2019 Africa Basketball League Final Explained

Game Name:2019 Africa Basketball League Final
Event:2018–19 Africa Basketball League
Team1:AS Salé
Visitor Total:71
Team2:Primeiro de Agosto
Home Total:83
Team1 Coach:Željko Zečević
Team2 Coach:Paulo Macedo
Date:26 May 2019
Arena:Kilamba Arena
City:Luanda, Rwanda
Attendance:5,500
Previous:2018
Next:2021 BAL Finals

The 2019 Africa Basketball League Final was the 33rd final of the FIBA Africa Basketball League, and the first under the new name. The game was played at 26 May 2019 at the Kilamba Arena in the Angolan capital of Luanda. It was also the last final of FIBA Africa's premier competition, before it was replaced by the Basketball Africa League.

Approximately 5,500 fans attended the game.[1] Primeiro de Agosto won its record ninth African title. Primeiro's Eduardo Mingas was named MVP after the game.[2]

Venue

The Kilamba Arena in Luanda featured as the arena for the Final Four.

Road to the finals

AS SaléRound Primeiro de Agosto
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Rivers Hoopers88–59Round 1 Al Ahly86–77
JS Kairouan77–70Round 2 REG70–64
SLAC107–93Round 3 Ferroviário da Beira87–55
OpponentResultsPlayoffsOpponentResults
Civil Defenders69–6996–77Quarterfinals Petro de Luanda70–5774–57
JS Kairouan81–73Semifinals Smouha86–76

Game


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Salé Statistics Primeiro
25/66 (38%) 2-pt field goals 30/75 (40%)
5/18 (28%) 3-pt field goals 14/34 (41%)
16/24 (67%) Free throws 9/13 (69%)
17 Offensive rebounds 18
28 Defensive rebounds 29
45 Total rebounds 47
12 Assists 21
18 Turnovers 11
5 Steals 10
6 Blocks 3
14 Fouls 22

Notes and References

  1. News: Huge crowd witnesses D'Agosto set a record 9th African title . 23 November 2021 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  2. News: Eduardo Mingas claims MVP award of #AfricaLeague 2019 FINAL FOUR . 6 June 2021 . FIBA.basketball . en.