ANG - Niger Potters pull away in second half to win

HUAMBO (FIBA Africa Champions Cup) - Abubakar Yusuf and Abubakar Usman fired Nigerian outfit Niger Potters to an 84-73 victory over BC Onatra on day three of the FIBA Africa Champions Cup.

Yusuf scored 21 points while Usman contributed 18 in the Group B game on Saturday in Huambo.

BC Onatra, who got 21 and 16 points from Mulamba Malamba and Presta Mulemba, respectively, led 37-35 at the break but couldn't avoid their third defeat in as many games.

In the second game of the day in Group B, defending champions Petro Atletico de Luanda remained unbeaten with a 74-42 victory over Stade Malien.

Petro Atletico de Luanda were in command by half-time when they led 36-21.

Angolan internationals Luis Costa and Eduardo Mingas had 10 points apiece and helped Petro Atletico improve to 3-0.

Stade Malien's David Ogunsoula had 10 points as the Mali outfit dropped to 0-2.

In Group A action in Cabinda, Euclides Camacho had an outstanding performance on Saturday afternoon after converting eight of his 10 attempts from behind the arc.

That shooting display helped InterClube beat Aspac of Benin 94-46.

At the break, Camacho had scored 17 of his game-high 29 points with his team holding an insurmountable 56-26 lead.

Aspac's Quenun Romaric finished with 28 points - more than half of the output of his team - but could not prevent his team's second defeat in the tournament.

In the second game of Group A, Primeiro de Agosto won for the second time by beating MBC.

After leading 44-34 at the break, they cruised to a 92-59 victory.

The last game of the day in Group A saw a very tight game between ASB Kauka of DR Congo and APR of Rwanda.

The clash was all square at 29-29 at half-time but ASB Kauka stormed to a 61-53 win.

Day 4 schedule (16/12/2007):

Group A - Cabinda
ASB Kauka vs Primero Agosto and MBC vs ASPAC.

Group B - Huambo
Ferroviario vs Niger Potters and ABC vs Stade Malien.

Julio Chitunda
FIBA