Qatar survive late Hong Kong surge for 90-80 win

Khalid Abdi

Qatar overcame a late surge by Hong Kong to win 90-80 in the Asian Games Group C basketball match at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex yesterday. Qatar, which went into the last quarter with a 73-48 lead found themsleves at the receiving end as Hong Kong made a late assault scoring 32 baskets but they fell short by ten points. Hong Kong scored 16 baskets in the first three quarters while 27, 24, 22 to maintian a clear lead in all the three quarters. It was only inthe last quarter, Qatar were caught on the wrong foot as Hong Kong pressed the panic buttons to push Qatar on the defensive. Khalid Abdi (198-G/F-87) (19) top scored for Qatar while Mohamed Hassan Mohamed (17), Mohammed Mohd (15) and Moustafa Lashin (10) were the other significant scorers for the winners.
Courtesy of: thepeninsularqatar.com