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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Petro de Luanda became the first Nile Conference team to qualify for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) playoffs after beating Guinea\u2019s Seydou Legacy Athle\u0301tique Club (SLAC) 95-78 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The 18-point difference was anything but easy for the Angolan champions who were forced to step up on several occasions of the game.<\/p>\n

SLAC entered the game needing to beat Petro to boost their chances of qualifying to the next round.<\/p>\n

The Conakry-based club led Petro by five (13-8) early in the contest, but the likes of Souleyman Diabate, Carlos Morais and Ater Majok found ways of keeping SLAC at a close range.<\/p>\n

After taking a two-point lead (22-20) at the end of the opening quarter, Petro hit five of their eight three-point attempts to increase their lead by 15 points at the break (56-41).<\/p>\n

Emeka Nwabuzor gave Petro some hard time, hitting two of his two three-point attempts to finish with 10 points in the first half.<\/p>\n

But the second half was a totally different event with Petro leading by as many as 25 points.<\/p>\n

Five Petro players scored 11 points or more apiece, including Ater Majok, who came off the bench to contribute 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.<\/p>\n

The former African champions\u2019 bench provided a much-needed help, outsourcing SLAC 44-22.<\/p>\n

But what separated the two teams was Petro\u2019s 11 three-points made, and their aggression in the paint, where they swatted four SLAC shots.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey really killed us on the glass,\u201d said SLAC guard Uchenna Iroegbu who finished with 11 points and 7 assists.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have a lot of big fellas that are tall; they can get a lot of rebounds. They dominated inside… I think that\u2019s what separated us in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dane Miller finished the first half with 9 points, but he went on to add 15 more to finish with a game-high 24 points.<\/p>\n

Nwabuzor finished with 23 points, while Ismael Conde contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds in the losing cause.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s tough coming off a back-to-back,\u201d Iroegbu observed.<\/p>\n

\u201cLegs might get a little heavy, but I thought our guys fought. Going to the half down 15, it\u2019s hard to battle back,\u201d the Nigeria international stressed.<\/p>\n

Asked to share his perspective of their fourth victory in as many games and hence qualifying to their third consecutive playoffs, Aboubacar Gakou said, \u201cEach one of us did their job. Fortunately, we came up with a win.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew beforehand that SLAC never gave up. The opening quarter wasn\u2019t exactly what (we) planned, but we regrouped and managed to execute our game plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are qualified to the playoffs, but our goal is to win the conference,\u201d Gakou pointed out.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. Petro de Luanda became the first Nile Conference team to qualify for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) playoffs after beating Guinea\u2019s Seydou Legacy Athle\u0301tique Club (SLAC) 95-78 on Wednesday. The 18-point difference was anything but easy for the Angolan champions who were forced to step up on several occasions of the game. 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