Results and Stats from Superleague Round 2 of 1/8 Finals

Foolad - Kerman 84-72

The best player for the winners was the former international guard Emad Salmani (188-1990) who scored 21 points. Payam Kiani chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. The former international center Asghar Kardoust (212-1986, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 16 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and American guard Isaiah Williams (188-1995, college: Georgia St., agency: BIG) added 24 points and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Four Kerman players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Kerman: I.Williams 24+3reb+4ast, A.Kardoust 15+16reb+1ast, S.Torabikhah 12+5reb, I.Chumakov 10+3reb+2ast, M.Falahat 6, M.Saleh 5+3reb+1ast
Foolad: E.Salmani 21+4reb+1ast, P.Kiani 16+6reb+2ast, A.Mehdi 13+2ast, M.Bahram 9+2reb+4ast, F.Sabouri 7+7reb, S.Zadourian 5+4reb

Raad - Sirjan 74-86

Sirjan made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was Montenegrin-Serbian forward Nikola Dragovic (206-1987, college: UCLA, agency: BeoBasket) who had a double-double by scoring 28 points and 10 rebounds. Amir Taherkhani chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. Adnan Douraghi produced 28 points and 5 assists and M Talari added 13 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Raad's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Raad: D.Adnan 28+1reb+5ast, M.Talari 13+7reb+2ast, M.Hossien 7+1reb+1ast, A.Rineh 6+6reb+2ast, S.Aryan 4+3reb, M.Vaez 4+2reb
Sirjan: N.Dragovic 28+10reb+2ast, A.Taherkhani 16+6reb+3ast, M.Shahrian 15+3reb+4ast, E.Beigi 8+7reb, A.Ponkrashov 7+5reb+2ast, A.Amirhossein 4+2reb

Kouchin - Parsa 79-64

Kouchin made 19-of-23 free shots (82.6 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American point guard Mike McCall (183-1991, college: St.Louis) who scored 21 points and 6 assists. The former international Amirhossein Yazarloo (196-2002, agency: Domantay Sports) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Five Kouchin players scored in double figures. The former international guard Morteza Taheri (189-1996) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds and American point guard Brian Starr (190-1996, college: Towson) added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Parsa's coach Srdjan Jovanovic rotated ten players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Parsa: L.Andjusic 15+1reb+2ast, B.Starr 14+6reb+3ast, T.Morteza 13+13reb+2ast, S.Majid 9+9reb+1ast, N.Khajezadeh 9+5reb+2ast, A.Mehdi 2+1ast
Kouchin: M.McCall 21+1reb+6ast, A.Matin 19+6reb, Y.Amirhossein 15+10reb+2ast, A.Jalal 11+5reb, D.Balaban 11+6reb, L.Mohammadhadi 2+2reb+1ast

Naft Abadan - Rafsanjan 88-90

Strangely Naft Abadan outrebounded Rafsanjan 45-29 including 17 on the offensive glass. 28 personal fouls committed by Naft Abadan helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Mohammadreza Moradian had a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American point guard Alani Moore II (178-1998, college: Temple) chipped in 19 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists during the contest. The former international guard Ehsan Dalirzahan (186-2000) responded with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international Reza Ranjbar scored 17 points and 8 rebounds. Four Rafsanjan and five Naft Abadan players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Naft Abadan: D.Ehsan 22+5reb+5ast, R.Ranjbar 17+8reb+2ast, M.Helchi 13+8reb+1ast, T.Mohamadreza 11+6reb+1ast, S.Mohammadi 10+3reb+4ast, M.Kamalvand 6+1ast
Rafsanjan: M.Moradian 23+10reb+4ast, A.Moore II 19+5reb+11ast, V.Eslami 12+2reb+2ast, R.Gilchrist 12+5reb, M.Khaleghifard 11+1reb, R.Majid 9+3reb+1ast

Exxon SC - Gorgan 57-89

Gorgan dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Exxon SC's 24. They outrebounded Exxon SC 48-25 including a 22-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. Gorgan looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American-Guinea-Bissau point guard Perry Petty (185-1988, college: UTRGV) who scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. International Mohammad Jamshidi (199-1991, agency: BIG) chipped in 11 points and 7 assists. Petty is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. Pooya Haghi produced 13 points and swingman Mohammad Hoseinpour (186) added 13 points respectively for the hosts. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Exxon SC: H.Pooya 13+3reb+3ast, M.Hoseinpour 13+3reb+1ast, A.Rezaeifar 7+5reb+1ast, S.Kiarash 5+1reb+3ast, A.Sorena 5+6reb+1ast, A.Meysam 4+2reb
Gorgan: P.Petty 22+5reb+4ast, M.Jamshidi 11+1reb+7ast, A.Sedighi 11+7reb+1ast, R.Mozafari 9+2reb+2ast, A.Udras 7+5reb+2ast, J.Ashkan 6+3reb+3ast

Sanaye - Zob Ahan 71-87

Zob Ahan looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international point guard Sajjad Mashayekhi (180-1994) who scored 16 points and 5 assists. The former international Arman Zangeneh (202-1993, agency: BIG) chipped in 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks. Four Zob Ahan players scored in double figures. Ukrainian center Kyrylo Fesenko (215-1986, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and forward Mohammad Yazdanpanah (201-1995) added 16 points and 11 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Sanaye: K.Fesenko 18+14reb+1ast, M.Yazdanpanah 16+11reb+2ast, D.Mohammadamin 11+4ast, A.Jamshidi 9+3reb, S.Pooria 7+2reb+7ast, G.Omid 5
Zob Ahan: A.Gholizadeh 17+3reb+3ast, S.Mashayekhi 16+3reb+5ast, A.Zangeneh 15+7reb+1ast, A.Kazemi 14+4reb+2ast, F.Aslani 7+2reb+3ast, A.Mortazavi 5+1reb

Khouzestan - Mahram 73-80

Mahram forced 22 Khouzestan turnovers. The best player for the winners was American-Ukrainian point guard Jerome Randle (175-1987, college: California) who scored 24 points and 6 assists. American DaJuan Summers (203-1988, college: Georgetown, agency: BIG) chipped in 21 points and 9 rebounds. Serbian center Dragan Tubak (216-1987, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and North Macedonian swingman Marko Simonovski (192-1989, agency: BIG) added 21 points and 5 assists respectively for the hosts.
Top scorers:
Khouzestan: M.Simonovski 21+3reb+5ast, D.Tubak 18+10reb+3ast, A.Sabeti 12+3reb+5ast, A.Mostafa 6+5reb+1ast, S.Mohammad 6+2reb+3ast, P.Behnam 3
Mahram: J.Randle 24+3reb+6ast, D.Summers 21+9reb+2ast, M.Hassanzadeh 11+9reb, A.Davoudichegani 8+4reb+1ast, S.Davarpanah 6+2reb+4ast, M.Kamrani 5+1reb+1ast

Niroo Zamini - Chemidor 44-95

Chemidor dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Niroo Zamini's 14. They outrebounded Niroo Zamini 50-21 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Nigerian power forward Alade Aminu (207-1987, college: Georgia Tech) notched a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the effort and the former international guard Navid Rezaeifar (185-1996) supported him with 14 points and 4 assists. Five Chemidor players scored in double figures. Even 14 points by Khashayar Ali-Akbari did not help to save the game for Niroo Zamini. Reza Malekdoost added 10 points for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Niroo Zamini: A.Khashayar 14+3reb+1ast, M.Reza 10, S.Reza 8+1reb, A.Mahdi 4+4reb+1ast, M.Payam 4+2reb+1ast, P.Ghonoudi 2+6reb
Chemidor: N.Rezaeifar 14+3reb+4ast, A.Aminu 14+11reb+1ast, R.Derghokasian 14+2reb+5ast, D.Ali 11+7reb+1ast, D.Buycks 11+2reb+4ast, A.Azari 7



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