USM Alger reigning Algerian champion, which was to begin the defense of its title against the newly promoted ASS Oum El Bouaghi, did not play due to its participation in the 35th edition of the Arab Club Basketball Championship.
[7][8] The 23rd day of the Super Division was mainly marked by the fall of the two leaders WO Boufarik and NB Staoueli beaten respectively against NA Hussein Dey and CSC Djasr Kasentina.
Traveling in the capital, the Boufarikois lost to NA Husseïn Dey by a small point difference (74-73), in a highly contested match which required the use of overtime to decide between both teams.
The first day of the first Super Division play-off tournament played in Staouéli, was marked by the victory of WO Boufarik, TRA Draria and MC Alger.
These three teams started the second phase of the championship in the best possible way, in order to be among the first two in the ranking to compete in the final of the Super Division (round trip), at the end of the two play-offs tournaments.
For its part, NB Staouéli relaunched itself in the race for the qualifying to the Super Division final after inflicting its second defeat in a row on the defending champion USM Alger.