Review of Superleague Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Chemidor - Kerman 81-71

Chemidor forced 20 Kerman turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. American point guard Dwight Buycks (191-1989, college: Marquette) nailed 22 points, 9 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and international point guard Mohammadsina Vahedi (185-2001) accounted for 23 points and 5 assists. Four Chemidor players scored in double figures. The former international center Asghar Kardoust (212-1986, agency: BIG) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds and Ukrainian center Igor Chumakov (208-1990, agency: BIG) added 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Kerman in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Chemidor: V.Mohammadsina 23+2reb+5ast, D.Buycks 22+4reb+9ast, A.Aminu 12+5reb+2ast, N.Rezaeifar 11+5reb+3ast, R.Derghokasian 5+1ast, M.Yousofvand 4+2reb+2ast
Kerman: A.Kardoust 22+14reb+1ast, I.Chumakov 16+8reb+4ast, M.Falahat 9+2reb+5ast, I.Williams 9+1reb+1ast, A.Reza 6+10reb+3ast, M.Saleh 3

Gorgan - Rafsanjan 75-66

International Mohammad Jamshidi (199-1991, agency: BIG) fired 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American-Guinea-Bissau point guard Perry Petty (185-1988, college: UTRGV) chipped in 22 points and 4 steals. Petty is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Gorgan's coach Mehran Hatami used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. American point guard Alani Moore II (178-1998, college: Temple) produced 14 points and British Robert Gilchrist (206-1990, college: FSU) added 15 points respectively for lost side. Four Rafsanjan players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Gorgan: M.Jamshidi 25+9reb+4ast, P.Petty 22+4reb+1ast, R.Mozafari 11+3reb+3ast, A.Udras 8+4reb+2ast, A.Sedighi 7+1reb, M.Mirzaei 2+8reb+2ast
Rafsanjan: R.Gilchrist 15+3reb, A.Moore II 14+4reb+3ast, H.Mohamad 11+5reb+2ast, R.Majid 10+5reb+3ast, V.Eslami 8+1reb, M.Moradian 6+5reb+2ast

Mahram - Sirjan 67-89

Sirjan dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Mahram's 38. Sirjan had a 29-16 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international center Masoud Soleymani (207-1990) stepped up and scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners and Russian guard Anton Ponkrashov (200-1986) chipped in 15 points and 9 assists. At the losing side international Mohammad Hassanzadeh (203-1990) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and American-Ukrainian point guard Jerome Randle (175-1987, college: California) scored 18 points. Five Sirjan and four Mahram players scored in double figures. 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:
Sirjan: M.Shahrian 20+3reb+1ast, M.Soleymani 19+8reb+4ast, A.Taherkhani 16+7reb+3ast, A.Ponkrashov 15+3reb+9ast, N.Dragovic 12+8reb+4ast, E.Samadi 5+2reb
Mahram: J.Randle 18+3reb+1ast, S.Davarpanah 13+3reb+1ast, D.Summers 12+1reb+1ast, M.Hassanzadeh 10+10reb+3ast, M.Kamrani 7+2reb+3ast, S.Ali 3+1reb

Zob Ahan - Kouchin 77-68

Zob Ahan dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Kouchin's 32. Zob Ahan forced 19 Kouchin turnovers. The former international point guard Sajjad Mashayekhi (180-1994) fired 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. The former international Arsalan Kazemi (200-1990, college: Oregon, agency: BIG) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 15 rebounds. Zob Ahan's coach Farzad Kouhian used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Jalal Aghamiri (, agency: Domantay Sports) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international Matin Aghajanpour (199-2001, agency: Domantay Sports) added 14 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Kouchin players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Zob Ahan: S.Mashayekhi 23+5reb+5ast, A.Zangeneh 16+8reb+2ast, A.Kazemi 15+15reb+1ast, H.Sohrabnejad 7+2reb, M.Reza Akbari 7+4reb+1ast, F.Aslani 7+1reb+10ast
Kouchin: A.Jalal 14+10reb+4ast, A.Matin 14+10reb+2ast, D.Balaban 11+8reb, L.Mohammadmahdi 10+1reb, M.McCall 5+1reb+4ast, Y.Amirhossein 5+1ast



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