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Rivers Hoopers beat APR to qualify for BAL playoffs

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Rivers Hoopers, at the weekend, became the first team from the Sahara Conference to qualify for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) playoffs when they defeated Rwanda’s Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) 78-71 in the first-ever BAL double-overtime game.

Rivers Hoopers , at the weekend, became the first team from the Sahara Conference to qualify for the Basketball Africa League playoffs when they defeated Rwanda’s Armée Patriotique Rwandaise 78-71 in the first-ever BAL double-overtime game. Rivers Hoopers , at the weekend, became the first team from the Sahara Conference to qualify for the Basketball Africa League playoffs when they defeated Rwanda’s Armée Patriotique Rwandaise 78-71 in the first-ever BAL double-overtime game.

In the second game of the day, the 2022 BAL champions, Tunisia’s US Monastir kept their playoff hopes alive, defeating AS Douanes 75-69 and getting their second straight win in the competition. This was a turnaround for the Tunisian champions, who started the Sahara Conference from three straight defeats, but now stand one win away from the postseason.

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