By halftime Dynamo led by 15 points, which they would stretch to 20 as Hobbs and Williams easily picked apart the Tigers defence. At the same time they almost dared them to shoot threes, something they struggled with, throughout the game. The scored just nine of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc.
They found some spark through the latter stages of the third quarter, as led by Cele they ate into the Dynamo lead. Cele finished with 23 points but received little help in the scoring department from his teammates.
Besides his scoring, Hobbs also dished out eight assists and grabbed four steals underlining his dominance of the game. Israel Otobo and Deng each scored 22 points, in a win that will do plenty for the confidence of the Burundian team.
They will face FUS Rabat on Sunday afternoon, while Cape Town must get their challenge back on track against Petro Luanda of Angola at 7pm.
*In the opening encounter on Saturday, Johnathan Jordan’s 17 points, inspired FUS Rabat to a 82-73 upset win against Petro Luanda.
Jordan turned from first half facilitator into Rabat’s chief scorer in the second half, as they held off a second half charge from the Angolans. Carlos Morais with 19 points was Luanda’s top scorer.
