The Lions duel kept all its promises. Beautiful people and great play on the floor to complete the Lions tournament.
“Have fun, shoot”! We understood coach DeSagana Diop’s instructions for the first round. The Lions delighted the public with outside shots (5 successful out of 11 attempts). If they were present offensively, the defense was lagging. 2-0 to start, 18-18 with 3 minutes remaining to finish 25 to 21. The duel has only just begun!
Pushed by the public including the three supporter committees (Allez Casa and the two twelfth Gaindé), the world champion Reug Reug, the sprinter Louis François Mendy and the basketball players, the Lions will fight back. They will score 19 points against 17 conceded. Brancou Badio alone will score 10 points during this round, 44-38 at the break.
They started the 3rd quarter well with a 58-40 lead, forcing the opponent. We must stop the bleeding, 18 points difference!
However, Cameroon will recover very quickly by slamming a 12-0! Enough to calm the ardor of the supporters who ultimately will only observe the damage. The Lions remain in front with a false alarm at the end of the match, the Cameroonian basket is not validated. The score is 64-61 at the end of the 3rd quarter.
The Cameroonian equalizer will not be long! We had to remain cautious but Senegal will err a lot on outside shots during this match (66-66; 69-69; 79-79).
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