2025 BAL season group phase
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The 2025 BAL season group phase begins on 4 April and will end on 25 May 2024. The 12 teams of the group phase are allocated into three conferences. The BAL announced the official schedule on 28 February 2025.[1]
It is the first time that the any BAL game is hosted in Morocco, and the first time that Kigali hosted a group phase, as the previous games they were hosted were playoffs and finals games.
- On May 18, Al Ahli Tripoli set a new team scoring record with 115 points in a win over the Nairobi City Thunder.[2]
- On May 24, Al Ahli Tripoli and APR set a record for most points combined by two teams in a BAL game after a 106–102 final score; making for a total of 208 points.[3]
- In the Nile Conference, Deon Thompson of Al Ahli Tripoli set a record for the highest efficiency in a BAL game, ending with a score of 43 in the game against the Nairobi City Thunder on May 18.[4]
- MBB center Daniel Craig became the tallest player in BAL history, standing at 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m).[5]
Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the regular season was determined as follows:[6][7]
- Win-loss record;
- Head-to-head record;
- Point differential in the games between the respective teams;
- Number of points scored in the games between the respective teams;
- Average point differential in all games against other teams in the Conference;
- Average number of points scored in all games played against other teams in the Conference;
- Drawing.
Kalahari Conference
- All times are in local time (UTC+01:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | AIA | RIV | FUS | SMB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 526 | 428 | +98 | 1.000 | Advance to playoffs | — | 94–77 | 98–74 | 91–68 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 484 | 466 | +18 | .667 | 80–100 | — | 88–82 | 79–59 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 456 | 475 | −19 | .333 | 60–71 | 71–79 | — | 92–72 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 395 | 492 | −97 | .000 | 69–72 | 60–81 | 67–77 | — |
| 5 April 2025 | Stade Malien |
60–81 | Rabat, Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 12–25, 12–21, 13–19 | |||
| Pts: Coulibaly 20 Rebs: Doumbya 11 Asts: Coulibaly 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Amayo 19 Rebs: Olisemeka 12 Asts: Akec, Shamba 4 |
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 3,329 Referees: Ian Mcclenny, Oumar Sy, Natascha Onono |
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| 5 April 2025 | FUS Rabat |
60–71 | Rabat, Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 7–17, 18–18, 14–16 | |||
| Pts: Jordan 22 Rebs: Jordan, Fofana 5 Asts: Zouzoua 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: King 19 Rebs: Deng 12 Asts: Vinales 4 |
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 5,180 Referees: Julian Mcfadden, Erick Otieno, Sarty Nghixulifwa |
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| 6 April 2025 | Stade Malien |
69–72 | Rabat, Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 22–18, 11–15, 15–20 | |||
| Pts: Diarra 19 Rebs: Doumbya 7 Asts: Coulibaly 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Deng 21 Rebs: Khalaf 11 Asts: Vinales 4 |
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Referees: Yann Davidson, Arnold Moseya, Dorothy Okatch |
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| 6 April 2025 | Rivers Hoopers |
88–82 | Rabat, Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 27–25, 15–25, 23–15 | |||
| Pts: Akec 25 Rebs: Olisemeka 14 Asts: Shamba 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Zouzoua 21 Rebs: Jordan 9 Asts: Jordan 11 |
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 4,372 Referees: Leah Lanie, Erik Aellig, Didier Gaga |
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| 8 April 2025 | Rivers Hoopers |
80–100 | Rabat, Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 19–27, 23–29, 15–19 | |||
| Pts: Akec 18 Rebs: Putney 6 Asts: Shamba 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Vinales 26 Rebs: Mahmoud 7 Asts: Vinales 7 |
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 1,015 Referees: Leah Lanie, Arnold Moseya, Didier Gaga |
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| 8 April 2025 | FUS Rabat |
92–72 | Rabat, Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 16–29, 21–19, 26–12 | |||
| Pts: Zouzoua 22 Rebs: Diagne 6 Asts: Zouita 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Doumbya 15 Rebs: Coulibaly 5 Asts: Diarra, Doumbia 5 |
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 3,520 Referees: Julian McFadden, Yann Vezo Davidson, Natascha Onono |
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| 10 April 2025 | Al Ittihad Alexandria |
91–68 | Rabat, Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 22–15, 20–15, 29–23 | |||
| Pts: King 22 Rebs: Deng 9 Asts: Metwaly 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Coulibaly 25 Rebs: Enan 8 Asts: Coulibaly, Enan 3 |
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 915 Referees: Ian Mcclenny, Erick Otieno, Sarty Nghixulifwa |
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| 10 April 2025 | FUS Rabat |
71–79 | Rabat, Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 17–11, 22–22, 13–26 | |||
| Pts: Fofana 14 Rebs: Diagne 9 Asts: Zouita 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Akec 17 Rebs: Olisemeka 13 Asts: Amayo 7 |
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 4,978 Referees: Erik Aellig, Oumar Sy, Dorothy Okatch |
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| 12 April 2025 | Al Ittihad Alexandria |
94–77 | Rabat, Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 30–10, 26–27, 19–21 | |||
| Pts: Deng 18 Rebs: Mahmoud 10 Asts: Vinales 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Akec 17 Rebs: Olisemeka 16 Asts: Amayo 8 |
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Referees: Ian Mcclenny, Yann Vezo Davidson, Natascha Onono |
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| 12 April 2025 | Stade Malien |
67–77 | Rabat, Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 16–22, 17–17, 19–20 | |||
| Pts: Coulibaly 26 Rebs: Doumbya Asts: Three players 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jordan 18 Rebs: Diagne, Fofana 9 Asts: Fofana 6 |
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 5,279 Referees: Erik Aellig, Arnold Moseya, Dorothy Okatch |
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| 13 April 2025 | Rivers Hoopers |
79–59 | Rabat, Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 27–10, 20–7, 15–21 | |||
| Pts: Putney 15 Rebs: Olisemeka 9 Asts: Olisemeka 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tounkara 14 Rebs: Doumbya 8 Asts: Sane 3 |
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Referees: Julian McFadden, Erick Otieno, Sarty Nghixulifwa |
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| 13 April 2025 | Al Ittihad Alexandria |
98–74 | Rabat, Morocco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 30–11, 26–11, 25–33 | |||
| Pts: Metwaly 19 Rebs: Khalaf, Mahmoud 8 Asts: Mido 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Zouzoua 22 Rebs: Zouita 10 Asts: Zouita 6 |
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 5,239 Referees: Leah Lanie, Oumar Sy, Didier Gaga |
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