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 Côte 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 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 was not enough as five JCA players scored in double digits to clinch the four-point win.
“I love that about our team; anybody can go 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 today in a bid to make amends for the earlier losses.
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