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Kriol Star and Al Ittihad open BAL playoffs with victories in Pretoria
Majok Deng led the charge with 19 points, while Lual Acuil posted a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds. For Al Ahli Tripoli, Fabian White Jr delivered a game-high 24 points along with 10 rebounds. Jean Jacques Boissy and Naseim Badrush also contributed with 17 and 16 points, respectively.
Saturday night's seeding games set up the win-or-go-home quarterfinal matchups on Sunday – Al Ahli Tripoli will take on Kriol Star at 4pm and Al Ittihad will face FUS Rabat at 7pm CAT.
Sunday's seeding games will feature the defending champion Petro de Luanda (Angola) taking on APR (Rwanda) at 4pm and 2022 BAL champion US Monastir (Tunisia) facing last year's semifinalist Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria) at 7pm CAT.
The Basketball Africa League season is reaching fans in 214 countries and territories in 17 languages through free-to-air and paid TV broadcast partnerships, including on Canal+, ESPN, FIBA's digital platform Courtside 1891 and livestreaming on the NBA App, and the BAL's YouTube channel. — Basketball Africa League
