Superleague Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. Chemidor, Gorgan and Zob Ahan advance into semis

Kerman - Chemidor 87-100

Chemidor fired past Kerman on the road to sweep the series. Chemidor made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Strangely Kerman outrebounded Chemidor 41-29 including 17 on the offensive glass. They shot the lights out from three nailing 14 long-distance shots on high 56.0 percentage. American point guard Dwight Buycks (191-1989, college: Marquette) notched 29 points, 8 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and the former international guard Navid Rezaeifar (185-1996) supported him with 21 points. Even a double-double of 30 points and 17 rebounds (perfect from the field making all twelve shots !!!) by the former international center Asghar Kardoust (212-1986, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for Kerman. Ukrainian center Igor Chumakov (208-1990, agency: BIG) added 28 points and 10 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Kerman: A.Kardoust 30+17reb+1ast, I.Chumakov 28+10reb+2ast, I.Williams 14+2reb+10ast, S.Torabikhah 6+3reb+3ast, A.Reza 4+1reb+1ast, A.Rostami 3+3reb+1ast
Chemidor: D.Buycks 29+1reb+8ast, N.Rezaeifar 21+1reb+3ast, A.Aminu 11+6reb+2ast, R.Derghokasian 10+2reb, M.Yousofvand 7+6reb, A.Azari 7+1reb+1ast

Sirjan - Mahram 87-90

Mahram snatched a narrow win over Sirjan to even the series at 1-1. American-Ukrainian point guard Jerome Randle (175-1987, college: California) scored 35 points (!!!) to lead the charge for the winners and American DaJuan Summers (203-1988, college: Georgetown, agency: BIG) chipped in 27 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Montenegrin-Serbian forward Nikola Dragovic (206-1987, college: UCLA, agency: BeoBasket) responded with 30 points and 7 rebounds and Russian guard Anton Ponkrashov (200-1986) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 assists. Four Sirjan players scored in double figures. Sirjan's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Sirjan: N.Dragovic 30+7reb+1ast, A.Ponkrashov 20+1reb+12ast, A.Taherkhani 16+9reb+2ast, M.Shahrian 11+5reb+1ast, M.Soleymani 6+4reb+1ast, F.Nima 2
Mahram: J.Randle 35+1reb+3ast, D.Summers 27+9reb+1ast, S.Davarpanah 10+8reb+4ast, M.Kamrani 8+1reb+5ast, M.Hassanzadeh 5+5reb+1ast, A.Davoudichegani 3+4reb

Rafsanjan - Gorgan 73-77

Gorgdan topped Rafsanjan to secure the semifinal berth. Gorgan outrebounded Rafsanjan 43-32 including 31 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American-Guinea-Bissau point guard Perry Petty (185-1988, college: UTRGV) who scored 25 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international center Meisam Mirzaei (210-1992) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds. Petty is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Gorgan's coach Mehran Hatami used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. American point guard Alani Moore II (178-1998, college: Temple) produced 23 points and 5 assists and Majid Rahimian added 21 points and 5 assists respectively for the hosts.
Top scorers:
Rafsanjan: A.Moore II 23+4reb+5ast, R.Majid 21+4reb+5ast, R.Gilchrist 8+11reb, M.Khaleghifard 7+6reb, V.Eslami 5+1reb+2ast, M.Moradian 5+3reb
Gorgan: P.Petty 25+9reb+5ast, M.Jamshidi 16+4reb+3ast, M.Mirzaei 10+13reb+3ast, A.Udras 9+7reb+1ast, R.Mozafari 7+5reb+4ast, A.Sedighi 5+1reb

Kouchin - Zob Ahan 77-87

Zob Ahan overcame Kouchin to complete the sweep. The best player for the winners was the former international Arman Zangeneh (202-1993, agency: BIG) who scored 26 points and 9 rebounds. The former international point guard Sajjad Mashayekhi (180-1994) chipped in 22 points and 6 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). American point guard Mike McCall (183-1991, college: St.Louis) produced 26 points and 9 assists and Jalal Aghamiri (, agency: Domantay Sports) added 16 points and 15 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Kouchin: M.McCall 26+1reb+9ast, A.Jalal 16+15reb+1ast, D.Balaban 13+8reb, A.Matin 12+7reb+3ast, Y.Amirhossein 5+2reb+3ast, L.Mohammadmahdi 3+1reb
Zob Ahan: A.Zangeneh 26+9reb+2ast, S.Mashayekhi 22+2reb+6ast, A.Mortazavi 12+2reb+1ast, A.Khalilnejad 12+1reb, A.Kazemi 8+9reb+3ast, F.Aslani 3+6reb+4ast



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