14 août 2010

Qualifiers Zone II : Mali won with difficulty


In Day 2 of qualifiers Zone-II for Afrobasket and African games, Eagles of Mali have difficulty beating Guinea-Bissau on the score of 77-62.

In the first quarter, Amara Sy and Diallo Ba help Mali to lead quickly 13-0. Mali won the 1st quarter 29-7.

Encouraged by their fans, Tanunde Keita (best scorer of the game with 21 points) and his teammates will be starting a 21-6 run to go back to (-7) to score. At halftime, Mali led 38-25.

After an early 3rd quarter balanced, Mali found his intensity and widening the gap to score. Before the last quarter, Mali led 64-41.

In the fourth quarter, Fortunato Almeida scored 12 points for Guinea-Bissau but it is not enough. Mali won 77-62.