- Riyadi and Rayyan are on another collision course after dispatching their respective foes. It'll be another close one, but the Lebanese should prevail again.
- Cheikh Samb had another good game against Ittihad. He scored 18 and blocked 3 shots, which augurs well for the Iranians. He'll be tough to contain for the Filipinos in the semifinals.
- As expected, the Syrians gave the local favorites a tough time, putting up a 15-point lead at one point. Gilas, though, refused to be embarrassed on their home floor and used their superior speed and defense to thwart Al Jala'a. Sweet revenge for Gilas, which was ousted by Jala'a in the previous Champions Cup.
- It was a sorry 2nd straight loss for the Jordanians, who are now relegated to the 5-8th place fight.
- Predictions: Riyadi over Rayyan and Gilas upsets Mahram. Both games will be extremely close!
Results:
Al Riyadi (LIB) over Duhok (IRQ), 106-80
Al-Riyadi (LIB) 106 -- Abd El Nour 26, El Khatib 22, Ibrahim 17, Fakhreddine 11, Woods 9, Akl 9, Mahmoud 3, El Turk 3, Pharis 1, Kanaan 0
Duhok (IRQ) 80 -- Giles 29, Mahdi S. 14, Mahdi D. 11, Al-Doori 9, Hamad 6, Gray 5, Al-Tameemi 4, Gorgiss 2, Hameed 0
Quarter scoring: 25-19, 60-34, 85-58, 106-80
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| Fadi El Khatib is all geared up for the drive to the championship (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Earl Gray wasn't up to snuff against the Lebanese (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Former NBA players CJ Giles and Loren Woods matched up in the frontline (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
Mahram (IRN) over Al Ittihad (KSA), 102-65
Mahram (IRN) 102 -- Samb 18, Davari 14, Williams 14, Atashi 13, Kamrani 11, Sahakian 10, Afagh 9, Bahrami 6, Rouzbahani 3, Kardoust 2, Nezafat 2, Davoudi 0
Al-Ittihad (KSA) 65 -- Kelly 24, Dragajlovic 19, Al Madani 7, Kabe 4, Al Harbi 3, Al Qonisi 3, Al Maghrabi 3, Al Juhani 2, Ibrahim 0, Al Shamrani 0,
Quarter scoring: 32-15, 52-30, 74-52, 102-65
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| Cheikh Samb had another strong showing against the Saudis (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Babak Nezafat brings down the ball (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Mohamed Al Harbi spins past Java Davari (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
Smart-Gilas (PHL) over Al Jala'a (SYR), 85-80
Smart-Gilas (PHL) 85 -- Douthit 26, Casio 22, Aguilar 12, Baracael 6, Lutz 6, Hontiveros 5, Tiu 5, Lassiter 2, Taulava 1, Barroca 0
Al Jala'a (SYR) 80 -- Walker 25, Madanly 17, Miller 13, Deeb 11, Papazian 7, Yaqqub 4, Gorges 2, Haj Ishak 1, Yakoub 0
Quarter scoring: 20-22, 34-41, 61-57, 85-80
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| Asi Taulava goes up strong to the basket (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Marcus Douthit slams one home (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Jamaal Miller goes up for the floater (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
Al Rayyan (QAT) over ASU (JOR), 83-77
Al-Rayyan (QAT) 83 -- Leslie 29, Cuffee 15, Ngombo 13, Musa 13, Ndour 6, Salem 5, Ali 2, Saeed 0
ASU (JOR) 77 -- Watkins 23, Mohammad 13, Dahglas 12, Al Sous 11, Soobzokov 10, Abbas 8, Al Hamarasheh 0, Abuqoura 0, Abbaas 0
Quarter scoring: 16-19, 39-39, 63-55, 83-77
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| Yaseen Musa gets bottled up by Zaid Abbas (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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| Targuy Ngombo leaps against Mohammad Hadrab (image from FIBAAsia.net) |
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