19 December 2007
ANGOLA : Petro put dent in armor of ABC
HUAMBO (FIBA Africa Champions Cup) - Petro Atletico de Luanda handed Abidjan Basketball Club (ABC) their first defeat at the FIBA Africa Champions Cup on Tuesday.
The Angolans beat the Ivory Coast champions 78-64 to wrap up their Group B campaign in Huambo at 5-0.
Angolan international Eduardo Mingas and American Shannon Crooks scored 20 and 15 points, respectively, for the Angolan outfit, who led 40-37 at the break but pulled away in the second half.
ABC's Ninmol Nanban and Konate Stephane responded with 14 and 13 points, each.
Niger Potters forward Stanley Gumut helped his team reach the knockout stage after high-scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in his team's 73-68 Group B win over Stade Malien, who had led 28-27 at the break.
Potters' Abubakar Usman contributed 16 points, six assists and three rebounds while Stade Malien's Mahamadou Tangara finished with 14.
This was the fifth consecutive defeat for the Mali outfit in five games, and they will play the classification stage in Cabinda.
Niger Potters came third in the group with eight points after losing to powerhouses Petro Atletico and ABC.
Still in Huambo, Presta Malemba poured in 26 points for BC Onatra to fire them past Mozambican outfit Ferroviario da Beira 75-41.
At the break, the Democratic Republic of Congo team led 39-19.
Ferroviario's Armando Baptista scored 16 points, but couldn't help the Mozambican team qualify for the knockout stage.
Ferroviario's coach Jose Delfino said: "In the first half, BC Onatra had too many fast breaks with a numeric advantage which led to our defeat."
With this triumph, BC Onatra became the fourth team of Group B to qualify for the knockout stage.
Aspac's Quenum Romaric had in 20 points and nine rebounds but his team was thrashed by Angolan giants Primeiro de Agosto by 93-50.
Mayzer Alexandre led the Angolan team with 18 points and five rebounds.
Aspac end the group stage with five defeats in as many games.
In the last Group B game, MBC of Guinea Conakry lost the chance to qualify for the next round after falling 72-55 to APR of Rwanda, who ended the group stage with seven points, the same as MBC.
Petro Atletico de Luanda finished top of the group with 10 points - one more than ABC.
Niger Potters came in third with eight points and BC Onatra fourth with seven points. Ferroviario da Beira were fifth with six points, one more than Stade Malien, who lost all five of their games.
In the northern Angolan city of Cabinda, InterClube de Luanda's Vicente top-scored with 18 points and helped his team defeat ASB Kauka Democratic Republic of Congo 89-57 on Tuesday.
At half-time, InterClube de Luanda - the 2005 FIBA Africa Champions Cup runners-up - led 42-21.
The ASB Kauka pair of Buzango Mulamba and Buzango Tumba scored 19 and 15 points, respectively, but they suffered their third defeat in five games.
InterClube de Luanda ended group play with nine points and 4-1 record after losing to their Angolan rivals, Primeiro de Agosto.
The quarter-finals will be played in Angola's capital city, Luanda.
Quarter-final draw: BC Onatra of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) v Primeiro de Agosto, ASB Kauka of DRC face Petro Atletico de Luanda, Niger Potters v InterClube de Luanda, APR of Rwanda v v ABC.
The Angolans beat the Ivory Coast champions 78-64 to wrap up their Group B campaign in Huambo at 5-0.
Angolan international Eduardo Mingas and American Shannon Crooks scored 20 and 15 points, respectively, for the Angolan outfit, who led 40-37 at the break but pulled away in the second half.
ABC's Ninmol Nanban and Konate Stephane responded with 14 and 13 points, each.
Niger Potters forward Stanley Gumut helped his team reach the knockout stage after high-scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in his team's 73-68 Group B win over Stade Malien, who had led 28-27 at the break.
Potters' Abubakar Usman contributed 16 points, six assists and three rebounds while Stade Malien's Mahamadou Tangara finished with 14.
This was the fifth consecutive defeat for the Mali outfit in five games, and they will play the classification stage in Cabinda.
Niger Potters came third in the group with eight points after losing to powerhouses Petro Atletico and ABC.
Still in Huambo, Presta Malemba poured in 26 points for BC Onatra to fire them past Mozambican outfit Ferroviario da Beira 75-41.
At the break, the Democratic Republic of Congo team led 39-19.
Ferroviario's Armando Baptista scored 16 points, but couldn't help the Mozambican team qualify for the knockout stage.
Ferroviario's coach Jose Delfino said: "In the first half, BC Onatra had too many fast breaks with a numeric advantage which led to our defeat."
With this triumph, BC Onatra became the fourth team of Group B to qualify for the knockout stage.
Aspac's Quenum Romaric had in 20 points and nine rebounds but his team was thrashed by Angolan giants Primeiro de Agosto by 93-50.
Mayzer Alexandre led the Angolan team with 18 points and five rebounds.
Aspac end the group stage with five defeats in as many games.
In the last Group B game, MBC of Guinea Conakry lost the chance to qualify for the next round after falling 72-55 to APR of Rwanda, who ended the group stage with seven points, the same as MBC.
Petro Atletico de Luanda finished top of the group with 10 points - one more than ABC.
Niger Potters came in third with eight points and BC Onatra fourth with seven points. Ferroviario da Beira were fifth with six points, one more than Stade Malien, who lost all five of their games.
In the northern Angolan city of Cabinda, InterClube de Luanda's Vicente top-scored with 18 points and helped his team defeat ASB Kauka Democratic Republic of Congo 89-57 on Tuesday.
At half-time, InterClube de Luanda - the 2005 FIBA Africa Champions Cup runners-up - led 42-21.
The ASB Kauka pair of Buzango Mulamba and Buzango Tumba scored 19 and 15 points, respectively, but they suffered their third defeat in five games.
InterClube de Luanda ended group play with nine points and 4-1 record after losing to their Angolan rivals, Primeiro de Agosto.
The quarter-finals will be played in Angola's capital city, Luanda.
Quarter-final draw: BC Onatra of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) v Primeiro de Agosto, ASB Kauka of DRC face Petro Atletico de Luanda, Niger Potters v InterClube de Luanda, APR of Rwanda v v ABC.
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