Held on Saturday, at the SunBet Arena pavilion, in Pretoria (South Africa), the game did not start in the best way for Petro, who saw their opponent open the scoring by scoring two points.
The first quarter of the game did not end favorably for the "tricolores", who were losing by two points (23-21).
The hosts' advantage remained in the second quarter of the game, with the match going to halftime with Petro de Luanda losing by a difference of six points (47-41).
Petro's fate repeated itself again in the third quarter of the match, which ended with the Angolans losing 64-60.
Petro de Luanda's fateful fate was consummated in the fourth and final quarter of the game. Although, at one point, the "tricolors" managed to equalize the score and even had an advantage for some time, the Cape Town Tigers managed to dominate the score, ending up winning the game 84-78.
According to Angop, the top scorer was Yanick Moreira who scored 20 points.
Although they said goodbye to the group stage with a defeat, Petro is qualified for the next stage of the continental competition. In the group stage, the "tricolores" won two games and lost two others, having finished second in the table, with six points, below Moroccans Fus Rabat, who beat Cape Town Tigers (84-75) on Sunday, thus qualifying for the next phase by leading the table with nine points.
The group, in addition to Petro de Luanda and Fus Rabat, was also made up of the Cape Town Tigers and Dynamo of Burundi (disqualified for not complying with competition rules).
It should also be noted that Childe Dundão was Petro de Luanda's top scorer in the Kalahari conference, having scored 54 points. According to Angop, the 26-year-old athlete, presenting 50 percent, was also the most efficient in three-point shots.
Petro's top scorer podium is also made up of Aboubakar Gakou (47 points) and Carlos Morais (42 points), considered the team's second and third best scorers, respectively.
