Top-ranked Al-Muharraq blasted bottom-ranked Samaheej (0-6) in Manama 100-58 on Wednesday evening keeping the perfect record after 6 rounds. Samaheej is still unable to win any game. Al-Muharraq dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Samaheej's 32. They outrebounded Samaheej 50-37 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al-Muharraq looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Samaheej's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Al-Muharraq made 15 blocks. Ahmed Aldurazi scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Mohamed Aldurazi chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Al-Muharraq's coach Alen Abaz felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Basel Adel with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds. Undefeated Al-Muharraq (6-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Samaheej at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Bottom-ranked Al-Bahrain (0-4) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to seventh ranked Al-Hala (3-3) 93-84. Thailand power forward Jalen Robinson (206-93, college: Dalton St.) notched a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and Hussain Salman supported him with 16 points and 8 assists. Al-Hala's coach Zeljko Zecevic let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 36 points (!!!) and 21 rebounds by American forward Lester Ferguson (208-88, college: Robert Morris) did not help to save the game for Al-Bahrain. Al-Hala moved-up to sixth place. Al-Bahrain at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. A very close game took place in Nuwaidrat between Sitra and Al-Nweidrat. Sixth ranked Sitra (3-2) got a very close victory on the road over 9th ranked Al-Nweidrat (1-5). Sitra managed to escape with a 3-point win 78-75 on Wednesday evening. The best player for the winners was Mansour Kasse who had a double-double by scoring 30 points, 22 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Ronnie Aguilar who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 22 rebounds. Al-Nweidrat's coach Hamdo Frljak rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sitra moved-up to fifth place. Al-Nweidrat lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh position with five games lost. An interesting game took place in Manama where 6th ranked Al-Ittihad (2-3) was upset on the court of ninth ranked Al-Najma (2-4) 87-82. It was a good game for Kevin Rogers who led his team to a victory with 27 points and 8 rebounds (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). Al-Najma moved-up to eighth place. Al-Ittihad at the other side dropped to the seventh position with three games lost.
In the last game of round 6 Isa Town lost to undefeated Al-Riffa on the opponent's court 46-63. The most impressive stats of the last round was 19 points, 22 rebounds and 5 assists by Mile Ilic of Al-Ittihad.
Top-ranked Al-Muharraq blasted bottom-ranked Samaheej (0-6) in Manama 100-58 on Wednesday evening keeping the perfect record after 6 rounds. Samaheej is still unable to win any game. Al-Muharraq dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Samaheej's 32. They outrebounded Samaheej 50-37 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al-Muharraq looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Samaheej's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Al-Muharraq made 15 blocks. Ahmed Aldurazi scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Mohamed Aldurazi chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Five Al-Muharraq players scored in double figures. Al-Muharraq's coach Alen Abaz felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Basel Adel with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds and Ahmed-Mohd Jafar scored 14 points. Al-Muharraq (6-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Samaheej at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Top scorers: Al-Muharraq: A.Mohamed 16+8reb+1ast, A.Rabeea 16+5reb, A.Aldurazi 15+6reb+6ast, K.Majed 14+3reb+4ast, S.Williams 12+9reb+3ast, B.Abdulla 10+2reb+4ast Samaheej: A.Mohd Jafar 14+3reb+2ast, B.Adel 11+10reb+2ast, H.Busafwan 11+3reb+5ast, F.Ali-Mahmood 7+9reb, M.Ismaeel 5+1reb, A.Fateel 3+8reb+1ast
Very expected game when 10th ranked Isa Town (1-4) was defeated on the road by top-ranked Al-Riffa (5-0) 63-46. Al-Riffa held Isa Town to an opponent 20.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 32.9 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Isa Town 59-38 including a 43-29 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al-Riffa players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Isa Town's players. It was a good game for American power forward Joseph Jones (206-86, college: Texas A&M) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds. International power forward Subah Hussain contributed with 9 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Al-Riffa's coach Audrius Prakuraitis gave the chance to play for all 12 players saving starting five for next games. Tunisian Ahmed Salman replied with 18 points and 5 rebounds and Serbian center Pavle Cvetinovic (215-97) added 10 points and 13 rebounds in the effort for Isa Town. Al-Riffa have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Al-Manama. Isa Town at the other side keeps the tenth position with four games lost. Top scorers: Al-Riffa: J.Jones 23+11reb+1ast, S.Hussain 9+9reb+3ast, Y.Kawaid 8+8reb+3ast, A.Ghali 5+4reb+1ast, M.Kawaid 4+10reb+5ast, A.Hasan 4 Isa Town: A.Salman 18+5reb+2ast, M.Jaber 11+1reb, P.Cvetinovic 10+13reb, J.Akbar 5+6reb+2ast, S.Habib 2+3reb+2ast, M.Mahdi 0
A very close game took place in Nuwaidrat between Sitra and Al-Nweidrat. Sixth ranked Sitra (3-2) got a very close victory on the road over 9th ranked Al-Nweidrat (1-5). Sitra managed to escape with a 3-point win 78-75 on Wednesday evening. The best player for the winners was Senegalese center Mansour Kasse (208-92) who had a double-double by scoring 30 points, 22 rebounds and 4 assists. Mohayyad Ameer chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Salvadorean-American center Ronnie Aguilar (216-87, college: CS Dominguez H.) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 22 rebounds and Hassan Abbas added 15 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Al-Nweidrat's coach Hamdo Frljak rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sitra moved-up to fifth place. Al-Nweidrat lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh position with five games lost. Top scorers: Sitra: M.Kasse 30+22reb+4ast, H.Taqi 16+9ast, M.Ameer 15+10reb+1ast, M.Abdullah 6+1reb, A.Abdulla 6+2reb+1ast, H.Ramadhan 4+3reb Al-Nweidrat: R.Aguilar 23+22reb+2ast, A.Hassan 15+9reb+2ast, E.Albasri 13+1reb, A.Hassan 7+4reb+1ast, M.Batti 6+2reb, J.Abdulla 5+2reb+5ast
An interesting game took place in Manama where 6th ranked Al-Ittihad (2-3) was upset on the court of ninth ranked Al-Najma (2-4) 87-82. Al-Najma players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was a good game for American Kevin Rogers (206-86, college: Baylor) who led his team to a victory with 27 points and 8 rebounds (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). International Mohamed Buallay (-95) contributed with a triple-double by scoring 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the winners. Four Al-Najma players scored in double figures. Bosnian-Serbian center Mile Ilic (215-84) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 22 rebounds and 5 assists and Sayed-Mohd Hameed added 21 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Al-Ittihad. Al-Najma moved-up to eighth place. Al-Ittihad at the other side dropped to the seventh position with three games lost. Top scorers: Al-Najma: K.Rogers 27+8reb+1ast, M.Hussain 26+2reb+1ast, B.Mohamed 10+11reb+10ast, J.Ali 10+3reb+3ast, Q.Hassan 7+9reb+7ast, A.Mohamed 5+3reb Al-Ittihad: S.Hameed 21+6reb+3ast, M.Ilic 19+22reb+5ast, A.Ghadeer 16+6reb+2ast, A.Helal 9+3reb+1ast, H.Alwadaie 6+2reb+2ast, Y.Mohamed 4+1reb
Bottom-ranked Al-Bahrain (0-4) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to seventh ranked Al-Hala (3-3) 93-84. Al-Hala players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Al-Bahrain was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Thailand power forward Jalen Robinson (206-93, college: Dalton St.) notched a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and Hussain Salman supported him with 16 points and 8 assists. Al-Hala's coach Zeljko Zecevic let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 36 points (!!!) and 21 rebounds by American forward Lester Ferguson (208-88, college: Robert Morris) did not help to save the game for Al-Bahrain. Khalid Ali added 15 points. Al-Hala moved-up to sixth place. Al-Bahrain at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Top scorers: Al-Hala: J.Robinson 35+17reb+5ast, H.Salman 16+4reb+8ast, N.Almosawi 9+2reb+1ast, A.Jamal 8+4reb+4ast, M.Aziz 6+1reb+1ast, N.Shehabi 5+1reb Al-Bahrain: L.Ferguson 36+21reb+2ast, K.Ali 15+4reb+3ast, A.Najaf 15+4reb+1ast, F.Abbas 7+3reb+1ast, M.Khalili 5+3reb+8ast, A.Mohsin 4+2reb+2ast
Lester Ferguson claims Bahrain Premier League Interperformances weekly honour - 3 days ago
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LESTER FERGUSON American Lester Ferguson (208-F-88) put on an amazing game in the last round for Al-Bahrain and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 7. The 30-year old forward had a double-double of 40 points and twenty five rebounds, while his team beat Isa Town (#10, 1-4) 84-74. The game was not the highest importance and did not have significant influence on top of the standings. Al-Bahrain maintains the 12th position in Bahrain Premier League.... [read more]
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American Lester Ferguson (208-F-88) put on an amazing game in the last round for Al-Bahrain and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 7. The 30-year old forward had a double-double of 40 points and twenty five rebounds, while his team beat Isa Town (#10, 1-4) 84-74. The game was not the highest importance and did not have significant influence on top of the standings. Al-Bahrain maintains the 12th position in Bahrain Premier League. They are still not able to win a single game in the league yet. The season is still in it's early stage, so the team may have a chance to improve their current position in the standings. They lost 4 games and had no victories. In the team's last game Ferguson had a remarkable 58.3% from 2-point range. He turned to be Al-Bahrain's top player in his first season with the team. Lester Ferguson averages this season 32.0ppg and 16.6rpg.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 33-year old American forward Marcel Jones (203-F-85) of Al-Ahli. Jones impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 29 points and 20 rebounds. Of course he led Al-Ahli to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Al-Nweidrat (#11, 1-5) 93-64. Al-Ahli's 4th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost just one game this season, while they won 4 matches. Jones is a newcomer at Al-Ahli and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders.
The third best performed player last round was Bosnia and Herzegovina Mile Ilic (215-C-84) of Al-Ittihad (#6). Ilic scored 24 points and grabbed fifteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Al-Ittihad, leading his team to a 97-52 easy win against Samaheej (#13, 0-7). Al-Ittihad needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 3 victories and 3 lost games. Ilic has a very solid season. In 6 games in Bahrain he scored 22.0ppg. He also has 20.2rpg, 2.0bpg and FGP: 56.2%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Ronnie Aguilar (216-C-87) of Al-Nweidrat - 27 points, 20 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Joseph Jones (206-C/F-86) of Al-Riffa - 25 points and 20 rebounds 6. Ahmed Salman) of Isa Town - 40 points and 6 rebounds 7. Mansour Kasse (208-C-92) of Sitra - 25 points, 17 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Sadiq Shukralla (181-F-97) of Al-Manama - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Kadhem Majed (182-F-84) of Al-Muharraq - 26 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Ahmed Ismaeel (203-F-90) of Al-Manama - 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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NENAD ZIVCEVIC Sporting Alexandria (Superleague) strengthened their roster with addition of 31-year old Serbian-FYR Macedonian forward Nenad Zivcevic (203-87). Zivcevic already started the season at Al-Nweidrat in Bahrain Premier League. In four games he recorded very impressive stats: 31.3ppg, 15.0rpg, 4.3apg and 1.8spg this season. The last season Zivcevic played at Al Ahli (D1) in league where in 15 games he averaged remarkable 26.0ppg, 7.3rpg, 3.8apg and 1.3spg. Great season indeed... [read more]
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Sporting Alexandria (Superleague) strengthened their roster with addition of 31-year old Serbian-FYR Macedonian forward Nenad Zivcevic (203-87). Zivcevic already started the season at Al-Nweidrat in Bahrain Premier League. In four games he recorded very impressive stats: 31.3ppg, 15.0rpg, 4.3apg and 1.8spg this season. The last season Zivcevic played at Al Ahli (D1) in league where in 15 games he averaged remarkable 26.0ppg, 7.3rpg, 3.8apg and 1.3spg. Great season indeed as he was voted to Asia-Basket.com All-Qatar D1 Honorable Mention. Zivcevic won Macedonian League championship title in 2009. He was a member of Serbian U20 National Team back in 2007. Zivcevic is quite experienced player. Thanks to his pro career he managed to play on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Africa and of course North America) in eight different countries. Zivcevic has played previously professionally in Morocco (CRA Hoceima), Sweden (Sundsvall), Tunisia (Dalia Sport Grombalia), Ukraine (Polit-Halychyna), FYR Macedonia (MZT Skopje, Rabotnicki, Strumica, Plejmejker-Kubus Skopje and Lirija), Montenegro (Buducnost), Serbia (Sloga) and Qatar (Al Arabi). The scouts decsribe him following way:
Nenad Zivcevic's father use to be one of the best scorers in Yugoslavian league and Rabotnicki Skopje in former Yugoslavia. As apple don't fall far from the tree, his son Nenad prove himself that he is big European prospect with interesting career so far as not many players that are not from Serbia play for their national team. Even he is Macedonian he was selected in all youth (U16, U18, U20) national teams of Serbia and also become 3x European champion with them. Nenad is modern player on 2-3 position with strong and athletic body, good shooting range and great size. He is also good person on and off the basketball court.
Premier League Round 7: Al-Muharraq keeps a leadership position - 4 days ago
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Here is the last round review presented by ESL. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Al-Muharraq as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Al-Muharraq defeated 3rd placed Al-Riffa in Al Muharraq 76-72. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Al-Riffa. It was a key game for the top position in the league. The former international forward Kadhem Majed (182-84) fired 26 points for the winners. American forward Sean Williams (208-86, college: Boston... [read more]
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Al-Muharraq as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Al-Muharraq defeated 3rd placed Al-Riffa in Al Muharraq 76-72. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Al-Riffa. It was a key game for the top position in the league. The former international forward Kadhem Majed (182-84) fired 26 points for the winners. American forward Sean Williams (208-86, college: Boston Coll.) chipped in 11 points and 15 rebounds. American power forward Joseph Jones (206-86, college: Texas A&M) produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 20 rebounds for lost side. Undefeated Al-Muharraq (6-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Al-Riffa at the other side dropped to the second place with 0 game lost. They share the position with Al-Manama. Al-Riffa will play next round against Al-Bahrain trying to get back on the winning streak. Al-Muharraq will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Sitra at home. Bottom-ranked Samaheej (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 97-52 loss to sixth ranked Al-Ittihad (2-3) in Manama. Worth to mention a great performance of Bosnian-Serbian center Mile Ilic (215-84) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field). Sayed-Mohd Hameed contributed with 13 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Mujtaba Ismaeel answered with 8 points and 12 rebounds for Samaheej. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Despite that victory Al-Ittihad went down to seventh position due to points difference. Samaheej lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost. Al-Ittihad will play against Al-Nweidrat (#11) in Nuwaidrat in the next round. Samaheej will have a break next round. 10th ranked Isa Town (1-4) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 84-74 loss to twelfth ranked Al-Bahrain (0-4) in Issa Town on Wednesday evening. It was a great evening for Lester Ferguson who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 40 points (!!!) and 25 rebounds. At the losing side Ahmed Salman responded with 40 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds. Al-Bahrain maintains twelfth place with 0-4 record. Loser Isa Town keeps the tenth position with four games lost. Al-Bahrain will meet higher ranked Al-Riffa (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Isa Town will play against Al-Ahli (#4) having rather not much hope for a victory. The game in Sitra supposed to be also worth to mention about. Leader Al-Manama (5-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Sitra (3-2). Al-Manama smashed Sitra 95-68. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sitra. It was an exceptional evening for Ahmed Ismaeel who led the winners and scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Al-Manama. Defending champion maintains second place with 5-0 record behind leader Al-Muharraq, which they share with Al-Riffa. Sitra at the other side keeps the fifth position with two games lost. Al-Manama's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Bahrain Youth.
In the last game of round 7 Al-Nweidrat was crushed by Al-Ahli in Manama 93-64.
Bottom-ranked Samaheej (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 97-52 loss to sixth ranked Al-Ittihad (2-3) in Manama. They dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Samaheej's 28. They outrebounded Samaheej 47-33 including a 36-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al-Ittihad players were unselfish on offense dishing 34 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Samaheej's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Bosnian-Serbian center Mile Ilic (215-84) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field). Sayed-Mohd Hameed contributed with 13 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Four Al-Ittihad players scored in double figures. Mujtaba Ismaeel answered with 8 points and 12 rebounds and Basel Adel added 12 points in the effort for Samaheej. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Despite that victory Al-Ittihad went down to seventh position due to points difference. Samaheej lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost. Al-Ittihad will play against Al-Nweidrat (#11) in Nuwaidrat in the next round. Samaheej will have a break next round. Top scorers: Al-Ittihad: M.Ilic 24+15reb+3ast, H.Ghanim 14+5ast, S.Hameed 13+5reb+3ast, A.Ghadeer 12+5reb+1ast, Y.Mohamed 6+3reb+1ast, A.Nader 6+1reb+3ast Samaheej: B.Adel 12+2reb, M.Ismaeel 8+12reb+1ast, A.Aqeel 7+6reb, A.Fateel 7+2reb, H.Busafwan 6+3reb+2ast, A.Bader 6+1ast
The game in Sitra supposed to be also worth to mention about. Leader Al-Manama (5-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Sitra (3-2). Al-Manama smashed Sitra 95-68. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sitra. Al-Manama made 17-of-21 charity shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Sitra's players. It was an exceptional evening for the former international forward Ahmed Ismaeel (203-90) who led the winners and scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international guard Hussain Altawash (174-86) accounted for 15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side. Four Al-Manama players scored in double figures. Senegalese center Mansour Kasse (208-92) came up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 17 rebounds and Mohayyad Ameer added 10 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Sitra in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Al-Manama. Defending champion maintains second place with 5-0 record behind leader Al-Muharraq, which they share with Al-Riffa. Sitra at the other side keeps the fifth position with two games lost. Al-Manama's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Bahrain Youth. Top scorers: Al-Manama: A.Ismaeel 18+7reb+4ast, H.Altawash 15+6reb+7ast, S.Shukralla 15+5reb+3ast, W.Chism 13+6reb+2ast, H.Safar 9+1reb+1ast, M.Hussain 7+3reb+2ast Sitra: M.Kasse 25+17reb+2ast, A.Abdulla 10+1reb, M.Ameer 10+6reb+1ast, M.Abdullah 7+1reb+1ast, A.Eid 6+2reb, I.Abdulameer 4+1reb+1ast
10th ranked Isa Town (1-4) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 84-74 loss to twelfth ranked Al-Bahrain (0-4) in Issa Town on Wednesday evening. It was a great evening for American forward Lester Ferguson (208-88, college: Robert Morris) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 40 points (!!!) and 25 rebounds. Ayoob Najaf helped adding 12 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side Tunisian Ahmed Salman responded with 40 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds and Farazdaq Bardastani scored 8 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Al-Bahrain maintains twelfth place with 0-4 record. Loser Isa Town keeps the tenth position with four games lost. Al-Bahrain will meet higher ranked Al-Riffa (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Isa Town will play against Al-Ahli (#4) having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: Al-Bahrain: L.Ferguson 40+25reb+1ast, F.Abbas 13+5reb+4ast, A.Najaf 12+8reb+3ast, K.Ali 8+1reb+3ast, M.Khalili 7+3reb+7ast, A.Mohsin 4+2reb Isa Town: A.Salman 40+6reb+1ast, J.Akbar 10+3reb+1ast, B.Farazdaq 8+6reb+6ast, M.Mahdi 7+5reb+2ast, R.Nayef 5+8reb+2ast, S.Habib 2+5reb+4ast
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Al-Muharraq as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Al-Muharraq defeated 3rd placed Al-Riffa in Al Muharraq 76-72. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Al-Riffa. It was a key game for the top position in the league. The former international forward Kadhem Majed (182-84) fired 26 points for the winners. American forward Sean Williams (208-86, college: Boston Coll.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points and 15 rebounds. American power forward Joseph Jones (206-86, college: Texas A&M) produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 20 rebounds and the former international guard Mohamed Kawaid (-89) added 22 points respectively for lost side. Al-Muharraq (6-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Al-Riffa at the other side dropped to the second place with 0 game lost. They share the position with Al-Manama. Al-Riffa will play next round against Al-Bahrain trying to get back on the winning streak. Al-Muharraq will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Sitra at home. Top scorers: Al-Muharraq: K.Majed 26+3reb+3ast, B.Abdulla 11+1reb, S.Williams 11+15reb+3ast, A.Aldurazi 9+5reb+5ast, A.Nader 8+1reb+2ast, M.Nasser 6+4reb+1ast Al-Riffa: J.Jones 25+20reb+1ast, M.Kawaid 22+4reb+3ast, Y.Kawaid 10+2reb+2ast, A.Jaffar 7+4reb, S.Hussain 5+5reb+4ast, J.Ali 2
There was no surprise in Manama where 11th ranked Al-Nweidrat (1-5) was crushed by fourth ranked Al-Ahli (4-1) 93-64. Al-Ahli dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Al-Nweidrat's 24. They outrebounded Al-Nweidrat 46-30 including 16 on the offensive glass. Al-Ahli players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American-New Zealand forward Marcel Jones (203-85, college: Oregon St.) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international forward Hesham Sarhan (-92) accounted for 20 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Salvadorean-American center Ronnie Aguilar (216-87, college: CS Dominguez H.) came up with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 20 rebounds and 4 assists and Hassan Abbas added 17 points respectively for Al-Nweidrat in the defeat. Al-Nweidrat's coach Hamdo Frljak gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Al-Ahli. They maintain fourth place with 4-1 record. Al-Nweidrat lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with five games lost. Al-Ahli's next round opponent will be Isa Town (#10) in Issa Town which should be theoretically another easy game. Al-Nweidrat will play at home against Al-Ittihad and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Al-Ahli: M.Jones 29+20reb+6ast, H.Sarhan 20+4reb+4ast, A.Motawa 16+7reb+2ast, N.Nabeel 9+5reb, H.Alarabi 6+2reb+3ast, J.Abul 5+1reb Al-Nweidrat: R.Aguilar 27+20reb+4ast, A.Hassan 17+2reb, J.Abdulla 7+5reb+5ast, A.Khaled 3, A.Hassan 3+1reb+1ast, H.Madan 3+4ast
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