Round 1 of Quarter-Finals. Kuwait, Kazma, Al Arabi and Sagesse enter Final Four

Kuwait - Al Rayyan 81-78

Kuwait had a 32-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Charlie Moore (183-1998, college: Miami, FL) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points and 15 assists. contributed with 17 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. American-Qatari center Tyler Harris (208-1993, college: Auburn) answered with 27 points and Abdulla Mousa added 16 points in the effort for Al Rayyan. Five Kuwait and four Al Rayyan players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Al Rayyan: T.Harris 27+4reb+3ast, M.Abdulla 16+4reb+1ast, R.Freimanis 15+3reb+1ast, D.Bakar 12+2ast, M.Curry 5+9reb+7ast, B.Raven 3+3reb+4ast
Kuwait: A.Mohammad 17+9reb, H.Hamad 17+4reb, J.Jones 14+5reb+2ast, C.Moore 12+1reb+15ast, K.Feazell 10+8reb, J.Omran 8+6reb

Al-Manama - Kazma 75-81

Kazma made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. American guard Phil Greene IV (187-1992, college: St.John's, agency: Diamond Sports) nailed 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and accounted for 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. came up with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and American power forward Paris Bass (207-1995, college: Detroit) added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists respectively for Al-Manama in the defeat. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Al-Manama: A.Abdulrazzaq 17+7reb+5ast, H.Ali Imran 14+3reb, B.Mohamed 13+6reb+8ast, K.Jones 11+9reb, H.Ahmed 10+3reb+3ast, H.Nawrooz 7+2reb+1ast
Kazma: P.Greene IV 18+6reb+2ast, A.Ahmad 14+2reb+6ast, J.Johnson 13+7reb+2ast, Y.Abdallah 12+4reb+1ast, A.Abdulrahman 11+8reb+4ast, A.Hussein 8+5reb+1ast

Antonine - Al Arabi 103-104

Al Arabi dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Antonine's 38. Al Arabi looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Egyptian-Qatari swingman Abdulrahman Saad (185-1996) nailed 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and accounted for 23 points and 13 rebounds. American Ricky Ledo (201-1992, college: Providence) came up with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists and the other American import point guard Glenn Cosey (183-1992, college: EKU) added 31 points and 5 assists respectively for Antonine in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Antonine: G.Cosey 31+1reb+5ast, R.Ledo 28+11reb+6ast, A.Patrick 17+1reb+1ast, A.Marc 10+9reb, T.Ghassan 8+8reb+1ast, M.Martinez 7+3reb+5ast
Al Arabi: A.Saad 30+6reb+6ast, H.Mustafa 26+3reb+5ast, K.Al-Madinah 23+13reb+2ast, A.Mohammed 11+5reb+5ast, R.Khaled 7+3reb+2ast, W.Lemon Jr. 6+1reb

Al Ahly Tripoli - Sagesse 75-89

Sagesse made 19-of-25 charity shots (76.0 percent) during the game. Sagesse outrebounded Al Ahly Tripoli 47-29 including a 36-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Sagesse players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. stepped up with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 19 rebounds for the winners and American power forward Paris Bass (207-1995, college: Detroit) chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side Cuban-Puerto Rican center Ismael Romero (205-1991) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds and guard Naseim Badrush (190-1998) scored 17 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Al Ahly Tripoli: I.Romero 20+10reb+2ast, N.Badrush 17+4reb+3ast, I.Almeida 15+4reb+3ast, D.Wajdi 10, M.Knight 8+4reb+8ast, M.Benalhaj 3+2reb
Sagesse: K.Youssef 30+19reb, P.Bass 19+7reb+3ast, M.Haidar 19+4reb+4ast, T.Carr 14+7reb+7ast, E.Green 4+3reb+2ast, J.Khalil 3+1reb+3ast