The BAL 3rd place belongs to APR of Rwanda after a 123-point scoring explosion.
APR of Rwanda triumphed over Egypt's Al Ittihad with a score of 123–90, clinching the third position in the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) season and establishing a league record for the highest number of points scored in one match.
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04:22 - 09.06.2025
BAL: Al Ahli and Al Ittihad book semifinal spots
In Pretoria, Al Ahli of Libya and Al Ittihad of Egypt are through to the BAL semifinals.
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07:07 - 10.06.2025
BAL: APR knock out Rivers Hoopers, Petro De Luanda qualifies for semifinals
In Pretoria, the semifinals of the 2025 BAL are set after APR knocked out Rivers Hoopers while Petro de Luanda took out US Monastir.
Axel Mpoyo led APR with 32 points, which included 10 three-pointers — a BAL record for the most threes in one game.
He exceeded the prior record of nine, established by Will Perry in 2023 during his time with Clube Ferroviário da Beira CFV – Beira, Mozambique.
The APR team recorded an impressive 55.3% shooting percentage from three-point range. Chasson Randle aided the victory with 17 points.
Ibrahim Mohamed and Ahmed Aly Mohamed were the top scorers for Al Ittihad, with 20 and 19 points, respectively.
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Before the match for third place, NBA Academy Africa faced off against the South Africa select team, winning the game 78-74.
Ousseynou Sambe from NBA Academy Africa was the top scorer, amassing 20 points and seven rebounds.
The BAL’s landmark fifth season wraps up with a Finals clash at SunBet Arena featuring Alahli Tripoli from Libya and Angola’s Petro de Luanda.
As Petro de Luanda seeks to become the league’s first back-to-back champion and the first-ever two-time titleholder, both teams are pursuing history.
At the same time, Alahli Tripoli, participating for the first time, aims to clinch Libya’s inaugural BAL title.