2024 BAL final

{{Short description|The final of the 2024 season of the Basketball Africa League}}

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The 2024 BAL final was the championship game of the 2024 BAL season, the third season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and the conclusion of the playoffs. The final was played on 1 June 2024 at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, which hosted the final for a fourth consecutive year. The final was contested by Angolan club Petro de Luanda and Libyan club Al Ahly Ly.

Petro de Luada defeated Al Ahly Ly with a score of 107–94, winning their first-ever BAL title and their third continental championship, including the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-01 |title=Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/petro-de-luanda-are-the-2024-bal-champions |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=The BAL |language=en}} In doing so, they also became the first Sub-Saharan team to win the BAL championship. As winners, Petro de Luanda, qualified for the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Background

Petro de Luanda became the second team to play in two BAL finals, returning after just one season and having already played and lost the 2022 finals.{{Cite web |title=How did Al Ahly Ly and Petro de Luanda make it to the 2024 BAL Final? |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/how-did-al-ahly-ly-and-petro-de-luanda-make-it-to-the-2024-bal-final |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=The BAL |language=en}} Al Ahly Ly were the first Libyan team to play in a final, as well as the first team that qualified through the Road to BAL qualifiers the same season to play in a final.

Al Ahly Ly guard Solo Diabate played a in a record-setting third final, and had the chance to become the first player to win three BAL championships, and faced his former team in the final.{{Cite web |title=Petro de Luanda vs Al Ahly Ly - Who will win the 2024 BAL title game? |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/petro-de-luanda-vs-al-ahly-ly-who-will-win-the-2024-bal-title-game |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=The BAL |language=en}}

=Previous finals=

In the following table, finals played in the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (ACC), the previous highest level continental competition, are in small text.

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!Team

!Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)

{{fbaicon|ANG}} Petro de Luanda

|BAL: 1 (2022)
FIBA ACC: 8 (1994, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015)

{{Flagicon|LBY}} Al Ahly Ly

|None

Venue

On 19 June 2023, the BAL announced that BK Arena was used as the host arena for the playoffs and final for a fourth straight year, under an agreement with the Rwanda Development Board.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-19 |title=Basketball Africa League and Rwanda Development Board announce multi-year extension to play BAL games in Kigali |url=https://pr.nba.com/bal-rwanda-development-board-kigali/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=NBA.com: NBA Communications|language=en-US}}

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!Kigali

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BK Arena

Capacity: 10,000

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Road to the final

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colspan="2"\|{{fbaicon\|ANG}} Petro de Luanda !Round !colspan="2"\|{{Flagicon\|LBY}} Al Ahly Ly
style="background:#C1E0FF" \|Opponent \|Result \|Conference phase \|Opponent \|Result
colspan="2" align="center"\| 2024 BAL Kalahari Conference {{2024 BAL tables\|Kalahari Conference\|only_pld_pts=yes\|showteam=PDL\|show_matches=no}} \|Standings \| colspan="2" align="center"\| 2024 BAL Nile Conference {{2024 BAL tables\|Nile Conference\|only_pld_pts=yes\|showteam=AAL\|show_matches=no}}
style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|MAR}} FUS Rabat \|bgcolor=#fcc\|L 73–82 \| style="background:#C1E0FF" \|Matchday 1 \| style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|CAF}} Bangui SC \|bgcolor=#cfc\|W 93–71
style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|RSA}} Cape Town Tigers \|bgcolor=#cfc\|W 100–88 \| style="background:#C1E0FF" \|Matchday 2 \| style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|EGY}} Al Ahly \|bgcolor=#fcc\|L 88–98
style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|MAR}} FUS Rabat \|bgcolor=#cfc\|W 89–86 \| style="background:#C1E0FF" \|Matchday 3 \| style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|UGA}} City Oilers \|bgcolor=#cfc\|W 79–68
style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|RSA}} Cape Town Tigers \|bgcolor=#fcc\|L 78–84 \| style="background:#C1E0FF" \|Matchday 4 \| style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|CAF}} Bangui SC \|bgcolor=#fcc\|L 93–96
colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" {{n/a}} \| style="background:#C1E0FF" \|Matchday 5 \| style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|EGY}} Al Ahly \|bgcolor=#fcc\|L 76–87
style="background:#C1E0FF" \|Matchday 6 \| style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|UGA}} City Oilers \|bgcolor=#cfc\|W 110–78
style="background:#C1E0FF" \|Opponent \|Agg. \|Playoffs \|Opponent \|Agg.
style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|TUN}} US Monastir \|bgcolor=#fcc\|L 67–70 \| style="background:#C1E0FF" \|Seeding game \|style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|RSA}} Cape Town Tigers \|bgcolor=#cfc\|W 87–67
style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|SEN}} AS Douanes \|bgcolor=#cfc\|W 66–65 \| style="background:#C1E0FF" \|Quarterfinals \| style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|EGY}} Al Ahly \|bgcolor=#cfc\|W 86–77
style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|RSA}} Cape Town Tigers \|bgcolor=#cfc\|W 96–86 (OT) \| style="background:#C1E0FF" \|Semifinals \| style="text-align:left" \|{{Flagicon\|NGR}} Rivers Hoopers \|bgcolor=#cfc\|W 89–83 (OT)

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colspan="2"|{{fbaicon|ANG}} Petro de Luanda

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!colspan="2"|{{Flagicon|LBY}} Al Ahly Ly

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|Opponent

|Result

|Conference phase

|Opponent

|Result

colspan="2" align="center"| 2024 BAL Kalahari Conference

{{2024 BAL tables|Kalahari Conference|only_pld_pts=yes|showteam=PDL|show_matches=no}}

|Standings

| colspan="2" align="center"| 2024 BAL Nile Conference

{{2024 BAL tables|Nile Conference|only_pld_pts=yes|showteam=AAL|show_matches=no}}

style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|MAR}} FUS Rabat

|bgcolor=#fcc|L 73–82

| style="background:#C1E0FF" |Matchday 1

| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|CAF}} Bangui SC

|bgcolor=#cfc|W 93–71

style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|RSA}} Cape Town Tigers

|bgcolor=#cfc|W 100–88

| style="background:#C1E0FF" |Matchday 2

| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly

|bgcolor=#fcc|L 88–98

style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|MAR}} FUS Rabat

|bgcolor=#cfc|W 89–86

| style="background:#C1E0FF" |Matchday 3

| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|UGA}} City Oilers

|bgcolor=#cfc|W 79–68

style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|RSA}} Cape Town Tigers

|bgcolor=#fcc|L 78–84

| style="background:#C1E0FF" |Matchday 4

| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|CAF}} Bangui SC

|bgcolor=#fcc|L 93–96

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| style="background:#C1E0FF" |Matchday 5

| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly

|bgcolor=#fcc|L 76–87

style="background:#C1E0FF" |Matchday 6

| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|UGA}} City Oilers

|bgcolor=#cfc|W 110–78

style="background:#C1E0FF"

|Opponent

|Agg.

|Playoffs

|Opponent

|Agg.

style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|TUN}} US Monastir

|bgcolor=#fcc|L 67–70

| style="background:#C1E0FF" |Seeding game

|style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|RSA}} Cape Town Tigers

|bgcolor=#cfc|W 87–67

style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|SEN}} AS Douanes

|bgcolor=#cfc|W 66–65

| style="background:#C1E0FF" |Quarterfinals

| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly

|bgcolor=#cfc|W 86–77

style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|RSA}} Cape Town Tigers

|bgcolor=#cfc|W 96–86 (OT)

| style="background:#C1E0FF" |Semifinals

| style="text-align:left" |{{Flagicon|NGR}} Rivers Hoopers

|bgcolor=#cfc|W 89–83 (OT)

=Petro de Luanda=

File:Sergio Valdeolmillos - Saski Baskonia 20171215 (cropped).jpg took over the team in March]]

Petro de Luanda qualified for their fourth straight BAL season by winning their sixteenth Angolan Basketball League championship, having defeated Primeiro de Agosto in the national finals.{{Cite web |last= |title=Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Petro de Luanda conquista 16º título |url=https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Jornal de Angola |language=pt}} The team largely remained the same, while Yanick Moreira and Edmir Lucas returned to Petro.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-05 |title=Yanick Moreira returns to Petro de Luanda |url=https://www.verangola.net/va/en/122023/Sports/38083/Yanick-Moreira-returns-to-Petro-de-Luanda.htm |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=VerAngola |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Yange |first=Joelson |date=2023-10-16 |title=Edmir Lucas: Petro anuncia mais um reforço de peso. |url=https://baller.ao/noticias/3542/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Baller.ao |language=pt-PT}} They were allocated in the inaugural Kalahari Conference, in a group with FUS Rabat, Cape Town Tigers and Dynamo. Following the disqualification of Dynamo, who refused to play with the Visit Rwanda sponsorship logo, Petro went 2–2 in the conference, dropping one games against each opponent.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-12 |title=Burundi's Dynamo BC out of BAL over Visit Rwanda protest |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/39713730/burundi-dynamo-bc-bal-visit-rwanda-protest |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} Their result in the conference phase was largely seen as a disappointment, something that eventually led to the firing of head coach José Neto. Neto, who had was in the fourth season with the team, was officially fired on 21 March.{{Cite web |title=José Neto deixa comando técnico do campeão nacional de basquetebol |url=https://rna.ao/rna.ao |access-date=2024-03-21 |language=pt-PT}} Sergio Valdeolmillos was hired as his successor four days after.{{Cite web |last=grxnet.com |title=Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Sérgio Valdeolmillos substitui José Neto |url=https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Jornal de Angola |language=pt}}

Nick Faust was acquired for the 2024 BAL playoffs, while Anthony Nelson left the team. Petro faced US Monastir in a match-up for the fifth seed, but lost following a Firas Lahyani buzzer beater.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-25 |title=Lahyani's game-winning buzzer beater confirms US Monastir's revival |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/lahyanis-game-winning-buzzer-beater-confirms-us-monastirs-revival |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=The BAL |language=en}} In the quarterfinals, they were matched up with AS Douanes in a re-match of the 2023 BAL final. Despite trailing by 20 points at one point in the game, Petro came back to advance.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-27 |title=Faust sends Petro de Luanda to the 2024 BAL Semifinals |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/faust-sends-petro-de-luanda-to-the-2024-bal-semifinals |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=The BAL |language=en}} In the semifinal, Petro met the Cape Town Tigers for a third game of the season, and managed to pull ahead in overtime.{{Cite web |title=Petro see off resilient Cape Town Tigers in overtime to return to the BAL Final |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/petro-see-off-resilient-cape-town-tigers-in-overtime-to-return-to-the-bal-final |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=The BAL |language=en}}

=Al Ahly Ly=

File:Jo Lual-Acuil 2 (cropped).jpg came into the final as the league's leading scorer]]

Al Ahly Ly qualified for the BAL after finishing in the third place of the West Division in the Road to BAL, defeating FAP in the final game.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-05 |title=Al Ahly Benghazi pick last ticket from the West Division to the BAL 2024 season |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2024/qualifiers/news/al-ahly-benghazi-seal-last-ticket-from-the-west-division-to-the-bal-2024-season |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}} During the Road to BAL, the team was led by Ater Majok and Chris Crawford, both former all-BAL selections. Majok and Crawford left the team, however, Al Ahly Ly reinforced their team with Jo Lual-Acuil, Majok Deng, Pierre Jackson and Kevin Murphy as their foreign core. They were allocated in the Nile Conference where they finished in second place, successfully sealing their playoff berth in the last gameday by defeating the City Oilers. Al Ahly Ly finished with a 3–3 record but held the tie-breaker over Bangui Sporting Club, based on aggregate points in the match-up between the two teams.

Ahead of the playoffs, Trae Golden, top scorer of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), was acquired and Pierre Jackson left the team.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Robert Golden's five three-pointers sink Cape Town in the opener of the 2024 BAL Playoffs |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/robert-goldens-five-three-pointers-sink-cape-town-in-the-opener-of-the-2024-bal-playoffs |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=The BAL |language=en}} Golden helped Al Ahly Ly to the seventh seed, following a large defeat over the Cape Town Tigers in the 7th-8th seed placement game.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Robert Golden's five three-pointers sink Cape Town in the opener of the 2024 BAL Playoffs |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/robert-goldens-five-three-pointers-sink-cape-town-in-the-opener-of-the-2024-bal-playoffs |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=The BAL |language=en}} In the quarterfinals, they were matched up with the defending champions Al Ahly. In surprising fashion, the Libyans handed Al Ahly their largest loss in BAL history.{{Cite web |title=The BAL throne is vacant as Al Ahly Ly eliminate reigning champions Al Ahly SC |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/the-bal-throne-is-vacant-as-al-ahly-ly-down-reigning-champions-al-ahly-sc |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=The BAL |language=en}} In the semifinal, Al Ahly Ly faced fourth seed Rivers Hoopers and managed to win the game after overtime.{{Cite web |title=Al Ahly Ly are one win away from the 2024 BAL title |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/al-ahly-ly-are-one-win-away-from-the-2024-bal-title |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=The BAL |language=en}}

Game

The first quarter of the game was closely contested, with Petro closing the quarter with a two-point lead. At halftime, Al Ahly Ly led by as much as twelve points with a score of 52–40, as Petro de Luanda gave up the most points in a first half they had in the season. In the third quarter, Petro fought back and following a Gerson Gonçalves three-pointer, the Angolans took a 68–67 lead with 2:30 left in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Petro guard Nick Faust, who finished with a team-high 24 points, led the way to give them the final push. The Angolans gradually grew their lead, behind back-to-back buckets from Markeith Cummings and Nick Faust, to eventually play the game out.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=Petro de Luanda beat Al Ahly Ly to win BAL title |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/40267633/petro-de-luanda-beat-al-ahly-ly-win-bal-final |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} On Al Ahly Ly's side, league top scorer Jo Lual-Acuil was limited to just 15 points, while Majok Deng contributed 24, Trae Golden had 21, and Solo Diabate had 20 points.

Petro de Luanda became the first Angolan team to win the BAL title, as well as the first Sub-Saharan team to win the championship. {{Basketballbox|date=1 June 2024|time=4:00 PM|teamA=Petro de Luanda {{flagicon|ANG}}|teamB={{flagicon|LBY}} Al Ahly Ly|bg=#ffffd0|report=[https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2446113/ Livestats]|scoreA=107|scoreB=94|Q1=26–24|Q2=14–28|Q3=35–23|Q4=32–19|H1=|H2=|points1=Faust 24|rebounds1=Gonçalves 8|assist1=Gonçalves 8|points2=Deng 24|rebounds2=Lual-Acuil 9|assist2=Golden 8|attendance=6,404|place=BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda|referee=Hortencia Sánchez, Yann Davidson, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza}}

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32/54 (59%)	2-pt field goals	23/44 (52%)
11/30 (36%)	3-pt field goals	8/19 (42%)
10/16 (62%)	Free throws	24/32 (75%)
19	Offensive rebounds	8
28	Defensive rebounds	24
47	Total rebounds	32
27	Assists	18
12	Turnovers	14
9	Steals	4
2	Blocks	3
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{{flagicon\|ANG\|size=50px}} Petro de Luanda 1st BAL title; 3rd continental title

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Aftermath

Following the game, Al Ahly Ly's center Jo Lual-Acuil was named the BAL Most Valuable Player, becoming the second South Sudanese and the first player on a non-championship team to win the award.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-01 |title=Acuil-Jr. dominates 2024 BAL Awards |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/acuil-jr-dominates-2024-bal-awards |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=The BAL |language=en}} Sergio Valdeolmillos became the second Spaniard to win a BAL championship, following Augustí Julbe who had won the league two times before.

References

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