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Dakar – Makhtar Gueye tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Abdoulaye Harouna added 15 points and Ater Majok contributed 14 points along with six rebounds, guiding the BAL newcomers Ville de Dakar (Senegal) (www.BAL.NBA.com) to a remarkable victory over defending champions Petro de Luanda (Angola) at Dakar Arena, narrowly winning their initial head-to-head encounter in the competition 65-64.
This victory marks ASC Ville de Dakar’s second triumph over a BAL champion and their second win in this year’s Sahara Conference, having previously defeated U.S. Monastir 70-67 on the opening night on Saturday.
Ville de Dakar nearly surrendered their confidence-boosting win after committing consecutive eight-second violations in the final moments, yet Petro de Luanda failed to capitalize.
Patrick Gardner led Petro with 19 points and nine rebounds.
In an earlier match yesterday, 2022 BAL champion U.S. Monastir (Tunisia) overcame Kriol Star (Cape Verde) 88-72.
Monastir recorded a shooting percentage of 47.8 percent.
They were spearheaded by Patrick Hardy Jr. (19 points and five assists) and Firas Lahyani (15 points and eight rebounds).
Ivan Almeida led the Star with a game-high 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Patrick McGlynn contributed 18 points.
The BAL Sahara Conference group phase will resume on Thursday, (1 May 2025), with Petro de Luanda taking on U.S. Monastir at 2:30 p.m. GMT (4:30 p.m. CAT) and ASC Ville de Dakar competing against Kriol Star at 5:30 p.m. GMT (7:30 p.m. CAT) on Canal+, ESPN, FIBA’s digital platform Courtside 1891, and streaming on the NBA App (http://apo-opa.co/4juT5vb), NBA.com, BAL.NBA.com, and the BAL’s YouTube channel (http://apo-opa.co/3EEzUjz).
