AS Sale upset hosts US Monastir on Day 2 at FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2017 Zone 1 Qualifiers

MONASTIR (FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2017) - Association Sportive de Sale of Morocco on Sunday made a statement at the ongoing six-team FIBA Africa Champions (ACC) Zone 1 Qualifiers in Monastir, Tunisia.

They not only defeated hosts Union Sportive Monastirienne (USM) 93-89 in front of a rowdy crowd but they also improved their mark to 2-0 with three games left. 

They went to the locker room tied at 40-40, and despite trailing 68-61 heading to the final quarter, the Moroccans stepped up in the final minutes in the highly-anticipated game of the day to remain undefeated in two games.

In the process, USM dropped to 1-1.

In Sunday's first game Al-Ittihad of Libya bounced back from Saturday's defeat to GS Petroliers, beating Morocco side MAS 73-69.

Meanwhile, Algerian champions GS Petroliers beat Al-Nasr Benghazi of Libya 89-60 to improve their mark to 2-0.

The teams that finish in the top two places of the competition will advance to the 12-team ACC 2017 in Rades, Tunisia (December 11-20).

Fixtures on Day 3 of the FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2017, Zone 1 Qualifiers, Monday, December 4:

GS Petroliers (Algeria) v Maghreb A. Sportive  (Morocco)
USM (Tunisia) v Al-Ittihad (Libya)
Al Nasr Benghazi (Libya)  v AS Sale (Morocco)

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