{"id":22870,"date":"2021-02-19T21:30:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T21:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=22870"},"modified":"2021-02-19T21:30:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T21:30:53","slug":"basketball-morans-fall-to-senegal-in-afrobasket-qualifiers-opener-in-cameroon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sport\/basketball-morans-fall-to-senegal-in-afrobasket-qualifiers-opener-in-cameroon","title":{"rendered":"Basketball: Morans fall to Senegal in AfroBasket qualifiers opener in Cameroon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Kenya Morans have lost their FIBA Afrobasket 2021 Group &#8216;B&#8217; qualifiers opener after going down 69-51 to Senegal in Yaound\u00e9, Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal fought from a four-point half time deficit to win, sealing their ticket to this year\u2019s Afrobasket championships.<\/p>\n<p>Preston Bungei scored seven points in the first half registering two rebounds and two assists as Kenya lead 31-27 at the break.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the second half Senegal outplayed Kenya to a massive 42-20 score with Senegalese talisman Bamba Diallo and Mbaye Ndiaye leading the West Africans in the paint.<\/p>\n<p>Morans got off to a bright start in the first quarter, taking a 5-0 advantage in the opening two minutes Desmond Owili three-point jump shot and two-point fade away shot hit the basket.<\/p>\n<p>Tylor Ongwae extended Kenya\u2019s lead to 7-0 before Senegalise talisman Bamba Diallo reduced the deficit to 7-3 with a corner three jump shot.<\/p>\n<p>Mbaye Ndiaye would then make two free throws before Ibrahima Faye added a three-pointer as Kenya trailed 8-7 with five minutes played.<\/p>\n<p>Morans responded through Bush Wamukota\u2019s three-pointers, a fete Senegalese Diallo repeated twice before Youssoupha Ndoye\u2019s dunk and Ibrahima Faye\u2019s layup saw Senegal outplay Kenya to a 21-18 first-quarter lead.<\/p>\n<p>In the second quarter, Morans came out roaring as Ronald Gombe\u2019s jump shot reduced the deficit to a one-point game.<\/p>\n<p>Morans best player Preston Bungei added a three-pointer before Gombe, Tylor Ongwae, Valentine Nyakinda each converted at the paint for Kenya to lead 31-27 at the break.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, Senegal, who had 20 rebounds in the first half and a shaky defense seemed to have found their fire as they broke out for a massive 25-10 score in the third quarter to lead 52-41 with 10 minutes left to play.<\/p>\n<p>Two threes by Ibrahima Faye and a couple of dunks by Pape Diop sealed the deal for Senegal whose 17-10 fourth-quarter score was enough to help the team seal a 69-51 win and qualify for Afrobasket.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya return to the courts to play 11 time champions Angola on Saturday before playing Mozambique on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Morans will have to win one game to qualify for the Afrobasket<\/p>\n<p>The top three teams will qualify for the African finals later this year. Kenya last featured in the continental showpiece in 1993.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: Kenya Morans have lost their FIBA Afrobasket 2021 Group &#8216;B&#8217; qualifiers opener after going down 69-51 to Senegal in Yaound\u00e9, Cameroon. Senegal fought from a four-point half time deficit to win, sealing their ticket to this year\u2019s Afrobasket championships. 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