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The '''Sahara Conference''' of the '''[[2022 BAL season]]''' began on 5 March 2022 and ended on 15 March 2022. In a group of six teams, all team played each other one time. The top four teams in the standings advanced to the [[2022 BAL Playoffs]].

All games were played in the [[Dakar Arena]] in [[Dakar]], Senegal.

==Standings==
{{2022 BAL tables|Sahara Conference|show_matches=yes}}
==Games==
:''All times are in [[Greenwich Mean Time]] (GMT).''
=== 5 March ===
In the opening game of the season, SLAC pulled away after the first half behind [[Chris Crawford (basketball, born 1992)|Chris Crawford]] who lead his team with 30 points.
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|id = DUC v SLAC
|date = 5 March 2022
|time = 17:30
|round = 
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|teamA = [[DUC Dakar|DUC]] {{flagicon|SEN}}
|scoreA = 70 
|scoreB =  '''85'''
|teamB = {{flagicon|GUI}} '''[[SLAC (basketball club)|SLAC]]'''
|place = [[Dakar]]

|overtime = <!-- "OT" for extra time -->
|OT =  <!-- overtime score -->
|aggregatescore = <!-- aggregate score -->
|series = <!-- series for a best-of-format -->
|arena = [[Dakar Arena]]
|attendance =[[N/A]]
|referee = Greg Dandridge, Kalume Tonton Banza, Sara Elsharnouby
|TV = 
|note = <!-- adding notes below the statistics -->

|Q1 =  24–22
|Q2 =  21–15
|Q3 =  11–32
|Q4 =  14–16

|H1 = 
|H2 = 

|points1 = [[Adama Diakhite]] 17
|rebounds1 = [[Abel Diop]] 10 
|assist1 = [[Thierno Niang]] 4
|rating1 = Abdel Diop 19
|otherstat1 =  
|points2 = [[Chris Crawford (basketball, born 1992)|Chris Crawford]] 30
|rebounds2 = [[Chris Obekpa|Obekpa]], [[Dane Miller Jr.|Miller Jr.]] 8 each
|assist2 = [[Ibrahima Kalil Fofana|Ibrahim Fofana]] 6
|rating2 = Chris Crawford 30
|otherstat2 = 

 
|class=expanded|stack=yes
}}

=== 6 March ===
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|id = REG v ASS
|date = 6 March 2022
|time = 14:00
|round = 
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|teamA = '''[[REG BBC|REG]]''' {{flagicon|RWA}}
|scoreA = '''91'''
|scoreB = 87
|teamB = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[AS Salé (basketball)|AS Salé]]
|place = [[Dakar]]

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|OT =  <!-- overtime score -->
|aggregatescore = <!-- aggregate score -->
|series = <!-- series for a best-of-format -->
|arena = [[Dakar Arena]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|TV = 
|note = <!-- adding notes below the statistics -->

|Q1 = 25–27
|Q2 = 21–21
|Q3 = 26–22
|Q4 = 19–17

|H1 = 
|H2 = 

|points1 = [[Cleveland Thomas]] 26
|rebounds1 = [[Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza]] 6
|assist1 = [[Adonis Filer]] 14  
|rating1 = Cleveland Thomas 28
|otherstat1 =  
|points2 = [[Terrell Stoglin]] 32
|rebounds2 = [[Mohammed Chaoui Kouraichi]] 10
|assist2 =  [[Khalid Boukichou]] 4
|rating2 = Terrell Stoglin 23
|otherstat2 = 

 
|class=expanded|stack=yes
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|id = USM v CFV

|date = 6 March 2022
|time = 17:30
|round = 
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|teamA = '''[[US Monastir (basketball)|US Monastir]] {{flagicon|TUN}}'''
|scoreA = '''77'''
|scoreB = 71
|teamB = {{flagicon|MOZ}} [[Clube Ferroviário da Beira (basketball)|Ferroviário da Beira]]
|place = [[Dakar]]

|overtime = <!-- "OT" for extra time -->
|OT =  <!-- overtime score -->
|aggregatescore = <!-- aggregate score -->
|series = <!-- series for a best-of-format -->
|arena = [[Dakar Arena]]
|attendance =434
|referee = 
|TV = 
|note = <!-- adding notes below the statistics -->

|Q1 = 19-17
|Q2 = 16-23
|Q3 = 19-23
|Q4 = 23-18

|H1 = 
|H2 = 

|points1 = [[Ater Majok]] 19
|rebounds1 = Ater Majok 12
|assist1 = [[Radhouane Slimane]] 5
|rating1 = Ater Majok 32
|otherstat1 =  
|points2 = [[Will Perry (basketball)|Perry]], [[Jermelle Kennedy|Kennedy]] 17 each
|rebounds2 = [[Prince Orizu]] 7
|assist2 = Jermelle Kennedy 5
|rating2 = Jermelle Kennedy 21
|otherstat2 = 

 
|class=expanded|stack=yes
}}
=== 8 March ===
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|id = USM v SLAC
|date = 8 March 2022
|time = 17:30
|round = 
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|teamA =  [[SLAC (basketball club)|SLAC]] {{flagicon|GUI}}
|scoreA = 55
|scoreB = '''76'''
|teamB = {{flagicon|TUN}} '''[[US Monastir (basketball)|US Monastir]]''' 
|place = [[Dakar]]

|overtime = <!-- "OT" for extra time -->
|OT =  <!-- overtime score -->
|aggregatescore = <!-- aggregate score -->
|series = <!-- series for a best-of-format -->
|arena = [[Dakar Arena]]
|attendance =[[N/A]]
|referee = Marcy Williams, Annie Joyce Muchenu, Arnold Moseya
|TV = 
|note = <!-- adding notes below the statistics -->

|Q1 = 20–24
|Q2 = 5–20
|Q3 = 15–15
|Q4 = 15–17

|H1 = 
|H2 = 

|points1 = [[Chris Crawford (basketball, born 1992)|Chris Crawford]] 15
|rebounds1 = [[Chris Obekpa]] 11
|assist1 =  [[Dane Miller Jr.]] 4
|rating1 = Chris Obekpa 20
|otherstat1 =  
|points2 = [[Radhouane Slimane]] 15
|rebounds2 = [[Ater Majok]] 14
|assist2 = [[Firas Lahyani|Lahyani]], Slimane 5 each
|rating2 = Ater Majok 22
|otherstat2 = 

 
|class=expanded|stack=yes
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|id = DUC v CFV
|date = 8 March 2022
|bg= 
|time = 21:00
|round = 
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|teamA = '''[[Clube Ferroviário da Beira (basketball)|Ferroviário da Beira]]''' {{flagicon|MOZ}} 
|scoreA = '''98'''
|scoreB = 92
|teamB = {{flagicon|SEN}} [[DUC Dakar|DUC]] 
|place = [[Dakar]]

|overtime = <!-- "OT" for extra time -->
|OT =  <!-- overtime score -->
|aggregatescore = <!-- aggregate score -->
|series = <!-- series for a best-of-format -->
|arena = [[Dakar Arena]]
|attendance = 1,000
|referee = Stephanie Barksdale, Sara Elsharnouby, Aboolo Amr
|TV = 
|note = <!-- adding notes below the statistics -->

|Q1 = 29–20
|Q2 = 21–33
|Q3 = 29–15
|Q4 = 19–24

|H1 = 
|H2 = 

|points1 = [[Jermelle Kennedy]] 27
|rebounds1 = Jermelle Kennedy 9
|assist1 = [[Will Perry (basketball)|Will Perry]] 7
|rating1 = Jermelle Kennedy 35
|otherstat1 =  
|points2 = [[Hameed Ali (basketball)|Hameed Ali]] 26
|rebounds2 = [[Jordan Aboudou]] 10
|assist2 = Hameed Ali 6
|rating2 = Hameed Ali 32
|otherstat2 = 

 
|class=expanded|stack=yes
}}

=== 9 March ===
REG's [[Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza]] scored a [[buzzer beater|buzzer-beating]] three point field goal to give his team the edge over SLAC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nshobozwabyosenumukiza calls buzzer-beater “biggest shot in my career |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/nshobozwabyosenumukiza-calls-buzzer-beater-biggest-shot-in-my-career |website=The BAL |access-date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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|id = REG v SLAC
|date = 9 March 2022
|time = 17:30
|round = 
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|teamA = '''[[REG BBC|REG]]''' {{flagicon|RWA}}
|scoreA =  '''83'''
|scoreB = 81
|teamB = {{flagicon|GUI}} [[SLAC (basketball club)|SLAC]]
|place = [[Dakar]]

|overtime = <!-- "OT" for extra time -->
|OT =  <!-- overtime score -->
|aggregatescore = <!-- aggregate score -->
|series = <!-- series for a best-of-format -->
|arena = [[Dakar Arena]]
|attendance = 278
|referee = Kenny Jones, Antonio Bernardo, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto
|TV = 
|note = <!-- adding notes below the statistics -->

|Q1 = 22–15
|Q2 = 20–27
|Q3 = 22–21
|Q4 = 19–18

|H1 = 
|H2 = 

|points1 = [[Cleveland Thomas]] 24
|rebounds1 = [[Dieudonné Ndizeye]] 8
|assist1 = [[Adonis Filer]] 7
|rating1 = Cleveland Thomas 20
|otherstat1 =  
|points2 = [[Chris Crawford (basketball, born 1992)|Chris Crawford]] 20
|rebounds2 = [[Chris Obekpa]] 14
|assist2 =  Chris Crawford 6
|rating2 = Chris Obekpa 34
|otherstat2 = 

 
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|id = ASS v CFV
|bg= 
|date = 9 March 2022
|time = 21:00
|round = 
|report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063434/
|teamA = '''[[AS Salé (basketball)|AS Salé]]''' {{flagicon|MAR}}
|scoreA = '''95'''
|scoreB = 84
|teamB = {{flagicon|MOZ}} [[Clube Ferroviário da Beira (basketball)|Ferroviário da Beira]]
|place = [[Dakar]]

|overtime = <!-- "OT" for extra time -->
|OT =  <!-- overtime score -->
|aggregatescore = <!-- aggregate score -->
|series = <!-- series for a best-of-format -->
|arena = [[Dakar Arena]]
|attendance = 258
|referee = Agon Abazi, Kalume Tonton Banza, Marie Leslie Cherubin
|TV = 
|note = <!-- adding notes below the statistics -->

|Q1 = 24–23
|Q2 = 23–17
|Q3 = 17–21
|Q4 = 31–13

|H1 = 
|H2 = 

|points1 = [[Terrell Stoglin]] 34
|rebounds1 = [[Álvaro Calvo Masa]] 13
|assist1 = Terrell Stoglin 8
|rating1 = Terrell Stoglin 32
|otherstat1 =  
|points2 = [[Randy Onwuasor]] 19
|rebounds2 = [[Jermelle Kennedy]] 9
|assist2 =  Jermelle Kennedy 7
|rating2 = Jermelle Kennedy 22
|otherstat2 = 

 
|class=expanded|stack=yes
}}

=== 11 March ===
US Monastir won the "Derby of the North", while [[Terrell Stoglin]] broke the [[List of BAL records|record for most point in a BAL game]] with 41 points. The previous record was also set by him, when he scored 40 points on 20 May 2021 in the [[2021 BAL season|2021 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Stoglin breaks own BAL record with 41 points |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/stoglin-breaks-own-bal-record-with-41-points |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=The BAL |language=en}}</ref>
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 | date = 11 March 2022 | time = 17:30
 | report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063435/
 | teamA = [[AS Salé (basketball)|AS Salé]] {{flagicon|MAR}} | scoreA = 90
 | teamB ={{flagicon|TUN}} '''[[US Monastir (basketball)|US Monastir]]'''  | scoreB = '''96'''
 | Q1 = 21–32 | Q2 = 18–20 | Q3 = 20–19 | Q4 = 31–25 | OT = 
 | points1 = [[Terrell Stoglin]] 41
 | rebounds1 = Four players 4
 | assist1 = Terrell Stoglin 7
 | otherstat1 = '''[[Efficiency (basketball)|Eff:]]''' Terrell Stoglin 36
 | points2 = [[Radhouane Slimane]] 24
 | rebounds2 = [[Ater Majok]] 12
 | assist2 = [[Michael Dixon (basketball)|Michael Dixon]] 11
 | otherstat2 = '''Eff:''' Radhouane Slimane 27
 | arena = [[Dakar Arena]] | place = [[Dakar]] | attendance = 340
 | referee = Kenny Jones, Aboollo Amr, Claudio Eviba
}}
{{basketballbox collapsible|id="DUC v REG"|class=expanded|stack=yes
 | date = 11 March 2022 | time = 21:00
 | report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063436/
 | teamA ='''[[DUC Dakar]]''' {{flagicon|SEN}} | scoreA = '''92'''
 | teamB = {{flagicon|RWA}} [[REG BBC|REG]] | scoreB = 86
 | Q1 = 19–16 | Q2 = 21–24 | Q3 = 24–21 | Q4 = 28–25 | OT = 
 | points1 = [[Adama Diakhite]] 30
 | rebounds1 = Adama Diakhite 11
 | assist1 = [[Hameed Ali]] 8
 | otherstat1 = '''[[Efficiency (basketball)|Eff:]]''' Adama Diakhite 33
 | points2 = [[Adonis Filer]] 23
 | rebounds2 = [[Pitchou Kambuy Manga]] 7
 | assist2 = Adonis Filer 5
 | otherstat2 = '''Eff:''' Adonis Filer 21
 | arena = [[Dakar Arena]] | place = [[Dakar]] | attendance = 2,500
 | referee = Agon Abazi, Wael Mostafa, Arnold Moseya
}}

=== 12 March ===
{{basketballbox collapsible|id="SLAC v CFV"|class=expanded|stack=yes
 | date = 12 March 2022 | time = 14:00
 | report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063437/bs.html
 | teamA = '''[[SLAC (basketball club)|SLAC]] {{flagicon|GUI}}''' | scoreA = '''90'''
 | teamB = {{flagicon|MOZ}} [[Clube Ferroviário da Beira (basketball)|Ferroviário da Beira]] | scoreB = 74
 | Q1 = 21–15 | Q2 = 30–21 | Q3 = 16–18 | Q4 = 23–20 | OT = 
 | points1 = [[Chris Crawford (basketball, born 1992)|Chris Crawford]] 23
 | rebounds1 = [[Chris Obekpa]] 12
 | assist1 = [[Dane Miller Jr.]] 8
 | rating1 = Chris Obekpa 29
 | points2 = [[Ismael Nurmamade]] 14
 | rebounds2 = [[Jermelle Kennedy]] 12
 | assist2 = Kennedy, [[Will Perry (basketball)|Perry]] 5 each
 | rating2 = Kennedy 18
 | arena = [[Dakar Arena]] | place = [[Dakar]] | attendance = [[N/A]]
 | referee = Greg Dandridge, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto, Kalume Tonton Banza
}}
{{basketballbox collapsible|id="USM v DUC"|class=expanded|stack=yes
 | date = 12 March 2022 | time = 17:30
 | report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063438/
 | teamA = '''[[US Monastir (basketball)|US Monastir]] {{flagicon|TUN}}''' | scoreA = '''74'''
 | teamB = {{flagicon|SEN}} [[DUC Dakar|DUC]] | scoreB = 62
 | Q1 = 20-20 | Q2 = 15-11 | Q3 = 19-17 | Q4 = 20-14 | OT = 
 | points1 = [[Ater Majok]] 20
 | rebounds1 = Ater Majok 13
 | assist1 = [[Radhouane Slimane]] 8
 | rating1 = Ater Majok 30
 | points2 = [[Bamba Diallo]] 19
 | rebounds2 = [[Abel Diop]] 9
 | assist2 = [[Hameed Ali]] 7
 | rating2 = Bamba Diallo 15
 | arena = [[Dakar Arena]] | place = [[Dakar]] | attendance = 2,000
 | referee = Stephanie Barksdale, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Euiba Claudio
}}

=== 14 March ===
{{basketballbox collapsible|id="REG v USM"|class=expanded|stack=yes
 | date = 14 March 2022 | time = 17:30
 | report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063439/
 | teamA = '''[[REG BBC|REG]]''' {{flagicon|RWA}} | scoreA = '''77'''
 | teamB = {{flagicon|TUN}} [[US Monastir (basketball)|US Monastir]] | scoreB = 74
 | Q1 = 21–26 | Q2 = 15–16 | Q3 = 20–13 | Q4 = 21–19 | OT = 
 | points1 = [[Pitchou Kambuy Manga]] 16 
 | rebounds1 = Pitchou Kambuy Manga 10
 | assist1 = [[Adonis Filer]] 9
 | rating1 = Pitchou Kambuy Manga 23
 | points2 = [[Michael Dixon (basketball)|Michael Dixon]] 23
 | rebounds2 = [[Ater Majok]] 14
 | assist2 = [[Oussama Marnaoui]] 6
 | rating2 = Ater Majok 23
 | arena = [[Dakar Arena]] | place = [[Dakar]] | attendance = 400
 | referee = Marcy Williams, Aboolo Amr, Arnold Moseya
}}
{{basketballbox collapsible|id="ASS v SLAC"|class=expanded|stack=yes
 | date = 14 March 2022 | time = 21:00
 | report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063440/
 | teamA = '''[[AS Salé (basketball)|AS Salé]]''' {{flagicon|MAR}} | scoreA = '''91'''
 | teamB = {{flagicon|GUI}} [[SLAC (basketball club)|SLAC]] | scoreB = 81
 | Q1 = 20–20 | Q2 = 20–20 | Q3 = 23–20 | Q4 = 28–21 | OT = 
 | points1 = [[Terrell Stoglin]] 29
 | rebounds1 = [[Álvaro Calvo Masa]] 12
 | assist1 = Terrell Stoglin 5
 | rating1 = Calvo Masa, Stoglin 20 each
 | points2 = [[Chris Crawford (basketball, born 1992)|Chris Crawford]] 19
 | rebounds2 = [[Mohamed Lamine Keita]] 13
 | assist2 = Chris Crawford 6
 | rating2 = Chris Crawford 21
 | arena = [[Dakar Arena]] | place = [[Dakar]] | attendance = 845
 | referee = Agon Abazi, Antonio Bernardo, Annie Joyce Muchenu
}}

=== 15 March ===
{{basketballbox collapsible|id="CFV v REG"|class=expanded|stack=yes
 | date = 15 March 2022 | time = 17:30
 | report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063441/
 | teamA = [[Clube Ferroviário da Beira (basketball)|Ferroviário da Beira]] {{flagicon|MOZ}} | scoreA = 89
 | teamB = {{flagicon|RWA}} '''[[REG BBC|REG]]''' | scoreB = '''94'''
 | Q1 = 17–20 | Q2 = 21–28 | Q3 = 23–18 | Q4 = 28–28 | OT = 
 | points1 = [[Ayade Munguambe|Munguambe]], [[Helton Ubisse|Ubisse]] 17 each
 | rebounds1 = [[Jermelle Kennedy]] 7
 | assist1 = [[Jermelle Kennedy|Kennedy]], [[Randy Onwuasor|Onwuasor]] 4 each
 | rating1 = Ayade Munguambe 16
 | points2 = [[Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza]] 28
 | rebounds2 = [[Dieudonné Ndizeye]] 13
 | assist2 = [[Adonis Filer]] 12
 | rating2 = Ndizeye, [[Cleveland Thomas|Thomas]] 31 each
 | arena = [[Dakar Arena]] | place = [[Dakar]] | attendance = 369
 | referee = Stephanie Barksdale, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto
}}
{{basketballbox collapsible|id="DUC v ASS"|class=expanded|stack=yes
 | date = 15 March 2022 | time = 21:00
 | report = https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2063442/
 | teamA = [[DUC Dakar|DUC]] {{flagicon|SEN}} | scoreA = 86
 | teamB = {{flagicon|MAR}} '''[[AS Salé (basketball)|AS Salé]]''' | scoreB = '''91'''
 | Q1 = 28–26 | Q2 = 11–22 | Q3 = 27–17 | Q4 = 20–26 | OT = 
 | points1 = [[Bamba Diallo]] 30
 | rebounds1 = [[Abel Diop]] 9 
 | assist1 = [[Hameed Ali]] 15
 | rating1 = Hameed Ali 29
 | points2 = [[Terrell Stoglin]] 30
 | rebounds2 = [[Álvaro Calvo Masa]] 14
 | assist2 = Three players 4 each
 | rating2 = Álvaro Calvo Masa 27
 | arena = [[Dakar Arena]] | place = [[Dakar]] | attendance = 3,000
 | referee = Greg Dandridge, Sara Elsharnouby, Euiba Claudio
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2022 BAL season|Sahara Conference]]
[[Category:March 2022 sports events in Africa|BAL Sahara Conference]]
[[Category:2022 in Senegalese sport|BAL]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Dakar]]