2023 BAL qualification

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The qualification for the 2023 BAL season, also known as Road to BAL 2023, was the 3rd edition of the qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League. The tournaments were organised by FIBA Africa and are held from 10 October to 27 November 2022.[1] The format was similar to the previous two seasons, with a group phase and an elite 16 being held.

2023 BAL qualification
(Road to BAL 2023)
AssociationFIBA Africa
LeagueRoad to BAL
SportBasketball
Duration10 October – 27 November 2022
Number of games50
Number of teams21
West Division
Division championsIvory Coast ABC Fighters
Top scorerDane Miller Jr. (SLAC)
East Division
Division championsSouth Africa Cape Town Tigers
Top scorerEvans Ganapamo (Cape Town Tigers)
Seasons

Team allocation

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On 21 September 2021, FIBA Africa announced the teams in the qualifying tournaments as well as the six countries that would qualify directly.[1]

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: standings in the domestic league
  • BAL: Qualified as team that was directly qualified in the 2022 BAL season
  • QS: Teams from a country that qualified for the 2022 BAL season through the qualifying tournaments
  • WC: Wild card
West Division East Division
Elite 16
  FAP (1st)QS   AS Salé (1st)BAL   Cobra Sport (1st)QS[a]   Cape Town Tigers (1st)QS
  SLAC (1st)QS NBA Academy Africa (WC)   Ferroviário da Beira (1st)QS
Group phase
  Elan Coton (1st)   ABC (1st)   Urunani (1st)   Matero Magic (1st)
  Stade Malien (1st)   Nueva Era (1st)   City Oilers (1st)   ABC (1st)
  Espoir (2nd)[b]   Nigelec (1st)   COSPN (1st)   KPA (1st)
  Bangui Sporting Club (1st)   Djabal Iconi (1st)
  1. ^ Cobra Sport was directly qualified for the Elite 16, but decided to withdraw.
  2. ^ Espoir, as runners-up of the 2022 Gabonese Cup, replaced champions Clutch Time, who were unable to finance their participation.[2]

Withdrawing teams

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Nine teams were drawn in a group for the group phase, but withdrew prior to the start of the games.

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Group phase

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Group A

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The group was initially set to feature six teams, including the champions from Cape Verde and the Reformers of Prisons from Ghana. The Reformers of Prisons withdrew, leaving four teams in the group. The games of Group A are held in Niamey, Niger, and are played from 18 October to 23 October.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   ABC Fighters 3 3 0 236 166 +70 6 Advance to elite 16
2   Stade Malien 3 2 1 221 157 +64 5
3   Elan Coton (W) 3 1 2 167 239 −72 4
4   Nigelec (H) 3 0 3 176 238 −62 3
Source: Road to BAL
(H) Hosts; (W) Advanced with wild card
21 October 2022
15:00 (GMT+1)
Stade Malien   54–66   ABC
Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 14–28, 11–15, 10–15
Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
21 October 2022
17:30 (GMT+1)
Nigelec   65–75   Elan Coton
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 17–15, 15-17, 20–24
Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
22 October 2022
14:00 (GMT+1)
Elan Coton   36–85   Stade Malien
Scoring by quarter: 2–25, 10–20, 15–19, 9–21
Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
22 October 2022
16:30 (GMT+1)
ABC   81–56   Nigelec
Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 17–15, 18–14, 20–18
Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
23 October 2022
14:00 (GMT+1)
ABC   89–56   Elan Coton
Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 23–15, 20–19, 25–13
Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
23 October 2022
16:30 (GMT+1)
Nigelec   55–82   Stade Malien
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 16–26, 12–15, 16–20
Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger

Group B

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Tempo BC from Chad withdrew.[3] Vita Club from the DR Congo withdrew due to the lack of financial means.[4]

The games of Group B were held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and were played from 11 October to 16 October.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Bangui Sporting Club 2 2 0 140 109 +31 4 Advance to elite 16
2   Nueva Era 2 1 1 126 133 −7 3
3   Espoir 2 0 2 113 137 −24 2
Source: Road to BAL
12 October
17:00 (GMT+1)
Bangui Sporting Club   71–49   Espoir
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 15–13, 19–12, 26–10
Pts: Claiborne, Nguepy Dongmo 15
Rebs: Kouguere 9
Asts: Kouguere 3
Pts: Aworet 17
Rebs: Loussi 10
Asts: Minko, Lendouga 2
12 October
17:00 (GMT+1)
Nueva Era   60–69   Bangui Sporting Club
Scoring by quarter: 9–25, 13–10, 18–22, 20–12
Pts: Terrell 14
Rebs: Soup Soup 11
Asts: Terrell, Soup Soup 3
Pts: Kouguere 17
Rebs: Nguepy Dongmo 8
Asts: Three players 4
14 October
17:00 (GMT+1)
Espoir   64–66   Nueva Era
Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 13–18, 19–16, 12–22
Pts: Minko, Ndoh-Mapangou 14
Rebs: Kanga Lendouga 12
Asts: Four players 2
Pts: Worthy 21
Rebs: Hinestrosa 10
Asts: Worthy 6

Group C

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Although initially planned to take place on 25–30 October, the games were rescheduled to 28–30 October. Hawassa City from Ethiopia withdrew.[5]

The games of Group C were schedules to be hosted in Kampala, Uganda, but were pulled from the country because of the 2022 Uganda Ebola outbreak.[4] Dar es Salaam in Tanzania was announced as the new venue.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Urunani 3 3 0 206 156 +50 6 Advance to elite 16
2   City Oilers 3 2 1 219 181 +38 5
3   ABC (H) 3 1 2 165 193 −28 4
4   Matero Magic (W) 3 0 3 159 219 −60 3 Advance to elite 16
Source: Road to BAL
(H) Hosts; (W) Advanced with wild card
28 October
16:30
City Oilers   90–54   Matero Magic
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 24–9, 24–10, 23–16
Pts: Roebuck 26
Rebs: Azolibe 9
Asts: Okello 6
Pts: Mukelabai 11
Rebs: Mauwe 8
Asts: Mauwe 5
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam
28 October
19:00
ABC   45–70   Urunani
Scoring by quarter: 7–21, 15–19, 14–13, 9–17
Pts: Athumani 9
Rebs: Chuma 8
Asts: Mwenda 2
Pts: Ndikumana 18
Rebs: Baru 9
Asts: Kazunguzibwa, Ngenzahayo 3
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam
29 October
16:30
Urunani   64–58   City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 9–14, 18–20, 18–15
Pts: Kazunguzibwa 21 Pts: Roebuck, Azolide 17
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam
29 October
19:00
ABC   57–52   Matero Magic
Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 11–8, 14–16, 20–15
Pts: Athumani 17 Pts: Leroy 13
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam
30 October
16:30
Matero Magic   53–72   Urunani
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 11–15, 6–16, 17–23
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam
30 October
19:00
City Oilers   71–63   ABC
Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 10–15, 16–17, 18–11
Pts: Roebuck 31 Pts: Athumani 31
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Group D

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The games of Group D were held in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and are played from 18 to 23 October. Dekedaha from Somalia and Foxes from Zimbabwe withdrew, leaving four teams in the group. One day before the start, Roche-Bois Warriors from Mauritius withdrew as well.[6]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   COSPN (H) 2 2 0 176 118 +58 4 Advance to elite 16
2   KPA 2 1 1 180 103 +77 3
3   Djabal Iconi 2 0 2 95 230 −135 2
Source: Road to BAL
(H) Hosts
21 October
17:30 (GMT+3)
COSPN   110–58   Djabal Iconi
Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 28–21, 22–11, 34–12
Pts: Randriamapionona 25
Rebs: Solondrainy 14
Asts: Randriamampionona, Rahajaniaina 6
Pts: Soilihi 12
Rebs: Aboubacar 8
Asts: Chaher 5
22 October
15:00 (GMT+3)
Djabal Iconi   37–120   KPA
Scoring by quarter: 10–27, 10–23, 7–39, 10–31
Pts: Mchangama 14
Rebs: Mchangama 11
Asts: Mchangama, Chaher 1
Pts: Koranga 24
Rebs: Kidong'o 12
Asts: Adera 6
23 October
17:30 (GMT+3)
COSPN   66–60   KPA
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 10–9, 27–16, 15–12
Pts: Rahajaniaina 15
Rebs: Ratianarivo 12
Asts: Randriamampionona 4
Pts: Wachira 13
Rebs: Koranga 11
Asts: Koranga, Khaemba 2

Elite 16

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In the elite 16, the eight teams from the first round are joined by six teams that qualified in the 2022 qualification. The NBA Academy Africa and Elan Coton joined as wild cards.[7]

Draw

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The draw was held on 3 November 2022 on Abidjan.[7]

West Division

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The games of the East Division are held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and are played from 15 to 20 November.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Bangui Sporting Club 3 3 0 201 179 +22 6 Advance to second round
2   ABC Fighters 3 1 2 233 214 +19 4[a]
3   AS Salé 3 1 2 196 199 −3 4[a]
4   Elan Coton 3 1 2 178 216 −38 4[a]
Source: Road to BAL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranking based on point difference: 1) ABC Fighters +24; 2) AS Salé +9; 3) Elan Coton –33.
14 November
15:30
Bangui Sporting Club   67–55   AS Salé
Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 16–13, 22–18, 20–11
Pts: Perriere 20
Rebs: Perriere 10
Asts: Fula Nganga, Djimrabaye 3
Pts: Kourdou 17
Rebs: Azouga 7
Asts: Harouna 3
14 November
20:30
ABC Fighters   96–56   Elan Coton
Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 22–14, 25–19, 26–14
Pts: Westbrook 15
Rebs: Fofana 7
Asts: Kone 6
Pts: Gilchrist 13
Rebs: Gilchrist 10
Asts: Afuwape 7
15 November
15:30
AS Salé   58–62   Elan Coton
Scoring by quarter: 11–9, 27–13, 11–26, 9–14
Pts: El Masbahi 14
Rebs: Harouna 7
Asts: Harouna 4
Pts: Afuwape 19
Rebs: Gilchrist 9
Asts: Afuwape 6
15 November
20:30
Bangui Sporting Club   72–67   ABC Fighters
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 18–22, 17–10, 25–19
Pts: Djimrabaye 18
Rebs: Gray 13
Asts: Djimrabaye 7
Pts: Fofana 19
Rebs: Lufile 9
Asts: Pacheco Ortiz 6
16 November
15:30
Elan Coton   57–62   Bangui Sporting Club
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 18–12, 14–16, 10–15
Pts: Afuwape 19
Rebs: Afuwape 8
Asts: Afuwape 5
Pts: Fula Nganga 22
Rebs: Gasana 8
Asts: Gasana 4
16 November
20:30
ABC Fighters   70–83   AS Salé
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 17–18, 9–22, 23–21
Pts: Fofana 15
Rebs: M. Kone 4
Asts: Lufile 3
Pts: Harouna 23
Rebs: Bakkali 15
Asts: El Mahsini 9

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Stade Malien 3 3 0 238 192 +46 6 Advance to second round
2   SLAC 3 2 1 252 226 +26 5
3   FAP 3 1 2 217 222 −5 4
4   Nueva Era 3 0 3 205 272 −67 3
Source: Road to BAL
14 November
13:00
Nueva Era   69–91   SLAC
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 14–20, 13–27, 24–23
Pts: Terrell 26
Rebs: Ntutumu 9
Asts: Ndong Midje
Pts: Poole 20
Rebs: Bah, Miller Jr. 10
Asts: Miller Jr. 4
14 November
18:00
FAP   52–65   Stade Malien
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 18–17, 13–14, 11–17
Pts: Almeida 11
Rebs: Ngaransou 12
Asts: Tametong 6
Pts: Berthe 15
Rebs: Diarra 14
Asts: Berthe 5
15 November
13:00
Nueva Era   72–90   FAP
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 14–21, 14–26, 18–25
Pts: Terrell 26
Rebs: Hinestrosa 9
Asts: Hinestrosa 4
Pts: Mendes 20
Rebs: Ngaransou 12
Asts: Keumoe 6
15 November
18:00
SLAC   76–82   Stade Malien
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 18–23, 22–202, 15–19
Pts: Miller Jr. 22
Rebs: Miller Jr. 10
Asts: Nwabuzor 5
Pts: Mamadou Keita 20
Rebs: Diarra 11
Asts: Makan Keita 4
16 November
13:00
Stade Malien   91–64   Nueva Era
Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 18–18, 18–14, 27–18
Pts: Berthe 13
Rebs: Three players 3
Asts: Mamadou Keita 4
Pts: Worthy 21
Rebs: Hinestrosa 10
Asts: Bobepari 5
16 November
18:00
FAP   75–85   SLAC
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 18–20, 16–28, 16–18
Pts: Almeida, Keummoe 13
Rebs: Ngaransou 6
Asts: Keumoe 6
Pts: Miller Jr. 22
Rebs: Miller Jr. 14
Asts: Nwabuzor, Poole 5

Final round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 November
 
 
  Bangui Sporting Club61
 
19 November
 
  SLAC69
 
  SLAC70
 
18 November
 
  ABC Fighters81
 
  Stade Malien59
 
 
  ABC Fighters62
 
Third place game
 
 
19 November
 
 
  Bangui Sporting Club59
 
 
  Stade Malien62
Semi-finals
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18 November
18:30
Bangui Sporting Club   61–69   SLAC
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 13–14, 18–18, 16–17
Pts: Gray 15
Rebs: Gray 20
Asts: Gasana 4
Pts: Poole 19
Rebs: Miller Jr. 13
Asts: Miller Jr. 4
18 November
21:00
Stade Malien   63–80   ABC Fighters
Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 18–20, 13–22, 22–17
Pts: Berthe 15
Rebs: Diarra 12
Asts: Three players 3
Pts: Konaté 17
Rebs: Kone 10
Asts: Pacheco Ortiz 4
Third place game
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19 November
18:30
Bangui Sporting Club   59–62   Stade Malien
Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 18–24, 17–10, 9–12
Pts: Gasana, Fula Nganga 15
Rebs: Gray 11
Asts: Nambaï 2
Pts: Berthe 22
Rebs: Diarra 18
Asts: Makan 5
Final
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19 November
21:00
SLAC   70–81   ABC Fighters
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 8–29, 20–20, 21–14
Pts: Doumbouya 16
Rebs: Doumbouya 11
Asts: Thiam, Nwabuzor 5
Pts: Diarra, Otto 16
Rebs: Kone 10
Asts: Pacheco Ortiz 7

East Division

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The games of the East Division are held in Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa, and are played from 22 to 27 November.[8] Initially, it was announcned that games would be held in Cape Town.

Group A

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The games played by the NBA Academy Africa are not scored and are ineligible to qualify for the next round; however, games against the team will be used for their opponents' standings.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Urunani 3 2 1 200 171 +29 5[a] Advance to semi-finals
2   Cape Town Tigers 3 2 1 230 191 +39 5[a]
3   NBA Academy Africa 3 2 1 223 223 0 5 Unable to qualify for next round
4   KPA 3 0 3 184 252 −68 3
Source: Road to BAL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tie-breaker: Cape Town Tigers 49–59 Urunani.
22 November
13:00
Urunani   72–43   KPA
Scoring by quarter: 18–5, 18–8, 18–14, 18–16
Pts: Ndikumana 18
Rebs: Ndikumana 14
Asts: Ndikumana, Filer 4
Pts: Williams 13
Rebs: Wijass 8
Asts: Ogol 3
22 November
18:00
Cape Town Tigers   85–60 NBA Academy Africa
Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 28–19, 29–17, 14–14
Pts: Gbinije 22
Rebs: Gbinije 7
Asts: Deing 7
Pts: Darlan 20
Rebs: Chinyelu 12
Asts: Darlan 5
23 November
13:00
NBA Academy Africa 79–69   Urunani
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 16–15, 20–13, 18–11
Pts: Darlan 24
Rebs: Chinyelu 17
Asts: Darlan 7
Pts: Filer 17
Rebs: Filer 8
Asts: Three players 4
23 November
18:00
KPA   72–96   Cape Town Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 19–22, 23–34, 11–21
Pts: Williams 24
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts: Ogol, Khaemba 3
Pts: Ganapamo 20
Rebs: Putney 9
Asts: Ganapamo, Deing 5
24 November
14:00
KPA   69–84 NBA Academy Africa
Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 14–17, 7–25, 15–19
Pts: Wachira 21
Rebs: Brady 7
Asts: Wachira, Brady 3
Pts: Darlan 25
Rebs: Chinyelu, Maluach 9
Asts: Darlan 5
24 November
18:00
Cape Town Tigers   49–59   Urunani
Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 13–8, 9–19, 15–7
Pts: Ganapamo 14
Rebs: Sibanyoni 10
Asts: Three players 2
Pts: Filer 28
Rebs: Parker-Rivera 11
Asts: Nijimbere, Baru 3

Group B

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Matero Magic from Zambia were given a wild card to join Group B, after Cobra Sport from South Sudan withdrew.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   City Oilers 3 3 0 242 204 +38 6 Advance to second round
2   Ferroviário da Beira 3 2 1 242 198 +44 5
3   Matero Magic 3 1 2 213 227 −14 4
4   COSPN 3 0 3 193 238 −45 3
Source: Road to BAL
22 November
11:30
City Oilers   71–59   COSPN
Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 25–15, 11–23, 13–10
Pts: Roebuck 17
Rebs: Barnaba 10
Asts: Drileba 3
Pts: Randriamampionona 14
Rebs: Solondrainy, Rabibisoa 7
Asts: Randriamampionona, Todimasiniaina 4
22 November
16:30
Ferroviário da Beira   63–57   Matero Magic
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 16–9, 13–16, 13–18
Pts: Perry 24
Rebs: Murray 12
Asts: Nurmamade 4
Pts: Chona 11
Rebs: Kandulu 19
Asts: Ngoma 4
23 November
11:30
COSPN   53–84   Ferroviário da Beira
Scoring by quarter: 8–26, 15–28, 13–13, 17–17
Pts: Ratianarivo 15
Rebs: Coulter 15
Asts: Razakaria 3
Pts: Nurmamade 14
Rebs: Murray 8
Asts: Munguambe 7
23 November
16:30
Matero Magic   73–83   City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 8–26, 18–17, 30–23
Pts: Phiri 18
Rebs: Kandulu 14
Asts: Ngoma 4
Pts: Jones 26
Rebs: Jones 9
Asts: Enabu 5
24 November
11:30
COSPN   81–83   Matero Magic
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 20–23, 23–19, 16–17
Pts: Ratianarivo 25
Rebs: Coulter 11
Asts: Rabibisoa, Randriamampionona 5
Pts: Phiri 22
Rebs: Kandulu 14
Asts: Kainda 3
24 November
16:30
Ferroviário da Beira   72–88   City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 20–19, 14–23, 22–23
Pts: Perry 21
Rebs: Ubisse 9
Asts: Perry 7
Pts: Roebuck, Barnaba 17
Rebs: Barnaba 9
Asts: Enabu 7

Final round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 November
 
 
  Urunani62
 
27 November
 
  Ferroviário da Beira68
 
  Ferroviário da Beira71
 
26 November
 
  Cape Town Tigers81
 
  City Oilers69
 
 
  Cape Town Tigers75
 
Third place game
 
 
27 November
 
 
  Urunani62
 
 
  City Oilers71
Semi-finals
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26 November
16:30 (GMT+2)
Urunani   62–68   Ferroviário da Beira
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 13–10, 16–19, 18–20
Pts: Ngenzahayo 16
Rebs: Parker-Rivera 10
Asts: Filer 5
Pts: Ubisse 21
Rebs: Ubisse 13
Asts: Nurmamade, Murray 4
26 November
19:00 (GMT+2)
City Oilers   69–75   Cape Town Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 19–16, 26–21, 17–24
Pts: Jones 40


Third place game

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27 November
16:30 (GMT+2)
Urunani   62–71   City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 14–10, 14–19, 22–25

Final

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27 November
19:00 (GMT+2)
Ferroviário da Beira   71–81   Cape Town Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 20–17, 25–19, 15–18
Pts: Ubisse 18
Rebs: Ubisse, Murray 8
Asts: Malale 4
Pts: Ganapamo 34
Rebs: Putney 9
Asts: Putney 7

Statistics

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Individual statistic leaders

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Note: statistics from six games in Group A, as well as two games in the final round of the Eltie 16 East Division are missing.[9]

Category Player Team(s) Statistic Played
Efficiency per game Dane Miller Jr. SLAC 24.5 4
Points per game Evans Ganapamo Cape Town Tigers 21.0 4
Rebounds per game Dane Miller Jr. SLAC 11.8 4
Assists per game Elly Randriamampionona COSPN 4.3 4
Steals per game Kenny Gasana Bangui Sporting Club 2.8 6
Blocks per game Chris Obekpa SLAC 4.3 4
Turnovers per game Dane Miller Jr. 5.5 4
Minutes per game Mandrell Worthy Nueva Era 38.3 4
FG% Dane Miller Jr. SLAC 54.2% 4
3P% Ibrahima Fofana 50.0% 4
FT% Mandrell Worthy Nueva Era 85.2% 4
Double-doubles Dane Miller Jr. SLAC 4 4

Individual game highs

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Category Player Team Statistic
Efficiency Evans Ganapamo Cape Town Tigers 35
Points Falando Jones City Oilers 40
Rebounds Kendall Gray Bangui Sporting Club 20
Assists Yassine El Mahsini AS Salé 9
Steals Dhieu Deing Cape Town Tigers 8
Blocks Chris Obekpa SLAC 7
Three pointers Elly Randriamampionona COSPN 6

References

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  6. ^ "2022 Road to BAL: Group D Preview". FIBA.basketball. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Draw results in for Elite 16 Round of Season 3 of Basketball Africa League". FIBA.basketball. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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  9. ^ "Players statistics of the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 November 2022.