The 2021 BAL group phase began on 16 May 2021 and ended on 24 May 2021. A total of 12 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 8 places in the 2021 BAL Playoffs.
Initially, it was planned that in the regular season, twelve teams play in two Conferences with six teams each. Each team will play five games, one against each opponent, inside its conference. The top three teams from each conference advance to the Super 6.[1] The games will be played in six arenas divided over the African continent.[1] The regular season will start in March 2020.
The format was changed to a group phase as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In three groups of four each team plays the other one time and the first, second and best third-placed teams advance to the playoffs.[2]
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | USM | PAT | RIV | GNB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  US Monastir
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 303 | 211 | +92 | 6 | Advance to playoffs | — | — | 91–75 | — | |
| 2 |  Patriots (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 223 | +13 | 5 | — | — | 83–60 | 78–72 | ||
| 3 |  Rivers Hoopers
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 210 | 251 | −41 | 4 | 70–99 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 |  GNBC
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 207 | 271 | −64 | 3 | 66–113 | — | 69–80 | — |
| 16 May 2021 | Patriots
|
83–60 | Rivers Hoopers
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 26–16, 22–10, 18–16 | |||
| Pts: Costner 20 Rebs: Ibeh 11 Asts: Gasana 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sullivan 15 Rebs: Koko 8 Asts: Uzoh 5 |
Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 2,000 |
|
| 17 May 2021 | GNBC
|
66–113 | US Monastir
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 19–25, 11–30, 23–25 | |||
| Pts: Randriamampionona 26 Rebs: Mandimbison 4 Asts: Razanamahenina 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ben Romdhane 23 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10 Asts: Crawford 8 |
Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 498 |
|
| 19 May 2021 | Patriots
|
78–72 | GNBC
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 19-25, 23-19, 14-16, 22-12 | |||
| Pts: Costner 16 Rebs: Wamukota 11 Asts: Gasana 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Razanamahenina 21 Rebs: Mory 9 Asts: Razanamahenina 6 |
Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 1,022 |
|
| 20 May 2021 | Rivers Hoopers
|
70–99 | US Monastir
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 10–25, 25–21, 23–29 | |||
| Pts: Daniels 25 Rebs: Daniels 11 Asts: Uzoh 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Slimane 23 Rebs: Ghayaza, Lahyani, Majok 6 Asts: Abada 6 |
Arena: Kigali Arena |
|
| 22 May 2021 | US Monastir
|
91–75 | Patriots
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 22-24, 22-14, 23-17 | |||
| Pts: Arakji 28 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10 Asts: Slimane 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gasana 22 Rebs: Costner 6 Asts: Gasana 8 |
Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 1141 |
|
| 23 May 2021 | GNBC
|
69–80 | Rivers Hoopers
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 18-18, 22-23, 19-18, 10-21 | |||
| Pts: Mandimbison 19 Rebs: Mandimbison 6 Asts: Razanamahenina 5 |
Pts: Sullivan 19 Rebs: Koko 12 Asts: Uzoh, Daniels, Balogun 3 |
Arena: Kigali Arena |
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | PDL | ASS | FAP | POL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Petro de Luanda
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 208 | +39 | 6 | Advance to playoffs | — | 97–78 | — | 84–66 | |
| 2 |  AS Salé
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 253 | 260 | −7 | 5 | — | — | 87–84 | 88–79 | ||
| 3 |  FAP
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 218 | +17 | 4 | 64–66 | — | — | 87–65 | ||
| 4 |  AS Police
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 259 | −49 | 3 | — | — | — |
Source: BAL
| 18 May 2021 | Petro de Luanda
|
84–66 | AS Police
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 29–9, 20–28, 21–8, 14–21 | |||
| Pts: Pedro 17 Rebs: Pedro 17 Asts: Dundão 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Keita 19 Rebs: Thomas 6 Asts: Thomas 4 |
Arena: Kigali Arena |
|
| 18 May 2021 | AS Salé
|
87–84 | FAP
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 8–20, 26–20, 28–22 | |||
| Pts: Stoglin 28 Rebs: Jefferson 9 Asts: James 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Harouna 23 Rebs: Thomas, Tsangue 7 Asts: Kome 5 |
Arena: Kigali Arena |
|
| 20 May 2021 | FAP
|
64–66 | Petro de Luanda
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 11–22, 15–14, 17–10 | |||
| Pts: Harouna 17 Rebs: Harouna 6 Asts: Harouna 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Scott 23 Rebs: Pedro, Morais 10 Asts: Three players 3 |
Arena: Kigali Arena |
|
| 16 May 2021 | AS Salé
|
88–79 | AS Police
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 16–16, 31–19, 33–25 | |||
| Pts: Stoglin 40 Rebs: Najah 12 Asts: El Mahsini 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Nzeakor 33 Rebs: Thomas 13 Asts: Haidara 6 |
Arena: Kigali Arena |
|
| 23 May 2021 | FAP
|
87–65 | AS Police
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 26-11, 27-21, 13-21, 21-12 | |||
| Pts: Harouna 16 Rebs: Nkene Tsance 12 Asts: Kome 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Thomas 22 Rebs: Thomas 17 Asts: Thomas 4 |
Arena: Kigali Arena |
|
| 23 May 2021 | Petro de Luanda
|
97–78 | AS Salé
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 16-23, 32-23, 20-17, 29-15 | |||
| Pts: Richards 19 Rebs: Pedro 10 Asts: Scott 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Stoglin 25 Rebs: James 12 Asts: El Mahsini 7 |
Arena: Kigali Arena |
|
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ZAM | FVM | ASD | GSP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zamalek
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 181 | +73 | 6 | Advance to playoffs | — | 71–55 | — | 97–64 | |
| 2 |  Ferroviário de Maputo
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 218 | +11 | 5 | — | — | 88–74 | — | ||
| 3 |  AS Douanes
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 230 | 250 | −20 | 4 | 62–86 | — | — | 94–76 | ||
| 4 |  GS Pétroliers
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 277 | −64 | 3 | — | 73–86 | — | — |
Source: BAL
| 17 May 2021 | AS Douanes
|
94–76 | GS Pétroliers
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 20–15, 26–29, 27–13 | |||
| Pts: Diop 18 Rebs: Diop 9 Asts: Faye 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Harat 28 Rebs: Harat 9 Asts: Belkhodja 6 |
Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 403 |
|
| 17 May 2021 | Zamalek
|
71–55 | Ferroviário de Maputo
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 18–20, 15–9, 22–13 | |||
| Pts: Hodge 17 Rebs: Mahmoud 10 Asts: Hodge 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Masa 24 Rebs: Masa 11 Asts: Three players 2 |
Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 607 |
|
| 19 May 2021 | Ferroviário de Maputo
|
88–74 | AS Douanes
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 17–25, 24–19, 26–18 | |||
| Pts: Masa 26 Rebs: Baru 11 Asts: Kabongo 12 |
Boxscore | Pts: Faye 15 Rebs: Diallo 7 Asts: Faye 5 |
Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 508 |
|
| 22 May 2021 | GS Pétroliers
|
73–86 | Ferroviário de Maputo
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–25, 19–22, 19–17 | |||
| Pts: Hamdini 33 Rebs: Ghezzoul 7 Asts: Hamdini 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kabongo 18 Rebs: Muchate 12 Asts: Holland 9 |
Arena: Kigali Arena |
|
| 23 May 2021 | AS Douanes
|
62–86 | Zamalek
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 19–24, 14–25, 15–17 | |||
| Pts: Diop 14 Rebs: Diop 9 Asts: Ndour 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Abdallatif 14 Rebs: Elonu 8 Asts: Diabate 6 |
Arena: Kigali Arena |
|
Ranking of third-placed teams
edit| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | FAP
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 218 | +17 | 4 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | C | AS Douanes
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 230 | 250 | −20 | 4 | |
| 3 | A | Rivers Hoopers
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 210 | 251 | −41 | 4 |
Source: BAL
References
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