Cameroon advance to Quarter-Finals undefeated

YAOUNDE (AfroBasket Women 2015) - Cameroon extended their unbeaten run to five games with a 78-51 victory over South Africa. 

Ramses Lonlack propelled Cameroon with a team-high 18 points, while Elle Moutlatse led South Africa with 13points. 

With the win, the AfroBasket Women 2015 hosts, advance to the Quarter-Finals where they will take on Egypt.

Turning Point - South Africa competed for most of the first quarter as they trailed 12-11, forcing Cameroon coach Alain Zedond to bring his star players off the bench. But even with Lonlack, Priscilla Mbiandja and Astride Gano on floor, South Africa resisted, tying the contest at 16 midway through the second quarter.  Cameroon then used a 8-0 run, and Kimathi Toboti team's run out of gas trailing 39-19 at the break.

Stats Don't Lie: South Africa were unable to protect their perimeter defense, allowing Lonlack to make all her 3 three-pointers, but perhaps the biggest difference was Cameroon's bench who outscored South Africa's 50-18. 

Game Hero:  Lonlack, the game-changer, epitomises Cameroon tenacity in the championship. She came off the bench making 7 of her 10 field-goal shooting. 

Bottom Line: Cameroon's tendency for slow start to the game continued as they haven't taken a comfortable control of the game until the second quarter. South Africa closed their Group Phase campaign with their highest scoring mark (51) so far: "Each and every game we got better. There are a lot of positives that we can take from this game, and we'll make sure we continue competing this way moving forward," said Toboti in a post-game press conference.

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