Sharjah claim Arab Club Championship title - May 25, 2011 (by Eurobasket News)
Sharjah - ASS Sale 80:73
Sharjah made history tonight. They claimed their first ever Arab Club Championship title. Sharjah toppled ASS Sale for the crown in Abu Dhabi. Radhouane Slimane (205-C-80) stepped up with 31 points to pace the UAE team to the victory.
Sharjah fired 28 points in the starting frame to clear off. They posted a 6-point advantage after ten minutes. Sharjah continued to dominate in the second frame. They registered a 55:41 halftime buffer [read more]
Sharjah - ASS Sale 80:73
Sharjah made history tonight. They claimed their first ever Arab Club Championship title. Sharjah toppled ASS Sale for the crown in Abu Dhabi. Radhouane Slimane (205-C-80) stepped up with 31 points to pace the UAE team to the victory. Sharjah fired 28 points in the starting frame to clear off. They posted a 6-point advantage after ten minutes. Sharjah continued to dominate in the second frame. They registered a 55:41 halftime buffer. ASS Sale stopped the rot in the third term. The Moroccan team stiffened their defence and cut the distance to 5 points with one quarter remaining. ASS Sale got within three points in the final term but Sharjah survived the challenge and sealed the winning outcome at the end. Rashed Alzaabi (190-F-88) provided 22 points in the win. Cory Bradford (191-G-78, agency: Edge Sports, college: Illinois) finished with 13 points for the champions. Abdelhakim Zouita (201-F-86) answered with 20 points for ASS Sale. Abderrahim Najah (198-F/C-84) finished with 12 points in the loss.
ASS Sale and Sharjah will play for the title - May 24, 2011 (by Eurobasket News)
Semifinals:
ASS Sale - ASU 74:62
ASS Sale became the first Arab Club Championship finalists. They held off ASU of Jordan in the first semifinal clash on Tuesday. Christian Bayang (193-G-87) delivered 14 points for ASS Sale.
The Moroccan team started the game strongly led by Christian Piang. The African team ensured a 19:14 lead after ten minutes. They boosted the margin to 10 points at halftime 40:30. ASU tried to change the flow of the game in the third term [read more]
Semifinals:
ASS Sale - ASU 74:62 ASS Sale became the first Arab Club Championship finalists. They held off ASU of Jordan in the first semifinal clash on Tuesday. Christian Bayang (193-G-87) delivered 14 points for ASS Sale. The Moroccan team started the game strongly led by Christian Piang. The African team ensured a 19:14 lead after ten minutes. They boosted the margin to 10 points at halftime 40:30. ASU tried to change the flow of the game in the third term. The Jordanian side cut the deficit at 7-point mark. But ASS Sale regained the tempo in the final term and escaped with a comfortable win at the end. Abdelhakim Zouita (201-F-86) added 8 points in the winning effort. Watkins Jameel (211-C/F-77, college: Georgetown) responded with 15 points for ASU. ASS Sale will take on Sharjah in the Final, while ASU will play against Champville for the Bronze medals.
Sharjah - Champville 80:75 Sharjah performed a miraculous comeback to overcome Champville and book the spot in Arab Club Championship Final. They will take on ASS Sale of Morocco tonight. Champville entered the game undefeated but could not capitalize on 22-point lead in the second term losing the game eventually. Cory Bradford (191-G-78, agency: Edge Sports, college: Illinois) knocked down 22 points to lead Sharjah. Champville stunned Sharjah early in the encounter. The Lebanese team limited those to 10 points in the opening quarter and recorded a massive 27:10 lead ten minutes into the game. The margin grew at 22-point mark early in the second frame before Sharjah started to show signs of life. The team from UAE cut the deficit at 8-point mark at halftime 35:43. Sharjah narrowed the gap to just 5 points at the final break 55:60. Soon Sharjah drew things level before Cory Bradford and Radhouane Slimane (205-C-80) dragged Sharjah to the victory. Rashed Alzaabi (190-F-88) provided 20 points in the victory. Fadi Khatib (199-F-79) answered with 34 points for Champville. Garnett Thompson (207-F/C-80, college: Providence) had 18 points in the loss.
Champville advance into Arab Club Championship semifinals - May 23, 2011 (by Eurobasket News)
Champville - Riyadi 73:69
Champville booked the spot in the Arab Club Championship semifinals. They held off their archrivals Riyadi at the quarterfinal stage in Abu Dhabi today. Garnett Thompson (207-F/C-80, college: Providence) nailed 27 points and collected 13 rebounds in the win.
Champville started strongly as they ensured a 25:17 lead after ten minutes. Riadi picked up the slack in the second frame. They narrowed the deficit at just a single point 38:39 at the interval [read more]
Champville - Riyadi 73:69
Champville booked the spot in the Arab Club Championship semifinals. They held off their archrivals Riyadi at the quarterfinal stage in Abu Dhabi today. Garnett Thompson (207-F/C-80, college: Providence) nailed 27 points and collected 13 rebounds in the win. Champville started strongly as they ensured a 25:17 lead after ten minutes. Riadi picked up the slack in the second frame. They narrowed the deficit at just a single point 38:39 at the interval. Riaydi improved their performance in the third term and eventually spurred in front. Riaydi entered the final quarter up by three points 60:57. But Champville turned things around in the final period. They managed to surge back in front and hung on to secure the sixth straight win at the tournament. Riyadi in the meantime suffered the fourth defeat in a row. Jasmon Youngblood (195-G-84, college: Kent St.) accounted for 22 points, while Mazen Mneimneh (192-G-86) added 14 points and 6 boards in the win. Jean Abed El Nour (197-G/F-83) had 20 points for Riyadi. Nathanel Johnson (199-F-77, college: Louisville) dropped 13 points, collected 6 rebounds and dished out 4 assists in the loss. Champville will take on the winners of Karkh vs. Sharja clash in the semis.
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