Ater Majok came off the bench to lead Petro with 15 points, seven rebounds, and two assists as the team improved to a 4-0 record.
Petro de Luanda has become the first team in the Basketball Africa League Nile Conference to book a slot in the BAL Playoffs following their fourth straight win on Wednesday.
The Angolan side defeated SLAC 95-75 to cement their place on top of the Nile Conference table with one more game left on the schedule.
SLAC were high on confidence after their 96-68 win over City Oilers but were no match for Petro, a team that has rolled over their opponents in all games.
Petrol edged a close first quarter 22-20 before blitzing through the second frame 34-21 to take a comfortable 15-point lead (56-41) into the halftime break.
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BAL Entire City Oilers bench has scored 23 points in three Basketball Africa League games
Against SLAC, James Okello was the only player to come off the bench and score but his two points were not enough as Oilers fell 96-68.
The lead grew to 21 points after Jose Neto’s troops took the third quarter 23-17, and there was no coming back for the Guinean side.
SLAC fought back in the fourth frame and took it 20-16, but that was not enough for them to register a second win in the tournament.
Ater Majok came off the bench to lead Petro with 15 points, seven rebounds, and two assists as the team improved to a 4-0 record.
Team captain Carlos Morais and Jone Pedro added 14 and 12 points, respectively, while Damian Hollis contributed 11 points.
Petro will now focus on their last clash of the tournament with host club Al Ahly while SLAC still have to deal with Al Ahly.
Dane Miller Jr. and Emenka Nwabuzor scored 24 and 23 points for SLAC, while Ismael Conde added 14 points.
After the Nile Conference action, the top four teams will progress to the playoffs slated for May 21-28 in Kigali, Rwanda.
SLAC, Ferroviario da Beira, Cape Town Tigers and City Oilers are now fighting for two slots, with Petro already through and Al Ahly looking good for the second slot.
Basketball Africa League
Wednesday result
SLAC 78-95 Petro
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