KIBAHA (Tanzania) – Burundi champions Urunani managed to improve their record to 2-0 by winning 112-43, while inflicting their second consecutive defeat on Beau Vallon Heat on the second day Group D matches of the Eastern Division of the Road to BAL.
The Seychelles champions held out for just five minutes to lead 9-7 before the men of Mamadou Gueye took matters into their own hands, leading 26-12 after the first quarter.
The lead doubled in the first half of the second half, with Urunani scoring 34 points to the islanders’ 11, making the score 60-23 in the first half.
The second half was all about Urunani, who scored 23-08 and 29-12 to secure the victory.
The turning point of the match: After a nine-point tie, Mohamed Doumbya joined forces with the captain Landry I’ll meet you for a series of 14 points which allowed them to take a lead of 23-10.
The hero of the match : The Senegalese Mohamed Doumbya scored 25 points and was three rebounds away from a double-double, with 32 efficiency points. Jean-Jacques Boissyhero of the first day, deserves a mention for his double-double of 14 points and 12 assists in the victory.
The numbers don’t lie : 17 assists in the first half testify to a well-oiled mechanism for Urunani, the ten players present on the field during the two quarters having all scored, except one, for a score of 60 to 23.
The Burundians punished the islanders for their 20 turnovers, scoring 31 points against two for the players ofAugustine Scholasticus. Coach Gueye’s bench also scored 40 points in the victory against 12 for the opponent.
Conclusion : The champions of Burundi, who can boast of having a very rich squad with star players like Boissy, formerly of AS Douanes and the NBA Academy Africa, and Chris Crawford, who scored 19 points and delivered eight assists during this match, established themselves as one of the favorites, living up to the expectations they had raised before the start of the competition.
They said:
“Urunani are a top team and we did our best to compete with them at the start, but they are leagues ahead of us. We couldn’t hold on for very long. With this defeat, our chances of qualification is dwindling, but we will fight in the remaining matches to achieve victories. Being on this platform is a learning experience for us. We have to come back stronger to qualify,” said. Solomon AlaoBeau Vallon’s leading scorer, who scored eight points for his team.
“I am satisfied with how this match went. We circulated the ball well and we managed to impose our rhythm. We hope to continue this momentum in the next matches,” Mohamed Doumbya.
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