For the second time in as many games, Ghana’s representative at the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Elite 16 stage, Spintex Knights, has missed out on a win.
Knights lost 84-89 to JCA Kings of Cote D’Ivoire after losing 94-80 to Stade Malien in the opening game of their campaign in the knockout phase.
The closely fought encounter had Knights start out slowly after falling 14-30 in the first quarter in a similar way en route to their loss to Stade Malien after trailing 30-43 at the end of the first half of that game.
Knights guard James Amotoe’s 30 point outing wasn’t enough as five JCA players scored in double digits to clinch the four point win.
Kings guard Trevon Duval registered 18 points, six rebounds and seven assists in 23 minutes in the win and stated to FIBA after the game that,
“I love that about our team; anybody can have anywhere from 8 to 20 points. We have a lot of different pieces that can affect the game at a high rate.”
“We took a step up as a team with the intensity; we came together, played really hard and won the game because we stepped up.”
Knights take on BC Avenir du Rail of Congo on Thursday, November 12.
