The 2021 BAL Playoffs were the inaugural playoffs of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and were the concluding tournament of the 2021 BAL season. The playoffs began on 26 May 2021 and ended on 30 May 2021 with the Finals. The entire playoffs were played at Kigali Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Kigali Arena, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Dates | 26 – 30 May 2021 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zamalek (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  US Monastir |
| Third place |  Petro de Luanda |
| Fourth place |  Patriots |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Attendance | 5,996 (750 per match) |
Seeding edit
Teams were ranked and seeded based on their results in the group stage. Teams are ranked according to points, and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[1]
- Head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Points difference;
- Points scored;
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Monastir
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 303 | 211 | +92 | 6 |
| 2 | Zamalek
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 181 | +73 | 6 |
| 3 | Petro de Luanda
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3 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 208 | +39 | 6 |
| 4 | Patriots (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 223 | +13 | 5 |
| 5 |  Ferroviário de Maputo
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3 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 218 | +11 | 5 |
| 6 |  AS Salé
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 253 | 260 | −7 | 5 |
| 7 |  FAP
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 218 | +17 | 4 |
| 8 |  AS Douanes
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 230 | 250 | −20 | 4 |
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 27 May | ||||||||||
1 US Monastir | 86 | |||||||||
| 29 May | ||||||||||
8 AS Douanes | 62 | |||||||||
1 US Monastir | 87 | |||||||||
| 27 May | ||||||||||
4 Patriots | 46 | |||||||||
4 Patriots | 73 | |||||||||
| 30 May | ||||||||||
5 Ferroviário de Maputo | 71 | |||||||||
1 US Monastir | 63 | |||||||||
| 26 May | ||||||||||
2 Zamalek | 76 | |||||||||
2 Zamalek | 82 | |||||||||
| 29 May | ||||||||||
7 FAP | 53 | |||||||||
2 Zamalek | 89 | |||||||||
| 26 May | ||||||||||
3 Petro de Luanda | 71 | Third place game | ||||||||
3 Petro de Luanda | 79 | |||||||||
| 30 May | ||||||||||
6 AS Salé | 72 | |||||||||
4 Patriots | 68 | |||||||||
3 Petro de Luanda | 97 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| 26 May 2021 | Zamalek
|
82–53 | FAP
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 18–12, 25–14, 27–11 | |||
| Pts: Hodge 18 Rebs: Three players 8 Asts: Hodge 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Harouna 21 Rebs: Nkene & Hezekiah 8 Asts: Thomas Jr. 3 |
Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 514[2] |
|
| 26 May 2021 | Petro de Luanda
|
79–72 | AS Salé
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT | Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 23–23, 12–20, 24–17 | |||
| Pts: Gonçalves 19 Rebs: Gonçalves 10 Asts: Gonçalves 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Stoglin 30 Rebs: Najah 9 Asts: Mahsini 6 |
Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 543[3] |
|
Semifinals edit
Third place game edit
Final edit
| 30 May 2021 | US Monastir
|
63–76 | Zamalek
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 CAT (14:00 GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 20–27, 9–11, 12–21 | |||
| Pts: Ben Romdhane, Crawford 14 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10 Asts: Abada 5 PIR: Three players 12 |
Report |
Pts: Fakuade 15 Rebs: Elonu 12 Asts: Diabate 6 PIR: Elonu 22 |
Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 1,789 Referees: Samir Abaakil (Morocco), Marie Leslie Cherubin (Mauritius), Kingsley Ojeaburu (Nigeria) |
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References edit
- ^ "BAL announces inaugural playoffs schedule". TheBAL.com. BAL. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Zamalek v FAP". Thebal.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Petro de Luanda v AS Salé". www.thebal.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "US Monastir v AS Douanes". www.thebal.com.
- ^ "Patriots BC v Ferroviário". www.thebal.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Zamalek v Petro". www.thebal.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "LiveStats". fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "LiveStats". fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.