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Tyler Wilkerson
Al Sharjah - Al Shamal 96-69
Al Sharjah knocked down Al Shamal in the semifinal clash. The game without a history. Al Sharjah led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. American forward Tyler Wilkerson (203-88, college: Marshall) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks for the winners and his fellow American import point guard Marvelle Harris (196-93, college: Fresno St., agency: Slash Sports) chipped in 28 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Al Sharjah's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Algerian forward Mohamed Harath (198-90) responded with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 17 rebounds and Bosnian-Qatari power forward Emir Mujkic (210-97) scored 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Al Sharjah: T.Wilkerson 33+11reb+5ast, M.Harris 28+9reb+6ast, J.Abdalla 16+6reb+4ast, A.Omer 7+5reb+1ast, A.Mohamed 5+3reb, Y.Mohammad 3+3reb+3ast
Al Shamal: M.Harath 29+17reb+2ast, E.Mujkic 12+7reb+2ast, J.Newberry 12+5reb+3ast, M.El-Hadary 8+5reb, O.Salem 5+4reb, F.Avdic 3+2reb+1ast
gschID: 724962
Manama - Shabab Al Ahli 107-93
Manama outgunned Shabab Al Ahli to advance into Final. The game was mostly controlled by Manama. Shabab Al Ahli managed to win fourth quarter 38-26. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Manama shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 53.8 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Terrico White (196-90, college: Ole Miss) who helped to win the game recording 30 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Polish-Swedish power forward Maciej Lampe (211-85) contributed with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American guard Kevin Murphy (197-90, college: Tenn Tech) answered with 43 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds and the other American import power forward Chris Johnson (210-85, college: LSU) added 24 points and 18 rebounds in the effort for Shabab Al Ahli. Five Manama and four Shabab Al Ahli players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Manama: T.White 30+9reb+7ast, M.Lampe 24+10reb+5ast, H.Nawrooz 18+2reb+2ast, H.Mohammed 13+2reb, M.Isa 11+5reb+7ast, H.Altawash 6+3reb
Shabab Al Ahli: K.Murphy 43+7reb+3ast, C.Johnson 24+18reb+3ast, Q.Alshabebi 10+6reb+3ast, R.Al Alzaabi 10+1reb+1ast, S.Alajmani 5+3reb+4ast, M.AlBreiki 1+1reb
gschID: 724963
