Kenya national basketball team, the Morans continued with their fine run at the International Basketball Federation AfroCan in Mali with an 82-76 win over World Cup-bound Tunisia in a quarter-final match on Wednesday night, July 24.
Bush Wamukota was the star of the game scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds to help Kenya oust the North Africans and secure a semi-final ticket.
Skipper Griffin Ligare also starred in the game by helping Kenya contain late pressure from the North Africans.
Tunisia registered narrow wins in the first and second quarters edging Kenya by 20-19 and 16-15 leads.
Kenya, however, managed to recover in the third quarter beating the North Africans 10-20 to take charge of the clash.
Tunisia won the final quarter 22-15 to take the game to overtime where Kenya stood tall to win 14-8 to end the match with an overall 76-82 win.
Kenya will now face Morocco in the semis.
Story by Kevin Kimutai, TUKO Correspondent.
Source: Tuko.co.ke
