The first day of the Sahara Conference of the BAL ended this Sunday with the victory of US Monastir over Ferroviario da Beira (77-71) in Dakar Arena. Seydou Legacy Athlétique Club (SLAC) is the leader of the group after beating Duc 85-70 on Saturday. Terrel De Von Stoglin (32 pts), Marcus Cramford (30 pts), Majok Ater James (12 rbds) and Adonis Filler (14 assists) have distinguished themselves during this first day.
Seydou Legacy Athletic Club, led by their American point guard Marcus Cramford (30 pts), created a sensation in the first day of the BAL by finishing in first place. The Guinean club beat Dakar University Club (85-70) in front of Senegalese President Macky Sall.
Finalist of the 1st edition, US Monastir won with difficulty against Ferroviario da Beira (77-71). The Tunisians (2 pts, +6) occupy the 2nd place. They are followed by Rwanda Energy Group, winner of AS Salé (91-87).
Host of this Sahara Conference, the Duke (1 pts-15) is the bottom of the table. The teams will be rested on Monday. The competitions resume on Tuesday with two matches: SLAC vs US Monastir (17:30) and Ferroviario Beira vs Duc (21h).
Terrel lights up Dakar Arena
Despite the defeat of AS Salé (91-87) against Rwanda Energy Group, the American point guard Terrel De Von Stoglin has distinguished himself during this game. He scored 32 points in 39 minutes. He leads the scoring charts ahead of Marcus Crawford (SLAC, 30 pts), Cleveland Joseph Thomas (Rwanda Energy Group, 26 pts), Dane Anthony Miller (22 pts) and Anthony Walker (Rwanda Energy Group, 21 pts).
US Monastir's Majok Ater James is the current top rebounder of the BAL tournament with 12 rebounds. The Duke's captain, Abdourahmane Diop (10 rbds) comes in 2nd.
The award for the best passer of the day goes to Adonis Filler of Rwanda Energy Group. He delivered 14 goals in his team's victory over AS Salé.
Match schedule
Saturday 5th March 2022
Dakar Arena
Duc vs SLAC 70-85
Sunday 6 March 2022
REG vs AS Salé 91-87
US Monastir vs Ferroviario Beira 77-71
Tuesday 8 March 2021
Dakar Arena
SLAC vs US Monastir
Ferroviario Beira vs Duc
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Dakar Arena
REG vs SLAC
AS Salé vs Ferroviario Beira
Friday 11 March 2022
Dakar Arena
AS Salé vs US Monastir
DUC vs REG
Saturday 12 March 2022
Dakar Arena
SLAC vs Ferroviario Beira
US Monastir vs Duc
Monday 14 March 2022
Dakar Arena
REG - US Monastir
AS Salé - SLAC
Tuesday 15th March 2022
Dakar Arena
Ferroviario Beira - REG
Duc - AS Salé
Standings Day 1
1st SLAC (2 pts +15), 2nd US Monastir (2 pts +6), 3rd REG (2 pts +4), 4th AS Salé (1 pt -4), 5th Ferroviario (1 pt -6), 6th Duc (1 pt-15)
