Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Shabab Al Ahli and Al Riyadi advance into Final

Gorgan - Shabab Al Ahli 71-73

The guests trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 20-17 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Shabab Al Ahli dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Gorgan's 34. U.S. Virgin Islands-American forward Marcus Georges-Hunt (196-1994, college: Georgia Tech) fired 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American forward Travin Thibodeaux (203-1996, college: New Orleans) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds. Four Shabab Al Ahli players scored in double figures. Point guard Sina Vahedi (185-2001, agency: Diamond Sports) produced 24 points and Arsalan Kazemi (201-1990, college: Oregon, agency: BIG) added 5 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Gorgan's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Shabab Al Ahli: Q.Alshabebi 20+5reb, S.Pointer 16+4reb+5ast, T.Thibodeaux 15+9reb+2ast, M.Georges-Hunt 12+9reb+5ast, H.Abdulelah 6+3reb+2ast, A.Abdulelah 4+2reb
Gorgan: S.Vahedi 24+2reb+1ast, W.Cherry 12+2reb+2ast, J.Young 11+1reb+3ast, A.Azari 8+1reb, S.Monji 5+5reb, A.Kazemi 5+15reb+4ast

Al Riyadi - Hiroshima D. 121-89

The game without a history. Al Riyadi led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Dragonflies's 36. Al Riyadi players were unselfish on offense dishing 33 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Hiroshima D.'s players. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Wael Arakji (193-1994) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 assists. Forward Hayk Gyokchyan (203-1990, college: F&M) contributed with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Al Riyadi's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Kerry Blackshear Jr (208-1997, college: Florida) answered with 29 points and guard Takuto Nakamura (184-2001) added 12 points in the effort for Hiroshima D.Five Al Riyadi and four Hiroshima D. players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Al Riyadi: A.Saoud 21+5reb+4ast, H.Gyokchyan 20+8reb+4ast, T.Maker 17+5reb+1ast, E.Kikanovic 17+6reb, W.Arakji 17+3reb+14ast, Z.Lofton 15+1reb+6ast
Hiroshima D.: K.Blackshear Jr. 29+4reb+1ast, T.Nakamura 12+4reb+2ast, T.Nephawe 11+5reb+1ast, D.Evans 10+3reb+5ast, K.Mitani 9+2reb+1ast, R.Takeuchi 6+2reb+1ast