Superleague Round 2 of Quarter-Finals

Mahram - Kerman 100-95

Mahram outrebounded Kerman 51-37 including 19 on the offensive glass. 28 personal fouls committed by Kerman helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international forward Sajjad Pazrofteh (205-1996) had a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American center Elijah Holman (208-1989, college: Detroit) chipped in 9 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Mahram's coach Farzad Kouhian used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American point guard Corin Henry (183-1988, college: Tarleton St., agency: BIG) responded with 25 points and 8 assists and Mohsen Moradkhani produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Kerman: C.Henry 25+3reb+8ast, M.Mohsen 22+14reb, M.Amirhosein 12+8reb+1ast, S.Erfan 9+4reb+1ast, A.Mehdi 9+1reb+2ast, E.Sajjad 8+3reb+1ast
Mahram: S.Pazrofteh 29+12reb+1ast, M.Jamshidi 20+4reb+3ast, G.Piter 11+5reb+1ast, P.Petty 11+2ast, H.Mohammad 9+5reb+2ast, E.Holman 9+15reb+5ast

Gorgan - Limondis 89-77

Gorgan dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Limondis' 34. Gorgan had a 27-16 advantage in offensive rebounds. 24 personal fouls committed by Limondis helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. International point guard Sina Vahedi (185-2001) scored 26 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international Arsalan Kazemi (201-1990, college: Oregon, agency: BIG) chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) during the contest. The former international Vahid Dalirzahan (199-1995) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and center Seyed Mortaza Jafari (178-2001) scored 11 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Five Gorgan and four Limondis players scored in double figures. Limondis' coach Mohammad Eslami rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Limondis: V.Dalirzahan 23+10reb+4ast, V.Aliabadi 17+1reb+3ast, J.Bradley 13+3reb+3ast, S.Mortaza Jafari 11+8reb+6ast, M.Khaleghifard 6+5reb+2ast, M.Rezaei 4
Gorgan: V.Sina 26+6reb+3ast, N.Rezaeifar 14+7reb+4ast, S.Monji 14+5reb, A.Kazemi 12+12reb+3ast, M.Sheikhi 11+3reb+6ast, Y.Mohammad 8+5reb

Tabiat - Naft Abadan 101-87

Tabiat dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Naft Abadan's 24. Tabiat shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. American point guard Jordan Stevens (182-1994, college: Midwestern St.) scored 46 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 8 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) to lead the charge for the winners and the former international Arman Zangeneh (202-1993, agency: BIG) chipped in 11 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. The former international point guard Farid Aslani (183-1988) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 assists and the former international center Hamed Haddadi (218-1985, agency: BIG) scored 16 points and 8 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Four Naft Abadan players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Naft Abadan: F.Aslani 23+4reb+10ast, S.Amir 18+6reb+2ast, H.Haddadi 16+8reb+2ast, N.Khajezadeh 15+4reb+2ast, M.Torabi 6+1ast, H.Mehdi 6+4reb
Tabiat: J.Stevens 46+5reb+8ast, N.Dragovic 16+6reb+1ast, A.Zangeneh 11+12reb+4ast, J.Ashkan 10+1ast, A.Akbari Hasan 9+5reb, S.Davarpanah 9+6reb+5ast

Zob Ahan - Kalleh 80-57

Zob Ahan made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. Zob Ahan outrebounded Kalleh 45-33 including a 38-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. American point guard Dwight Buycks (191-1989, college: Marquette, agency: Epic Sports Consulting LLC) scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and international Rasoul Mozafari (188-1994) chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Mohammadhadi Lakzaifard responded with 12 points and 5 assists and the former international Matin Aghajanpour (198-2001) scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. 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:
Kalleh: Y.Amirhossein 13+2reb+1ast, L.Mohammadhadi 12+3reb+5ast, A.Matin 11+6reb+3ast, L.Mohammadmahdi 5, M.Mirzaei 4+6reb+2ast, R.Ranjbar 4+4reb+1ast
Zob Ahan: D.Buycks 13+5reb+5ast, K.Ali 11+1reb+2ast, R.Mozafari 10+9reb+3ast, M.Soleymani 8+3reb+2ast, J.Jones 8+10reb+2ast, M.Hossien 8+2reb+2ast