2022 BAL Sahara Conference

The Sahara Conference of the 2022 BAL season began on 5 March 2022 and ended on 15 March 2022. In a group of six teams, all team played each other one time. The top four teams in the standings advanced to the 2022 BAL Playoffs.

All games were played in the Dakar Arena in Dakar, Senegal.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification REG USM ASS SLC CFV DUC
1   REG 5 4 1 431 423 +8 .800[a] Advance to playoffs 77–74 91–87 83–81
2   US Monastir 5 4 1 397 355 +42 .800[a] 77–71 74–62
3   AS Salé 5 3 2 454 438 +16 .600 90–96 91–81 95–84
4   SLAC 5 2 3 392 394 −2 .400 55–76 90–74
5   Ferroviário da Beira 5 1 4 416 448 −32 .200[b] 89–94 98–92
6   DUC (H) 5 1 4 402 434 −32 .200[b] 92–86 86–91 70–85
Source: BAL, Afrobasket
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: REG 77–74 US Monastir on 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head: Ferroviário da Beira 98–92 DUC on 8 March 2022.

Games

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All times are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

5 March

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In the opening game of the season, SLAC pulled away after the first half behind Chris Crawford who lead his team with 30 points.

5 March 2022 DUC   70–85   SLAC Dakar
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 21–15, 11–32, 14–16
Pts: Adama Diakhite 17
Rebs: Abel Diop 10
Asts: Thierno Niang 4
PIR: Abdel Diop 19
Boxscore Pts: Chris Crawford 30
Rebs: Obekpa, Miller Jr. 8 each
Asts: Ibrahim Fofana 6
PIR: Chris Crawford 30
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Greg Dandridge, Kalume Tonton Banza, Sara Elsharnouby

6 March

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6 March 2022 REG   91–87   AS Salé Dakar
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 21–21, 26–22, 19–17
Pts: Cleveland Thomas 26
Rebs: Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 6
Asts: Adonis Filer 14
PIR: Cleveland Thomas 28
Boxscore Pts: Terrell Stoglin 32
Rebs: Mohammed Chaoui Kouraichi 10
Asts: Khalid Boukichou 4
PIR: Terrell Stoglin 23
Arena: Dakar Arena
6 March 2022 US Monastir   77–71   Ferroviário da Beira Dakar
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 16-23, 19-23, 23-18
Pts: Ater Majok 19
Rebs: Ater Majok 12
Asts: Radhouane Slimane 5
PIR: Ater Majok 32
Boxscore Pts: Perry, Kennedy 17 each
Rebs: Prince Orizu 7
Asts: Jermelle Kennedy 5
PIR: Jermelle Kennedy 21
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 434

8 March

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8 March 2022 SLAC   55–76   US Monastir Dakar
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 5–20, 15–15, 15–17
Pts: Chris Crawford 15
Rebs: Chris Obekpa 11
Asts: Dane Miller Jr. 4
PIR: Chris Obekpa 20
Boxscore Pts: Radhouane Slimane 15
Rebs: Ater Majok 14
Asts: Lahyani, Slimane 5 each
PIR: Ater Majok 22
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Marcy Williams, Annie Joyce Muchenu, Arnold Moseya
8 March 2022 Ferroviário da Beira   98–92   DUC Dakar
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 21–33, 29–15, 19–24
Pts: Jermelle Kennedy 27
Rebs: Jermelle Kennedy 9
Asts: Will Perry 7
PIR: Jermelle Kennedy 35
Boxscore Pts: Hameed Ali 26
Rebs: Jordan Aboudou 10
Asts: Hameed Ali 6
PIR: Hameed Ali 32
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stephanie Barksdale, Sara Elsharnouby, Aboolo Amr

9 March

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REG's Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza scored a buzzer-beating three point field goal to give his team the edge over SLAC.[1]

9 March 2022 REG   83–81   SLAC Dakar
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 20–27, 22–21, 19–18
Pts: Cleveland Thomas 24
Rebs: Dieudonné Ndizeye 8
Asts: Adonis Filer 7
PIR: Cleveland Thomas 20
Boxscore Pts: Chris Crawford 20
Rebs: Chris Obekpa 14
Asts: Chris Crawford 6
PIR: Chris Obekpa 34
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 278
Referees: Kenny Jones, Antonio Bernardo, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto
9 March 2022 AS Salé   95–84   Ferroviário da Beira Dakar
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 23–17, 17–21, 31–13
Pts: Terrell Stoglin 34
Rebs: Álvaro Calvo Masa 13
Asts: Terrell Stoglin 8
PIR: Terrell Stoglin 32
Boxscore Pts: Randy Onwuasor 19
Rebs: Jermelle Kennedy 9
Asts: Jermelle Kennedy 7
PIR: Jermelle Kennedy 22
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 258
Referees: Agon Abazi, Kalume Tonton Banza, Marie Leslie Cherubin

11 March

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US Monastir won the "Derby of the North", while Terrell Stoglin broke the record for most point in a BAL game with 41 points. The previous record was also set by him, when he scored 40 points on 20 May 2021 in the 2021 season.[2]

11 March 2022 AS Salé   90–96   US Monastir Dakar
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 18–20, 20–19, 31–25
Pts: Terrell Stoglin 41
Rebs: Four players 4
Asts: Terrell Stoglin 7
Eff: Terrell Stoglin 36
Boxscore Pts: Radhouane Slimane 24
Rebs: Ater Majok 12
Asts: Michael Dixon 11
Eff: Radhouane Slimane 27
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 340
Referees: Kenny Jones, Aboollo Amr, Claudio Eviba
11 March 2022 DUC Dakar   92–86   REG Dakar
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 21–24, 24–21, 28–25
Pts: Adama Diakhite 30
Rebs: Adama Diakhite 11
Asts: Hameed Ali 8
Eff: Adama Diakhite 33
Boxscore Pts: Adonis Filer 23
Rebs: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 7
Asts: Adonis Filer 5
Eff: Adonis Filer 21
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Agon Abazi, Wael Mostafa, Arnold Moseya

12 March

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12 March 2022 SLAC   90–74   Ferroviário da Beira Dakar
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 30–21, 16–18, 23–20
Pts: Chris Crawford 23
Rebs: Chris Obekpa 12
Asts: Dane Miller Jr. 8
PIR: Chris Obekpa 29
Boxscore Pts: Ismael Nurmamade 14
Rebs: Jermelle Kennedy 12
Asts: Kennedy, Perry 5 each
PIR: Kennedy 18
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Greg Dandridge, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto, Kalume Tonton Banza
12 March 2022 US Monastir   74–62   DUC Dakar
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 15-11, 19-17, 20-14
Pts: Ater Majok 20
Rebs: Ater Majok 13
Asts: Radhouane Slimane 8
PIR: Ater Majok 30
Boxscore Pts: Bamba Diallo 19
Rebs: Abel Diop 9
Asts: Hameed Ali 7
PIR: Bamba Diallo 15
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Stephanie Barksdale, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Euiba Claudio

14 March

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14 March 2022 REG   77–74   US Monastir Dakar
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 15–16, 20–13, 21–19
Pts: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 16
Rebs: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 10
Asts: Adonis Filer 9
PIR: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 23
Boxscore Pts: Michael Dixon 23
Rebs: Ater Majok 14
Asts: Oussama Marnaoui 6
PIR: Ater Majok 23
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 400
Referees: Marcy Williams, Aboolo Amr, Arnold Moseya
14 March 2022 AS Salé   91–81   SLAC Dakar
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 20–20, 23–20, 28–21
Pts: Terrell Stoglin 29
Rebs: Álvaro Calvo Masa 12
Asts: Terrell Stoglin 5
PIR: Calvo Masa, Stoglin 20 each
Boxscore Pts: Chris Crawford 19
Rebs: Mohamed Lamine Keita 13
Asts: Chris Crawford 6
PIR: Chris Crawford 21
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 845
Referees: Agon Abazi, Antonio Bernardo, Annie Joyce Muchenu

15 March

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15 March 2022 Ferroviário da Beira   89–94   REG Dakar
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 21–28, 23–18, 28–28
Pts: Munguambe, Ubisse 17 each
Rebs: Jermelle Kennedy 7
Asts: Kennedy, Onwuasor 4 each
PIR: Ayade Munguambe 16
Boxscore Pts: Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 28
Rebs: Dieudonné Ndizeye 13
Asts: Adonis Filer 12
PIR: Ndizeye, Thomas 31 each
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 369
Referees: Stephanie Barksdale, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto
15 March 2022 DUC   86–91   AS Salé Dakar
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 11–22, 27–17, 20–26
Pts: Bamba Diallo 30
Rebs: Abel Diop 9
Asts: Hameed Ali 15
PIR: Hameed Ali 29
Boxscore Pts: Terrell Stoglin 30
Rebs: Álvaro Calvo Masa 14
Asts: Three players 4 each
PIR: Álvaro Calvo Masa 27
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Greg Dandridge, Sara Elsharnouby, Euiba Claudio

References

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  1. ^ "Nshobozwabyosenumukiza calls buzzer-beater "biggest shot in my career". The BAL. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Stoglin breaks own BAL record with 41 points". The BAL. Retrieved 12 March 2022.