POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Marvelle Harris
Group A
Al Sharjah - Al-Ahli 84-79
Very significant was UAE Al Sharjah's (#1, 3-0) victory against Bahrain Al-Ahli (1-2) 84-79. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard Marvelle Harris (196-93, college: Fresno St., agency: Slash Sports) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 5 assists. His fellow American import forward Tyler Wilkerson (203-88, college: Marshall) accounted for 28 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. American-New Zealand forward Marcel Jones (203-85, college: Oregon St.) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 18 rebounds and American-Bahrain Wayne Chism (206-87, college: Tennessee) added 24 points and 13 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) respectively for Al-Ahli in the defeat. Four Al-Ahli players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Al-Ahli: W.Chism 24+13reb+2ast, M.Jones 22+18reb+3ast, A.Melad 15+3reb+7ast, H.Sarhan 15+4ast, M.Hasan 3+1reb+3ast, H.Mohamed 0+1reb
Al Sharjah: M.Harris 39+14reb+5ast, T.Wilkerson 28+12reb, A.Mahmoud 7+1reb+2ast, A.Omer 5+5reb+4ast, J.Abdalla 3+5reb+1ast, Y.Mohammad 2+2reb+3ast
gschID: 722513
Group B
As Seeb - Shabab Al Ahli 86-108
The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. UAE Shabab Al Ahli (2-0) played at the court of Omani As Seeb (0-2). Shabab Al Ahli smashed As Seeb 108-86 on Monday. Shabab Al Ahli made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by As Seeb's players. The best player for the winners was American power forward Chris Johnson (210-85, college: LSU) who had a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks. His fellow American import guard Kevin Murphy (197-90, college: Tenn Tech) chipped in 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Louis Munks (190-90, college: PVAMU, agency: Interperformances) who recorded 35 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds and Bosnian-Serbian center Mile Ilic (215-84) added 18 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Shabab Al Ahli will meet Manama (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. As Seeb will play against Al Shamal and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
As Seeb: L.Munks 35+7reb+3ast, M.Ilic 18+14reb+5ast, N.Al-Aamri 16+5reb+5ast, A.Marwan 8+1reb, M.Al-Asmi 6+2reb, A.Maawiya 3+1reb+2ast
Shabab Al Ahli: C.Johnson 35+11reb+5ast, K.Murphy 25+8reb+4ast, Q.Alshabebi 17+8reb, M.AlBreiki 9+1reb+1ast, K.Salem 7+1reb+1ast, R.Al Alzaabi 5+6reb+5ast
gschID: 722512
Al Shamal - Manama 89-79
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Bahrain Manama (1-1) in Doha on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by Qatari Al Shamal (1-1) 89-79. Al Shamal made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Al Shamal outrebounded Manama 47-31 including 32 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for Algerian forward Mohamed Harath (198-90) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!) and 20 rebounds. American guard Jeff Newberry (188-92, college: Oklahoma St.) helped adding 26 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard Terrico White (196-90, college: Ole Miss) with a triple-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Polish-Swedish power forward Maciej Lampe (211-85) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks. Manama's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Al Shamal is looking forward to face As Seeb (#4) in the next round. Manama will play against Shabab Al Ahli and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Manama: R.Mustafa 19+6reb+2ast, M.Lampe 18+10reb+8ast, T.White 18+10reb+10ast, A.Ismaeel Aziz 6+1reb, H.Nawrooz 6+2reb+3ast, A.Akber 3
Al Shamal: M.Harath 36+20reb+2ast, J.Newberry 26+11reb+5ast, M.El-Hadary 11+6reb+8ast, F.Avdic 7+3reb, E.Mujkic 6+6reb+3ast, A.Al-Muftah 2
gschID: 722514
