- Jordan's Zaid Abbas seems to have gotten his bearings against the Saudis. Look for him to contribute more as the tourney kicks in to high gear.
- Duhok dismisses the Dragons is the battle of probably the bottom two teams in the whole cup.
- Fadi El Khatib gets the better of Samad Nikkhah Bahrami as Riyadi outlasts Mahram. It's a distinct possibility they'll meet again in the next rounds.
- Al Rayyan picks up win #2, and it cannot come at a better time as they take on Riyadi and Mahram in succession. Good luck.
- WKL Dragons import Chris Ayer had another strong showing, and had probably turned some heads. Could be a good import pick-up in the PBA.
- The thing that separates Riyadi from the pack so far is how their locals have shown the way. Imports Loren Woods and Ahmed Ismail have been steady, but not stellar. Or they could simply be saving themselves for the quarters and beyond.
- Predictions for today: Al Jala'a over Al Shabab in a close one, ASU over the WKL Dragons by 20 or more, Al Riyadi over Al Rayyan in single digits, and Gilas over Duhok by 15-20.
Results:
ASU (JOR) over Al Ittihad (KSA), 79-69
ASU (JOR) 79 -- Al-Awadi 26, Dahglas 14, Forehan-Kelly 11, Al Sous 11, Abbas 7, Watkins 7, Abbaas 2, Mohammad 1,
Al Ittihad (KSA) 69 -- Keely 26, Al Juhani 19, Dragajlovic 11, Kabe 5, Al Qonisi 3, Al Maghrabi 3, Ibrahim 2, Al Harbi 0
Quarter scoring: 19-18, 36-34, 61-55, 79-69
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| Darren Keely drives his way to 26 big points (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Sam Dahglas stops and pops (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| CBA player Zaid Abbas makes up for his lackluster first game (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
Duhok (IRQ) over WKL Dragons (MAS), 88-76
Duhok (IRQ) 88 -- Giles 28, Al-Doori 19, Gray 19, Hamad 12, Mahdi D. 8, Agha 2, Gorgiss 0, Al-Taheemi 0
WKL Dragons (MAS) 76 -- Ayer 22, Loh 14, Morrison 11, Ooi 10, Batumalai 6, Ng 6, Kwaan 4, Ho 3, Kuupusamy 0, Chin 0,
Quarter scoring: 28-13, 40-38, 62-52, 88-76
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| Qutaiba Al-Doori charges past Chris Ayer (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Al-Doori goes under the D of Marcus Morrison (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| CJ Giles had a breakout game against the Dragons (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
Al Riyadi (LIB) over Mahram (IRN), 76-73
Al Riyadi (LIB) 76 -- El Khatib 25, El Nour 15, Ahmed 14, Woods 10, Akl 9, El Turk 3, Kanaan 0,
Mahram (IRN) 73 -- Williams 32, Bahrami 18, Tidian 9, Kamrani 7, Eslamieh 5, Kardoust 2, Nezafat 0, Davoudichegani 0, Sahakian 0
Quarter scoring: 24-14, 37-39, 59-56, 76-73
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| Titanic match-up: Fadi El Khatib posts up against Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Mehdi Kamrani defends against Rodrigue Akl (no typo there folks) (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Cheikh Samb with the furious flush (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
Al Rayyan (QAT) over Al Shabab (UAE), 78-70
Al Rayyan (QAT) 78 -- Ngombo 21, Musa 17, Leslie 14, Saeed 8, Salem 8, Ndour 5, Ali 3, Malek 2, Matalkeh 0, Majid 0
Al Shabab (UAE) 60 -- Fields 19, Al Zaabi 15, Ahmed 10, Khalfan 7, Haji 3, Abdulla J. 3, Ashoor 2, Al Mehrezi 1, Al Balooshi 0, Abdulla O. 0, Al Hattawi 0
Quarter scoring: 27-16, 43-33, 62-46, 78-60
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| Qatar NT vet Yaseen Musa goes reverse glass (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Ali Turki Ali boxes Ibrahim Khalfan out of position (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Rashed Al Zaabi finished with 15 points for the UAE outfit (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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