Eighth Final Round: Angola 91 - Libya 58

BENGHAZI (Afrobasket 2009) - Defending champion of the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, Angola Sunday stop the initial challenge provided by host Libya in the first two quarters of their group-E opening game in the round-of-eight with a 91-58 points victory to maintain its unbeaten run so far.

The Palancras Negras won the first quarter 24-15 but the Libya came out smoking in the second quarter giving their teeming fans hope that they could spring some surprise with the quarter ending by 15 points apiece to trail by 9 points of 39-30 points at half-time.

The Libya soon realise the enomity of challenging the audacity of the Angolans who continue an offensive that was too much for the host to bear to win the quarter by 27-07 points and end the show by providing another stunning display in the last quarter which they also won by 25-19 points.

Angola Carlos Morais led the floor with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals while Carlos Almeida added 14 points, 3 steal and 2 assists. Libya duo of Wajdi Dow and Mohamed Zaid had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 11 points.

Angola will take on Cote d’Ivoire while Libya will battle Mali on Monday at the Suleiman Al-Darat Hall in Benghazi.

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