Luanda - Petro de Luanda qualified Sunday for the semi-finals of the African Basketball League (BAL), after beating ABC of Côte d'Ivoire 88-84, in the quarter-finals.
The match played at the Arena pavilion in Kigali (Rwanda), was decided in the last quarter following successive draws, with the Angolan representative being more successful at the end.
With less than two minutes left to play, Carlos Morais made a triple that led Petro to a very difficult victory.
Petro’s Carlos Morais was the top scorer with 18 points, followed by Childe Dundão, with 15.
Mozambique's Ferroviário da Beira lost to Senegal’s AS Douanes 73-93, thus failing to qualify for the next stage in what is the team’s second participation in the event.
Petro de Luanda and AS Douanes face Wednesday for the semi-finals.
On Saturday, Egypt's Al Ahly and Mali's Stade Malien also qualified for the semi-finals.
Egypt's Al Ahly knocked out hosts REG with a 94-77 win, while Mali's Stade Malien beat South Africa's Cape Town Tigers 78-69.
