17 November 2013
Angola: 1º De Agosto Starts Basketball Championship With Defeat
1º de Agosto, defending champions, started with a defeat the 2013/2014 edition of the national first division basketball championship (dubbed BAI-Basket), losing 88-93 to Petro de Luanda, a game played in Cidadela Pavilion, in Luanda.
Although the defending champions, who are also the African champion clubs cup holders, dominated most of the game, Petro de Luanda squad managed to gain momentum in the last quarter, drawing the game (73-73) and then getting ahead of the score.
In the end of the first half, 1º de Agosto were winning the match by 54-46.
Although the defending champions, who are also the African champion clubs cup holders, dominated most of the game, Petro de Luanda squad managed to gain momentum in the last quarter, drawing the game (73-73) and then getting ahead of the score.
In the end of the first half, 1º de Agosto were winning the match by 54-46.