5
05 CQiaD, giLad 61 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 4-1 (05%) 4 3 9 6 5 3 5 6 5 5 9 60 5
4 bihlIjD, SLaTR 7 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 -4 5
65 whIlI, vRhlIDIjIlI 1 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
0 biDui, CilRM  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
83 kRli, Xhlijhli  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
43 giLaRs, mRjniBaj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
44 KisalRBMI, XDiMI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
68 vRlR, gFlij  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   80-00 (30.0%) 4-64 (84.6%) 1-63 (38.7%) 68 89 47 62 62 61 9 3 3 68 10 19  


  THUNDER (coach: Brad Ibs)71
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
66 SdRQi, quDRjR 43 6-1 (61.9%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 1 2 4 5 4 6 5 6 4 8 9 5
8 PDRZha, gRQQaZV 44 6-0 (85%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 8 3 1 4 4 8 5 5 8 4 1 8 5
68 PjDTiR, wFlIQ 46 3-9 (09.6%) 6-1 (61.9%) 6-8 (05%) 6 1 9 9 8 4 8 5 6 5 68 67 5
83 whIBis, vijZR 46 4-7 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 6 4 3 6 3 0 6 3 5 8 65 66 5
9 gajD, GiQijD 83 0-1 (24.4%) 3-1 (11.9%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6 5 6 6 8 8 5 5 5 6 83 86 5
60 KIQijDi, SQaRll PVill 85 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 6 6 5 3 8 5 5 5 6 4 -8 5
48 XJRiVIQ, zIsh 69 4-0 (15%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4 8 0 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 1 7 5
84 giLas, AhihRRd 63 6-9 (63.4%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 4 0 2 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 1 5
65 PdRQI, SlMRQU  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
43 zuBi, yihRRB  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
0 PTajI, OITRll  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
64 bTIBMR, mQiBRl  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
63 CIulaMilF, bihiBijR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   67-32 (47.1%) 2-88 (41.3%) 7-64 (17.8%) 64 89 35 69 61 62 0 3 3 60 96 94  


TOP PERFORMANCE
Garang Ding #7
Thunder
VS
#14 Nkosinathi Sibanyoni
Giants
Height: 203 cm
Position name: F
Born: Feb 13,2001
24
MINS
35
24
POINTS
13
0
D.REB
12
1
O.REB
5
1
T.REB
17
1
ASSISTS
5
0
STEALS
1
1
TO
3
0
BLOCKS
0
5/6
83.3%
2FGP
5/9
55.6%
4/6
66.7%
3FGP
1/2
50.0%
2/3
66.7%
FT
0/3
0.0%
21
RANK
23
COMPARE PLAYERS
Height: 208 cm
Position: PF
Born: May 24,1998
Born: 1998
Thunder 71
VS
65 Giants
71
Points Scored
65
54
Starting Five Points
56
17
Bench Points
9
27
Defensive Rebounds
27
13
Offensive Rebounds
12
40
Rebounds
39
17
Assists
18
5
Steals
7
15
Turnovers
12
4
Blocked Shots
4
16
Personal fouls
18
19/48
39.6%
2FGP
25/55
45.5%
8/22
36.4%
3FGP
3/13
23.1%
9/13
69.2%
FT
6/14
42.9%
73
Rank
67

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)