Pelita Jaya Qualifies For Basketball Champions League (BCL) Asia 2024

Pelita Jaya against Prawira Harum Bandung (doc. IBL).

JAKARTA Pelita Jaya Basketball made sure to qualify for the main round of the 2024 Asian Basketball Champions League (BCL) after defeating Prawira Harum Bandung.

Tiket itu mereka amankan berkat kemenangan dengan skor akhir 88-67 atas Prawira di Britama Arena, Jakarta, Rabu, 24 April 2024, malam WIB.

Pelita Jaya secured a ticket to the event with a record of collecting two wins in the second round of qualifiers. They will still play one game left to win the group title.

In the match against Pelita Jaya, Prawira only tasted the advantage in the first two minutes of the first quarter. After that, Pelita Jaya dictated the course of the match until she won.

Pelita Jaya had won 24 points before confirming her second win in this phase.

On the other hand, Prawira seemed to have run out of gas after a fierce battle against HK Eastern Basketball Club in the previous match.

Pelita Jaya controls all aspects, both in attack and defense. They put 46 points in the paint, with 23 second chance points.

Pelita Jaya made 17 steals from 20 Prawira turnovers. They also converted 20 Prawira turnovers to 22 points. In terms of shooting accuracy, Pelita Jaya also excels with a percentage ratio of 43 percent compared to 36.6 percent.

Five Pelita Jaya players finished the match with double digits points. From the first team, there is JaQuori Mc Laughlin with 24 points, then M. Reza Fahdani Guntara with 13 points.

Then, from the bench, Justin Brownlee and Brandon Jawato each contributed 10 points. Finally, there is K. J. McDaniels who played well with double-double, 15 points and 12 rebounds.

On the other hand, Prawira's Brandone Francis scored 16 points. Indra Muhammad added 12 points, and Victory Jacob Lobbu contributed 11 points.

Prawira's three main players, who underwent rotation, did not contribute points at all. This defeat made Prawira have to secure victory in the last match against NS Matrix Deers in order to qualify for the main round of the 2024 BCL Asia.

Seeing the results of the match, Pelita Jaya now leads the second round standings with 2-0. So, whatever the result of the last match against HK Eastern on Friday, April 26, 2024, will have no effect.

The 2024 Asian Champions League basketball is planned to be held in June 2024. The two best teams from this second round will qualify for the event.

Therefore, there is only one team that chases tickets to follow in Pelita Jaya's footsteps.