Women’s Basketball League Africa (WBLA) Qualifiers: MFM Queens Lose 77-59 To FBA In Monrovia

MFM Queens suffered a 77-59 defeat to Liberia’s Friend’s Basketball Association (FBA) in their Zone 3 Group A clash at the Samuel Kayan Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia on Sunday.

FBA dominated the final quarter, outscoring the Nigerian side 31-17 to turn a closely contested game into a convincing victory.

The hosts led 13-10 after the first quarter and extended their advantage to 30-26 at half-time. Both teams scored 16 points in the third quarter before FBA pulled away in the final period.

Elisabeth Dabou led all scorers with 28 points for FBA, while Idubamo Beggi scored 19 points for MFM Queens.

FBA also enjoyed a significant advantage in three-point shooting, converting 47.8 per cent of their attempts compared with MFM’s 5.9 per cent.

The Liberian side led for 33 minutes and 20 seconds, compared with MFM’s five minutes and 34 seconds, and recorded a biggest lead of 19 points.