BAL 2025: Loss Of Concentration In Third Quarter Cost Rivers Hoopers Loss To US Monastir - Odaudu

BAL 2025: Loss Of Concentration In Third Quarter Cost Rivers Hoopers Loss To US Monastir - Odaudu

Precious Oham

Rivers Hoopers Head Coach, Ogoh Odaudu has blamed the defeat to US Monastir in the Basketball Africa League, BAL, seeding game to a loss of concentration in the third quarter, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Nigerian champions succumbed to an 89-81 defeat by Tunisia powerhouse US Monastir in the final seeding game on Saturday.

He said "Well, I think it's [due to] a loss of concentration. We were up there in the first two quarters, and then in the 3rd quarter, everything broke down.

"We're happy it happened in a game that was just a seeding game. Despite the loss, the BAL Season four coach of the year was, however, pleased with his team's performance and was adamant about a better showing in the quarterfinals.

"We didn't want this to happen in the quarterfinals. So it allows us to go back and try to clean it up tomorrow before we come back for the quarterfinals on Monday. But in all, I think we played an excellent game, and except for that break in the 3rd quarter, I'm impressed with what they did." he added.

The outcome of the game means Rivers Hoopers will square up against Rwanda's APR in the BAL Season 5 quarterfinals on Monday, 9th June, while US Monastir faces defending champions Petro de Luanda.