Tout Puissant Mazembe

Without ever having been disturbed by the Ravens in the fourth quarter-final match of the 29th African Cup of Champions Clubs men's basketball, the Angolan team CRD Libolo one of the tournament favorites, dominated the ASB Mazembe Thursday evening in Tunis. The Ravens have largely inclined 49-82 (16-24, 12-20, 8-18, 13-20).

During this very difficult match for Ravens of Coach Simplice TSHIBANGU only Bertrand BOUKINDA DIBESSA achieved 19 points during the 37 minutes 53 seconds he played. Others: MULAMBA MULAMBA (9 points in 31 min 47), TSHIBANGU KATUMBAYI (5 points in 20 minutes), SHONGANYA TOLEMBO (4 points in 17 minutes 57), BUZANGU MUALABA (3 points in 32 minutes 47), ALUMA SAMUNA (3 points in 7 minutes 12), KABANGU TSHIMBANGA, TSHISHIMBI SHEBA and Prince ASSANI NGONGO for their part managed 2 points each.

With these very low statistics for a high-level game, the Ravens could not expect anything else before an offensive team of CRD Libolo. ASB Mazembe conceded 10 points after some lost balls and 22 interior points. 0 points earned on 2nd chance points and also 0 point in counter-attack. While the CRD Libolo conceded just four points after the lost balls, successful 36 interior points, 10 points 2nd chance and 0 point in counter-attack.

The other big lesson of this quarter-final: the defeat of the champion in title, CD Primeiro de Agosto before the Tunisian of Club Africain (69-79).

Other results of the quarter-finals:

BC Mtaspere (Mayotte/France) – ES Radès (TunisiA) 76-106

US Monastir (Tunisia) – Sporting Alexandria (Tunisia) 57-74