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Regular Season Round 7: Al Rayyan - Al Arabi 64-72

Date: March 31, 2023
We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Doha where sixth ranked Al Arabi (4-2) defeated 5th ranked Al Rayyan (5-3) 72-64 on Friday. Al Arabi dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Al Rayyan's 22. Al Arabi had a 38-27 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 44 assists. It was a great evening for American-Nigerian guard Kelechi Ajukwa (201-1995, college: Charlotte) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 28 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists. American Xavier Ford (203-1993, college: Buffalo) helped adding 21 points, 14 rebounds, 14 assists and 4 steals. At the losing side American guard Malik Curry (185-1999, college: WVU, agency: Green Sports Management) responded with 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals and Senegalese power forward Mouhammad Faye (207-1985, college: SMU) produced a triple-double by scoring 10 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists. Al Arabi have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Qatar Club and Al Shamal. Loser Al Rayyan dropped to the second position with three games lost. Al Arabi's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Doha Al Gharafa.

  AL ARABI (coach: Hatem Mamlouk)72
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
84 SnuVTi, KRlRZha 35 65-64 (91.7%) 8-0 (35%) 8-3 (05%) 6 66 68 68 4 5 6 5 5 8 82 35 5
34 yIQd, NiLaRQ 35 7-61 (01.4%) 6-3 (80%) 5-6 (5%) 6 64 63 63 3 5 3 6 5 8 86 49 5
9 SMdRlMisRU, KhilRd 49 3-2 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5 6 6 6 4 5 8 5 5 4 2 -8 5
3 Cisis, ChQasUaij 87 5-6 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 8 3 1 1 8 5 0 5 5 6 4 63 5
63 ARZV, PuBiQ 88 8-4 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 0 1 1 0 5 5 6 5 6 0 7 5
7 gaRjD, PusBijR 67 4-1 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 6 3 0 0 8 5 5 6 5 4 9 65 5
0 vishaj, bIusUifi 66 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5
66 HiniQ, Ghissij 1 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
65 SMdRlMisRU, PBiQ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
4 Sl-giQTash, yihid  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
67 GuRFR, bIBiQ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   82-39 (07.1%) 3-61 (80.5%) 3-7 (33.3%) 1 42 33 33 67 5 64 4 5 68 98 657  


  AL RAYYAN (coach: Stathis Nerantzakis)64
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
6 SMdRlViTF, bIhiBRd 35 5-4 (5%) 4-2 (49.0%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 5 5 5 7 1 5
68 HiQiZaZ, bRhI 35 8-0 (35%) 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 6 65 66 66 6 5 6 5 5 5 9 88 5
9 CuQQF, bilaV 47 9-69 (36.8%) 8-2 (80%) 65-63 (96.3%) 6 1 9 9 3 5 0 5 5 6 45 83 5
86 yiFR, bIuhiBBid 47 6-0 (85%) 6-4 (44.4%) 0-1 (24.4%) 2 1 63 63 0 5 8 6 5 6 65 82 5
64 wiTfaE, Sla 89 6-8 (05%) 6-9 (63.4%) 5-6 (5%) 8 5 8 8 0 5 5 5 5 6 0 -0 5
66 ARZV, oMQihaBi 65 5-6 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 5 3 3 3 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 8 5
65 bIusi, SMdulli 1 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 -3 5
3 CQuJ, ziZRF 8 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
49 Sl-SMdulQihBij, bIhiBBRd 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
4 Sl XiRBa, SMduliJaJ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
61 AilRB, bilRV  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
0 XDIBMI, wijDuF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   66-44 (44.4%) 7-42 (84.9%) 60-84 (10.8%) 68 89 47 47 69 5 68 6 5 9 13 98  


72Al Arabi
TOP PERFORMANCE
Al Rayyan64
40MINS39
28POINTS10
11D.REB6
1O.REB8
12T.REB14
12ASSISTS14
1STEALS2
0BLOCKS1
40% (2/5)3FGP33.3% (1/3)
76.9% (10/13)2FGP20% (1/5)
50% (2/4)FTP83.3% (5/6)
#23 KELECHI AJUKWA
Height: 201 cm / 6'7''
Position: G
Born: Jul 13, 1995
COMPARE PLAYERS #21 MOUHAMMAD FAYE
Height: 207 cm / 6'10''
Position: F/C
Born: Sep 14, 1985

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)