- I wonder what the FIBA Asia photographer was high on. He took an awfully large number of overhead and behind-the-backboard shots. Weird.
- How about Marcelle Yaqqub? An immaculate 10-of-10 from the field? Wow. Don't count out those Syrians.
- The guys from UAE are all but out now. Oh well, at least they get to go back to Dubai.
- The Jordanians just coasted against the Malaysians. No contest. Bad news for us. Looks like ASU's going to give us a hell of a time later, and they have a well-rested Zaid Abbas in tow.
- Lebanon came back to haunt the Qataris and slay them in OT. Fadi had a woeful shooting night, but Loren Woods more than made up for it with his 18 points. Next time they meet could be in the Finals.
- Gilas had a tougher-than-expected time against the Iraqis, mainly because CJ Giles was inspired against his former teammates, and Gilas had their worst shooting performance to date. They better sharpen those sights against ASU tonight.
- Predictions: Al-ittihad over the Dragons by about 10, Mahram over Rayyan in single digits, Riyadi over Jala'a by about 15-20, and Gilas over ASU in less than 5.
Results:
Al Jala'a (SYR) over Al Shabab (UAE), 93-63
Al Jala'a (SYR) 93 -- Yaqqub 23, Miller 14, Madanly 13, Merjaneh 13, Walker 11, Ishak 9, Gorges 6, Papazian 4, Deeb 0,
Al Shabab (UAE) 63 -- Al Zaabi 24, Fields 21, Khalfan 8, Ashoor 4, Al Mehrezi 4, Ahmed 2, Al Balooshi 0, Abdulla O. 0, Abdulla J. 0
Quarter scoring: 26-13, 45-32, 70-47, 93-63
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| Courtney Fields can only watch as Marcelle Yaqqub dunks 2 of his 23 points (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Michel Madanly drives strong to his right (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Samaki Walker with the baby hook (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
ASU (JOR) over WKL Dragons (MAS), 101-77
ASU (JOR) 101 -- Dahglas 19, Mohammad 17, Abbaas 16, Watkins 16, Al Awadi 14, Al Sous 9, Al Hamarsheh 5, Soobzokov 4, Abuqoura 0
WKL Dragons (MAS) 77 -- Ayer 21, Morrison 17, Loh 11, Batumalai 6, Ooi 6, Kwaan 6, Ng 5, Ho 3, Kuppusamy 2, Chin 0, Kamaruddin 0
Quarter scoring: 26-22, 58-32, 82-54, 101-77
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| Chris Ayer boxes out Hadrab Mohammad (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Marcus Morrison and Jameel Watkins get ready for the carom (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
Al RIyadi (LIB) over Al Rayyan (QAT), 78-73
Al Riyadi (LIB) 78 -- Ahmed 24, Woods 18, El Khatib 13, El Nour 12, Akl 8, El Turk 3, Kanaan 0, Ibrahim 0
Al Rayyan (QAT) 73 -- Ngombo 24, Leslie 15, Ali 10, Ndour 6, Salem 6, Musa 5, Cuffee 5, Malek 2
Quarter scoring: 18-15, 29-35, 50-57, 70-70, 78-73 (OT)
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| Loren Woods stares down the spheroid -- WTF camera angle?!?! (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Targuy Ngombo skies over Jean Abd El Nour (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
Smart-Gilas (PHL) over Duhok (IRQ), 74-64
Smart-Gilas (PHL) 74 -- Douthit 14, Barroca 12, Tiu 11, Hontiveros 8, Lutz 8, Casio 7, Baracael 6, Lassoter 4, Taulava 2, Aguilar 2
Duhok (IRQ) 64 -- Giles 20, Gray 17, Al-Doori 9, Agha 7, Gorgiss 5, Mahdi D. 5, Hamad 1
Quarter scoring: 21-17, 47-35, 59-53, 74-64
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| Asi Taulava and Hamed Agha go bumpin' (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| CJ Giles still has the hops (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| How graceful Mac Baracael (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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