Raptors Academy of Lagos, High Flyers of Benin City and Anambra Basketball Club are through to the semi finals of the ongoing NBBF TotalEnergies Atlantic Conference Division 2 League finals going on in the Garden City of Port Harcourt.
Raptors that finished second in the South West Play-Off advanced to the last four after humiliating Federal Polytechnic Nekede 62 to 23 points on Match Day 2. In the opening game of the Atlantic Conference, Raptors defeated home boys Favour Arena.
Anambra Basketball Club punched their ticket to the semi final by a narrow win over Books & Ball 63 to 60 points.
Books & Ball took the first three quarters 17-16, 15-14 and 16-13 to create a 5 points lead going into the fourth and final quarter but they lost the final quarter by 8 points 12-20.
Books & Ball the winners of the South West Play-Off, therefore exit the Atlantic Conference Division 2 League finals without a win, having lost to High Flyers on Match Day 1.
Today, High Flyers meets Anambra Basketball Club to determine who leads group A while Favour Arena takes on Federal Polytechnic Nekede to know which team accompany’s Raptors Academy into the semi final from group B.
The winner of the Atlantic Conference Division 2 League finals get promoted to the NBBF TotalEnergies National Division 1 League.
Already, Alice Gombwer Basketball Academy of Kaduna have secured their place in the NBBF TotalEnergies National Division 1 League from the Savannah Conference at the expense of Adamawa Lions in the final decided last week in Abuja.
