Kuwait top Al Ahly to claim the title

Final

Kuwait - Al Ahly 78-77

Kuwait conquered Arab Club Championship title. They nipped Al Ahly for the trophy. Hamad Adnan sank a free throw late in regulation to propel Kuwait to the win. Al Ahly was ahead by 7 points after three quarters before a 27-19 charge of Kuwait, which allowed them to win the game. U.S. Virgin Islands-American forward Marcus Georges-Hunt (196-1994, college: Georgia Tech, agency: Pensack Sports) saved the victory by scoring 22 points and 9 rebounds. Haitian center Cady Lalanne (208-1992, college: UMass, agency: BeoBasket) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Nigerian-American forward Michael Fakuade (201-1989, college: UIS) replied with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and guard Amr Abdelhalim (192-1991) added 18 points and 4 steals in the effort for Al Ahly. Four Al Ahly players scored in double figures. Al Ahly's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Kuwait: M.Georges-Hunt 22+9reb+1ast, C.Lalanne 16+10reb, A.Alexander 9+5reb+2ast, A.Hamad 8+10reb+4ast, A.Ali 7+5reb, A.Turki 6
Al Ahly: A.Abdelhalim 18+2reb+3ast, M.Fakuade 16+10reb, E.Saleh 13+6reb, W.Hodge 13+2reb+5ast, S.Samir 8+4reb+1ast, Z.Amr Alaa 5+4reb+2ast

3-4 Place

Kazma - Beirut Club 97-102

Beirut Club outgunned Kazma to clinch the third position in the ladder. Beirut Club looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Omar Jamaleddine (193, college: SLC) who had a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 4 assists. American-Georgian guard Michael Dixon (186-1990, college: Memphis) chipped in 24 points and 6 assists. Four Beirut Club players scored in double figures. American power forward Latavious Williams (203-1989, agency: BeoBasket) produced a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 15 rebounds (on 16-of-20 shooting from the field) and his fellow American import guard Kevin Murphy (197-1990, college: Tenn Tech) added 24 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the hosts.
Top scorers:
Beirut Club: O.Jamaleddine 33+14reb+4ast, M.Dixon 24+2reb+6ast, M.Haidar 15+6reb+3ast, K.Horton 12+8reb+1ast, E.Rustom 8+3reb+4ast, G.Hadidian 7+6reb+1ast
Kazma: L.Williams 34+15reb+1ast, K.Murphy 24+7reb+2ast, A.Ahmad 23+4reb+5ast, A.Alhumaidi 8+1reb+8ast, B.Yousef 8+11reb+2ast, M.Majed 0


Tags : MARCUS GEORGES-HUNT, AL KUWAIT SC, ARAB CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS BASKETBALL