Match summary — BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE 2025-2026
JOHANNESBURG GIANT lost to NAIROBI CITY THUNDER 65-71 on in the BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE 2025-2026. NAIROBI CITY THUNDER won by a 6-point margin. Garang Diing led all scorers with 24 points. JOHANNESBURG GIANT shot 41.2% from the field while NAIROBI CITY THUNDER managed 38.6%. JOHANNESBURG GIANT collected 39 rebounds and NAIROBI CITY THUNDER grabbed 40. This game was played as part of the BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE 2025-2026 season in World Championship. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
JOHANNESBURG GIANT
65 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Jakobi Heady | 40:00 | 20 | 9/25 | 9/21 | 0/4 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| * Joshua Eromosele Ozabor | 34:23 | 18 | 8/13 | 7/11 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | |
| * Nkosinathi Sibanyon | 34:07 | 13 | 6/11 | 5/9 | 1/2 | 0/3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | |
| * Daniel Pieter Prinsloo | 30:45 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| * Aviwe Mahlong | 08:05 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | |
| Nino Dim | 32:24 | 2 | 1/7 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| David Craig | 15:08 | 7 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3/6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Lehlogonolo Tholo | 05:08 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 65 | 28/68 | 25/55 | 3/13 | 6/14 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 73 | |
NAIROBI CITY THUNDER
71 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | * Eugene Adera | 33:59 | 2 | 1/7 | 1/6 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | * Derrick Mekenye Ogechi | 32:16 | 6 | 2/8 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| * Lance Thomas | 30:44 | 10 | 3/11 | 3/9 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| 12 | * Tylor Ongwae | 30:17 | 12 | 5/13 | 4/7 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 15 | * Okali Koranga | 19:27 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Garang Diing | 23:46 | 24 | 9/12 | 5/6 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Josh Nzeakor | 16:19 | 6 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Shaheed Davis | 13:12 | 8 | 3/10 | 1/7 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 71 | 27/70 | 19/48 | 8/22 | 9/13 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 75 | |