2022 BAL Sahara Conference

The Sahara Conference of the 2022 BAL season began on 5 March 2022 and ended on 15 March 2022. In a group of six teams, all team played each other one time. The top four teams in the standings advanced to the 2022 BAL Playoffs.

All games were played in the Dakar Arena in Dakar, Senegal.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification	REG	USM	ASS	SLC	CFV	DUC
1	REG	5	4	1	431	423	+8	.800^[a]	Advance to playoffs	—	77–74	91–87	83–81	—	—
2	US Monastir	5	4	1	397	355	+42	.800^[a]		—	—	—	—	77–71	74–62
3	AS Salé	5	3	2	454	438	+16	.600		—	90–96	—	91–81	95–84	—
4	SLAC	5	2	3	392	394	−2	.400		—	55–76	—	—	90–74	—
5	Ferroviário da Beira	5	1	4	416	448	−32	.200^[b]		89–94	—	—	—	—	98–92
6	DUC (H)	5	1	4	402	434	−32	.200^[b]		92–86	—	86–91	70–85	—	—

Source: BAL, Afrobasket
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head: REG 77–74 US Monastir on 14 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head: Ferroviário da Beira 98–92 DUC on 8 March 2022.

Games

All times are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

5 March

In the opening game of the season, SLAC pulled away after the first half behind Chris Crawford who lead his team with 30 points.

5 March 2022	DUC	70–85	SLAC	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 21–15, 11–32, 14–16
	Pts: Adama Diakhite 17 Rebs: Abel Diop 10 Asts: Thierno Niang 4 PIR: Abdel Diop 19	Boxscore	Pts: Chris Crawford 30 Rebs: Obekpa, Miller Jr. 8 each Asts: Ibrahim Fofana 6 PIR: Chris Crawford 30	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Greg Dandridge, Kalume Tonton Banza, Sara Elsharnouby

6 March

6 March 2022	REG	91–87	AS Salé	Dakar
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 21–21, 26–22, 19–17
	Pts: Cleveland Thomas 26 Rebs: Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 6 Asts: Adonis Filer 14 PIR: Cleveland Thomas 28	Boxscore	Pts: Terrell Stoglin 32 Rebs: Mohammed Chaoui Kouraichi 10 Asts: Khalid Boukichou 4 PIR: Terrell Stoglin 23	Arena: Dakar Arena

6 March 2022	US Monastir	77–71	Ferroviário da Beira	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 16-23, 19-23, 23-18
	Pts: Ater Majok 19 Rebs: Ater Majok 12 Asts: Radhouane Slimane 5 PIR: Ater Majok 32	Boxscore	Pts: Perry, Kennedy 17 each Rebs: Prince Orizu 7 Asts: Jermelle Kennedy 5 PIR: Jermelle Kennedy 21	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 434

8 March

8 March 2022	SLAC	55–76	US Monastir	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 5–20, 15–15, 15–17
	Pts: Chris Crawford 15 Rebs: Chris Obekpa 11 Asts: Dane Miller Jr. 4 PIR: Chris Obekpa 20	Boxscore	Pts: Radhouane Slimane 15 Rebs: Ater Majok 14 Asts: Lahyani, Slimane 5 each PIR: Ater Majok 22	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Marcy Williams, Annie Joyce Muchenu, Arnold Moseya

8 March 2022	Ferroviário da Beira	98–92	DUC	Dakar
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 21–33, 29–15, 19–24
	Pts: Jermelle Kennedy 27 Rebs: Jermelle Kennedy 9 Asts: Will Perry 7 PIR: Jermelle Kennedy 35	Boxscore	Pts: Hameed Ali 26 Rebs: Jordan Aboudou 10 Asts: Hameed Ali 6 PIR: Hameed Ali 32	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Stephanie Barksdale, Sara Elsharnouby, Aboolo Amr

9 March

REG's Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza scored a buzzer-beating three point field goal to give his team the edge over SLAC.^[1]

9 March 2022	REG	83–81	SLAC	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 20–27, 22–21, 19–18
	Pts: Cleveland Thomas 24 Rebs: Dieudonné Ndizeye 8 Asts: Adonis Filer 7 PIR: Cleveland Thomas 20	Boxscore	Pts: Chris Crawford 20 Rebs: Chris Obekpa 14 Asts: Chris Crawford 6 PIR: Chris Obekpa 34	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 278 Referees: Kenny Jones, Antonio Bernardo, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto

9 March 2022	AS Salé	95–84	Ferroviário da Beira	Dakar
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 23–17, 17–21, 31–13
	Pts: Terrell Stoglin 34 Rebs: Álvaro Calvo Masa 13 Asts: Terrell Stoglin 8 PIR: Terrell Stoglin 32	Boxscore	Pts: Randy Onwuasor 19 Rebs: Jermelle Kennedy 9 Asts: Jermelle Kennedy 7 PIR: Jermelle Kennedy 22	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 258 Referees: Agon Abazi, Kalume Tonton Banza, Marie Leslie Cherubin

11 March

US Monastir won the "Derby of the North", while Terrell Stoglin broke the record for most point in a BAL game with 41 points. The previous record was also set by him, when he scored 40 points on 20 May 2021 in the 2021 season.^[2]

11 March 2022	AS Salé	90–96	US Monastir	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 18–20, 20–19, 31–25
	Pts: Terrell Stoglin 41 Rebs: Four players 4 Asts: Terrell Stoglin 7 Eff: Terrell Stoglin 36	Boxscore	Pts: Radhouane Slimane 24 Rebs: Ater Majok 12 Asts: Michael Dixon 11 Eff: Radhouane Slimane 27	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 340 Referees: Kenny Jones, Aboollo Amr, Claudio Eviba

11 March 2022	DUC Dakar	92–86	REG	Dakar
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 21–24, 24–21, 28–25
	Pts: Adama Diakhite 30 Rebs: Adama Diakhite 11 Asts: Hameed Ali 8 Eff: Adama Diakhite 33	Boxscore	Pts: Adonis Filer 23 Rebs: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 7 Asts: Adonis Filer 5 Eff: Adonis Filer 21	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Agon Abazi, Wael Mostafa, Arnold Moseya

12 March

12 March 2022	SLAC	90–74	Ferroviário da Beira	Dakar
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 30–21, 16–18, 23–20
	Pts: Chris Crawford 23 Rebs: Chris Obekpa 12 Asts: Dane Miller Jr. 8 PIR: Chris Obekpa 29	Boxscore	Pts: Ismael Nurmamade 14 Rebs: Jermelle Kennedy 12 Asts: Kennedy, Perry 5 each PIR: Kennedy 18	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Greg Dandridge, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto, Kalume Tonton Banza

12 March 2022	US Monastir	74–62	DUC	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 15-11, 19-17, 20-14
	Pts: Ater Majok 20 Rebs: Ater Majok 13 Asts: Radhouane Slimane 8 PIR: Ater Majok 30	Boxscore	Pts: Bamba Diallo 19 Rebs: Abel Diop 9 Asts: Hameed Ali 7 PIR: Bamba Diallo 15	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Stephanie Barksdale, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Euiba Claudio

14 March

14 March 2022	REG	77–74	US Monastir	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 15–16, 20–13, 21–19
	Pts: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 16 Rebs: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 10 Asts: Adonis Filer 9 PIR: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 23	Boxscore	Pts: Michael Dixon 23 Rebs: Ater Majok 14 Asts: Oussama Marnaoui 6 PIR: Ater Majok 23	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 400 Referees: Marcy Williams, Aboolo Amr, Arnold Moseya

14 March 2022	AS Salé	91–81	SLAC	Dakar
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 20–20, 23–20, 28–21
	Pts: Terrell Stoglin 29 Rebs: Álvaro Calvo Masa 12 Asts: Terrell Stoglin 5 PIR: Calvo Masa, Stoglin 20 each	Boxscore	Pts: Chris Crawford 19 Rebs: Mohamed Lamine Keita 13 Asts: Chris Crawford 6 PIR: Chris Crawford 21	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 845 Referees: Agon Abazi, Antonio Bernardo, Annie Joyce Muchenu

15 March

15 March 2022	Ferroviário da Beira	89–94	REG	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 21–28, 23–18, 28–28
	Pts: Munguambe, Ubisse 17 each Rebs: Jermelle Kennedy 7 Asts: Kennedy, Onwuasor 4 each PIR: Ayade Munguambe 16	Boxscore	Pts: Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 28 Rebs: Dieudonné Ndizeye 13 Asts: Adonis Filer 12 PIR: Ndizeye, Thomas 31 each	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 369 Referees: Stephanie Barksdale, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto

15 March 2022	DUC	86–91	AS Salé	Dakar
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 11–22, 27–17, 20–26
	Pts: Bamba Diallo 30 Rebs: Abel Diop 9 Asts: Hameed Ali 15 PIR: Hameed Ali 29	Boxscore	Pts: Terrell Stoglin 30 Rebs: Álvaro Calvo Masa 14 Asts: Three players 4 each PIR: Álvaro Calvo Masa 27	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Greg Dandridge, Sara Elsharnouby, Euiba Claudio

References

^ "Nshobozwabyosenumukiza calls buzzer-beater "biggest shot in my career". The BAL. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ "Stoglin breaks own BAL record with 41 points". The BAL. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[table_hth_REG0.61449677479197-1] Head-to-head: REG 77–74 US Monastir on 14 March 2022.

[table_hth_CFV0.61449677479197-2] Head-to-head: Ferroviário da Beira 98–92 DUC on 8 March 2022.

[3] "Nshobozwabyosenumukiza calls buzzer-beater "biggest shot in my career". The BAL. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[4] "Stoglin breaks own BAL record with 41 points". The BAL. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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