- Al Rayyan started strong and served notice of how they will be a tough opponent in the coming days.
- The WKL Dragons suprised the Pinoys in the 1st half. Last minute import Chris Ayer was a revelation and showed the way for the Malaysians, but the quality of Smart-Gials prevailed in the latter half. Gilas takes a rest today, and it should preserve them until they face the Iraqis tomorrow.
- Mahram had some shaky moments against Al Shabab, but they eventually got out of their funk. They are still the top favorites in the tourney.
- Predictions for today: ASU over Ittihad by 15-20, Duhok over the Dragons in a close one, Mahram over Riyadi down the wire, and Rayyan over Shabbab by about 20.
Results:
Al Ittihad (KSA) over Duhok (IRQ), 83-75
Al Ittihad (KSA) 83 -- Dragajlovic 27, Aljuhani 21, Kabe 10, Keely 9, Ibrahim 9, Almaghrabi 5, Almadani 2, Alqonisi 0
Duhok (IRQ) 75 -- Gray 22, Giles 16, Al-Doori 10, Gorgiss 8, Mohammed S. 7, Mohammed D. 5, Rahman 5, Ahmed 2, Hamad 0
Quarter scoring: 21-20, 37-37, 57-50, 83-75
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| Darren Keely drives against Rahman Agha (image from FIBAasia.net) |
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| Aiman Almadani has an open lay-up (image from FIBAasia.net) |
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| Chudney Gray continues to lead the Iraqis (image from FIBAasia.net) |
Al Rayyan (QAT) over Al Jala'a (SYR), 90-67
Al Rayyan (QAT) 90 -- Leslie 30, Musa 21, Ngombo 17, Ndour 11, Abdulla 6, Ali 3, Saeed 2, Matalkeh 0, Abdulla 0, Salem 0
Al Jala'a (SYR) 67 -- Papazian 20, Ishak 11, Yaqqub 10, Madanly 8, Miller 6, Walker 5, Deeb 5, Gorges 2, Egho 0, Merjaneh 0, Yakoub 0
Quarter scoring: 20-14, 47-32, 74-51, 90-67
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| Majid Abdullah grabs the board (image from FIBAasia.net) |
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| Ahmad Haj Ishak gets an easy deuce (image from FIBAasia.net) |
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| Michel Madanly scors off the glass (image from FIBAasia.net) |
Smart-Gilas (PHL) over WKL Dragons (MAS), 95-64
Smart-Gilas (PHL) 95 -- Tiu 11, Barroca 10, Casio 10, Hontiveros 10, Baracael 10, Lutz 10, Douthit 9, Lassiter 8, Aguilar 6, Ababou 5, Taulava 4, Ballesteros 2,
WKL Dragons (MAS) 64 -- Ayer 31, Morrison 15, Kwaan 7, Batumalai 5, Ooi 2, Loh 2, Ng 2 Ho 0, Kuppusamy 0, Chin 0, Kamaruddin 0
Quarter scoring: 20-15, 39-40, 65-49, 95-64
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| Marcus Morrison struggles against the D of Chris Lutz (image from FIBAasia.net) |
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| Chris Tiu gets through for two (image from FIBAasia.net) |
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| Japeth Aguilar adds to his highlight reel (image from FIBAasia.net) |
Mahram (IRN) over Al Shabab (UAE), 90-73
Mahram (IRN) 90 -- Williams 31, Tidian 24, Bahrami 16, Sahakian 8, Eslamieh 8, Kamrani 3, Atashi 0, Nezafat 0, Davoudichegani 0
Al Shabab (UAE) 73 -- Fields 20, Al Zaabi 17, Hattawi 15, Khalfan 9, Abdulla 8, Haji 4, Ahmed 0, Al Mehrezi 0
Quarter scoring: 23-24, 45-41, 64-62, 90-73
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| Mehdi Kamrani with the pull-up J (image from FIBAasia.net) |
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| Chris Williams goes left against Courtney Fields (image from FIBAasia.net) |
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| Cheikh Samb with the undergoal stab (image from FIBAasia.net) |
Highlights of the Smart-Gilas/WKL Dragons game:
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