2022 BAL Sahara Conference
The Sahara Conference of the 2022 BAL season began on 5 March 2022 and ended on 15 March 2022. In a group of six teams, all team played each other one time. The top four teams in the standings advanced to the 2022 BAL Playoffs.
All games were played in the Dakar Arena in Dakar, Senegal.
Standings
{{2022 BAL tables|Sahara Conference|show_matches=yes}}
Games
:All times are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
= 5 March =
In the opening game of the season, SLAC pulled away after the first half behind Chris Crawford who lead his team with 30 points.
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|Q3 = 11–32
|Q4 = 14–16
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|points1 = Adama Diakhite 17
|rebounds1 = Abel Diop 10
|assist1 = Thierno Niang 4
|rating1 = Abdel Diop 19
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|points2 = Chris Crawford 30
|rebounds2 = Obekpa, Miller Jr. 8 each
|assist2 = Ibrahim Fofana 6
|rating2 = Chris Crawford 30
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= 6 March =
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|date = 6 March 2022
|time = 14:00
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|Q4 = 19–17
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|points1 = Cleveland Thomas 26
|rebounds1 = Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 6
|assist1 = Adonis Filer 14
|rating1 = Cleveland Thomas 28
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|points2 = Terrell Stoglin 32
|rebounds2 = Mohammed Chaoui Kouraichi 10
|assist2 = Khalid Boukichou 4
|rating2 = Terrell Stoglin 23
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|id = USM v CFV
|date = 6 March 2022
|time = 17:30
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|scoreA = 77
|scoreB = 71
|teamB = {{flagicon|MOZ}} Ferroviário da Beira
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|Q2 = 16-23
|Q3 = 19-23
|Q4 = 23-18
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|points1 = Ater Majok 19
|rebounds1 = Ater Majok 12
|assist1 = Radhouane Slimane 5
|rating1 = Ater Majok 32
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|points2 = Perry, Kennedy 17 each
|rebounds2 = Prince Orizu 7
|assist2 = Jermelle Kennedy 5
|rating2 = Jermelle Kennedy 21
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= 8 March =
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|date = 8 March 2022
|time = 17:30
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|Q2 = 5–20
|Q3 = 15–15
|Q4 = 15–17
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|points1 = Chris Crawford 15
|rebounds1 = Chris Obekpa 11
|assist1 = Dane Miller Jr. 4
|rating1 = Chris Obekpa 20
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|points2 = Radhouane Slimane 15
|rebounds2 = Ater Majok 14
|assist2 = Lahyani, Slimane 5 each
|rating2 = Ater Majok 22
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|id = DUC v CFV
|date = 8 March 2022
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|time = 21:00
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|teamA = Ferroviário da Beira {{flagicon|MOZ}}
|scoreA = 98
|scoreB = 92
|teamB = {{flagicon|SEN}} DUC
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|Q1 = 29–20
|Q2 = 21–33
|Q3 = 29–15
|Q4 = 19–24
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|points1 = Jermelle Kennedy 27
|rebounds1 = Jermelle Kennedy 9
|assist1 = Will Perry 7
|rating1 = Jermelle Kennedy 35
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|points2 = Hameed Ali 26
|rebounds2 = Jordan Aboudou 10
|assist2 = Hameed Ali 6
|rating2 = Hameed Ali 32
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= 9 March =
REG's Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza scored a buzzer-beating three point field goal to give his team the edge over SLAC.{{cite web |title=Nshobozwabyosenumukiza calls buzzer-beater “biggest shot in my career |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/nshobozwabyosenumukiza-calls-buzzer-beater-biggest-shot-in-my-career |website=The BAL |access-date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}
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|id = REG v SLAC
|date = 9 March 2022
|time = 17:30
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|arena = Dakar Arena
|attendance = 278
|referee = Kenny Jones, Antonio Bernardo, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto
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|Q1 = 22–15
|Q2 = 20–27
|Q3 = 22–21
|Q4 = 19–18
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|H2 =
|points1 = Cleveland Thomas 24
|rebounds1 = Dieudonné Ndizeye 8
|assist1 = Adonis Filer 7
|rating1 = Cleveland Thomas 20
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|points2 = Chris Crawford 20
|rebounds2 = Chris Obekpa 14
|assist2 = Chris Crawford 6
|rating2 = Chris Obekpa 34
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|date = 9 March 2022
|time = 21:00
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|scoreA = 95
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|arena = Dakar Arena
|attendance = 258
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|Q1 = 24–23
|Q2 = 23–17
|Q3 = 17–21
|Q4 = 31–13
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|points1 = Terrell Stoglin 34
|rebounds1 = Álvaro Calvo Masa 13
|assist1 = Terrell Stoglin 8
|rating1 = Terrell Stoglin 32
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|points2 = Randy Onwuasor 19
|rebounds2 = Jermelle Kennedy 9
|assist2 = Jermelle Kennedy 7
|rating2 = Jermelle Kennedy 22
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= 11 March =
US Monastir won the "Derby of the North", while Terrell Stoglin broke the record for most point in a BAL game with 41 points. The previous record was also set by him, when he scored 40 points on 20 May 2021 in the 2021 season.{{cite news |title=Stoglin breaks own BAL record with 41 points |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/stoglin-breaks-own-bal-record-with-41-points |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=The BAL |language=en}}
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| date = 11 March 2022 | time = 17:30
| report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063435/
| teamA = AS Salé {{flagicon|MAR}} | scoreA = 90
| teamB ={{flagicon|TUN}} US Monastir | scoreB = 96
| Q1 = 21–32 | Q2 = 18–20 | Q3 = 20–19 | Q4 = 31–25 | OT =
| points1 = Terrell Stoglin 41
| rebounds1 = Four players 4
| assist1 = Terrell Stoglin 7
| otherstat1 = Eff: Terrell Stoglin 36
| points2 = Radhouane Slimane 24
| rebounds2 = Ater Majok 12
| assist2 = Michael Dixon 11
| otherstat2 = Eff: Radhouane Slimane 27
| arena = Dakar Arena | place = Dakar | attendance = 340
| referee = Kenny Jones, Aboollo Amr, Claudio Eviba
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| date = 11 March 2022 | time = 21:00
| report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063436/
| teamA =DUC Dakar {{flagicon|SEN}} | scoreA = 92
| teamB = {{flagicon|RWA}} REG | scoreB = 86
| Q1 = 19–16 | Q2 = 21–24 | Q3 = 24–21 | Q4 = 28–25 | OT =
| points1 = Adama Diakhite 30
| rebounds1 = Adama Diakhite 11
| assist1 = Hameed Ali 8
| otherstat1 = Eff: Adama Diakhite 33
| points2 = Adonis Filer 23
| rebounds2 = Pitchou Kambuy Manga 7
| assist2 = Adonis Filer 5
| otherstat2 = Eff: Adonis Filer 21
| arena = Dakar Arena | place = Dakar | attendance = 2,500
| referee = Agon Abazi, Wael Mostafa, Arnold Moseya
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= 12 March =
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| date = 12 March 2022 | time = 14:00
| report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063437/bs.html
| teamA = SLAC {{flagicon|GUI}} | scoreA = 90
| teamB = {{flagicon|MOZ}} Ferroviário da Beira | scoreB = 74
| Q1 = 21–15 | Q2 = 30–21 | Q3 = 16–18 | Q4 = 23–20 | OT =
| points1 = Chris Crawford 23
| rebounds1 = Chris Obekpa 12
| assist1 = Dane Miller Jr. 8
| rating1 = Chris Obekpa 29
| points2 = Ismael Nurmamade 14
| rebounds2 = Jermelle Kennedy 12
| assist2 = Kennedy, Perry 5 each
| rating2 = Kennedy 18
| arena = Dakar Arena | place = Dakar | attendance = N/A
| referee = Greg Dandridge, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto, Kalume Tonton Banza
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| date = 12 March 2022 | time = 17:30
| report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063438/
| teamA = US Monastir {{flagicon|TUN}} | scoreA = 74
| teamB = {{flagicon|SEN}} DUC | scoreB = 62
| Q1 = 20-20 | Q2 = 15-11 | Q3 = 19-17 | Q4 = 20-14 | OT =
| points1 = Ater Majok 20
| rebounds1 = Ater Majok 13
| assist1 = Radhouane Slimane 8
| rating1 = Ater Majok 30
| points2 = Bamba Diallo 19
| rebounds2 = Abel Diop 9
| assist2 = Hameed Ali 7
| rating2 = Bamba Diallo 15
| arena = Dakar Arena | place = Dakar | attendance = 2,000
| referee = Stephanie Barksdale, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Euiba Claudio
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= 14 March =
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| date = 14 March 2022 | time = 17:30
| report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063439/
| teamA = REG {{flagicon|RWA}} | scoreA = 77
| teamB = {{flagicon|TUN}} US Monastir | scoreB = 74
| Q1 = 21–26 | Q2 = 15–16 | Q3 = 20–13 | Q4 = 21–19 | OT =
| points1 = Pitchou Kambuy Manga 16
| rebounds1 = Pitchou Kambuy Manga 10
| assist1 = Adonis Filer 9
| rating1 = Pitchou Kambuy Manga 23
| points2 = Michael Dixon 23
| rebounds2 = Ater Majok 14
| assist2 = Oussama Marnaoui 6
| rating2 = Ater Majok 23
| arena = Dakar Arena | place = Dakar | attendance = 400
| referee = Marcy Williams, Aboolo Amr, Arnold Moseya
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| date = 14 March 2022 | time = 21:00
| report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063440/
| teamA = AS Salé {{flagicon|MAR}} | scoreA = 91
| teamB = {{flagicon|GUI}} SLAC | scoreB = 81
| Q1 = 20–20 | Q2 = 20–20 | Q3 = 23–20 | Q4 = 28–21 | OT =
| points1 = Terrell Stoglin 29
| rebounds1 = Álvaro Calvo Masa 12
| assist1 = Terrell Stoglin 5
| rating1 = Calvo Masa, Stoglin 20 each
| points2 = Chris Crawford 19
| rebounds2 = Mohamed Lamine Keita 13
| assist2 = Chris Crawford 6
| rating2 = Chris Crawford 21
| arena = Dakar Arena | place = Dakar | attendance = 845
| referee = Agon Abazi, Antonio Bernardo, Annie Joyce Muchenu
}}
= 15 March =
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| date = 15 March 2022 | time = 17:30
| report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063441/
| teamA = Ferroviário da Beira {{flagicon|MOZ}} | scoreA = 89
| teamB = {{flagicon|RWA}} REG | scoreB = 94
| Q1 = 17–20 | Q2 = 21–28 | Q3 = 23–18 | Q4 = 28–28 | OT =
| points1 = Munguambe, Ubisse 17 each
| rebounds1 = Jermelle Kennedy 7
| assist1 = Kennedy, Onwuasor 4 each
| rating1 = Ayade Munguambe 16
| points2 = Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 28
| rebounds2 = Dieudonné Ndizeye 13
| assist2 = Adonis Filer 12
| rating2 = Ndizeye, Thomas 31 each
| arena = Dakar Arena | place = Dakar | attendance = 369
| referee = Stephanie Barksdale, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto
}}
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| date = 15 March 2022 | time = 21:00
| report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063442/
| teamA = DUC {{flagicon|SEN}} | scoreA = 86
| teamB = {{flagicon|MAR}} AS Salé | scoreB = 91
| Q1 = 28–26 | Q2 = 11–22 | Q3 = 27–17 | Q4 = 20–26 | OT =
| points1 = Bamba Diallo 30
| rebounds1 = Abel Diop 9
| assist1 = Hameed Ali 15
| rating1 = Hameed Ali 29
| points2 = Terrell Stoglin 30
| rebounds2 = Álvaro Calvo Masa 14
| assist2 = Three players 4 each
| rating2 = Álvaro Calvo Masa 27
| arena = Dakar Arena | place = Dakar | attendance = 3,000
| referee = Greg Dandridge, Sara Elsharnouby, Euiba Claudio
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