Fula had a game-high of 29 points, Kabuya contributed 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Okorafor came up with 12 points and 14 rebounds to help Fukash fight back from a 22-point deficit to seal their first BAL win.<\/p>\n
It was the first-ever BAL game to go to overtime.<\/p>\n
Despite the win, the DR Congo champions finished last in the conference with a 1-4 mark.<\/p>\n
Tigers opened the game with a 7-0 run, and led for 39:56 of the 45 minutes of the game.<\/p>\n
With 14:3 seconds left, and with the game tied at 87-all, Kabuya missed two of his three free-throw attempts that could have closed the game out in the regulation.<\/p>\n
In the inbound, Cape Town had their own chance to win the game, but Billy Preston turn the ball over, sending the contest to overtime.<\/p>\n
With Jamel Artis out of the game since the second quarter due to an injury, and Nkosinathi Sibanyoni out due to an injury suffered in a practice session, Cape Town suffered another blow early in the extra five minutes.<\/p>\n
Preston, who led Cape Town in scoring with 25 points, fouled out in the first minute of overtime to hinder the Tigers\u2019 chances to stay in the game.<\/p>\n
Tigers\u2019 head coach Relton Booysen later admitted that individual plays badly affected the team to compete for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n
Arsene Mwamba drilled a three-pointer with 21 seconds left to give Fukash a 94-92 lead before Kabuya increased their lead to 96-92 with an uncontested fast-break.<\/p>\n
Pieter Prinsloo, who contributed 21 points and 11 rebounds, tried a layup in the waning seconds of the game, but Okarofor wasn\u2019t prepared to allow it, swatting it out to secure the win.<\/p>\n
Espoir Fukash\u2019s deep rotation proved valuable for the Kinshasa-based team whose bench outscored Cape Town\u2019s bench 73-14, the biggest disparity in the Nile conference.<\/p>\n
Okarofor, BAL Elevate player, came up with another big performance.<\/p>\n
The 17-year-old registered his third consecutive double-double off the bench to become the first Academy player to register such mark.<\/p>\n
Cape Town advance to the BAL playoffs in May in Kigali and will take on the winner or the second-placed team from the Sahara Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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