Superleague Round 10: Al Shurtah defeat Duhok in the game between Top 4 teams

Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

An interesting game for Al Shurtah (7-2) which hosted in Baghdad 4th ranked Duhok (6-4). Second ranked Al Shurtah had an easy win 99-74. Al Shurtah held Duhok to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Rashad Woods (197-86, college: Kent St.) who helped to win the game recording 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international forward Thulfiqar Hammoodi (196-92) contributed with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American guard Chris Johnson (192-91, college: St.Catharine) replied with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds for Duhok. Al Shurtah maintains second position with 7-2 record behind leader Al Naft. Duhok lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the fourth place with four games lost.
Superleague top team - Al Naft (8-0) added another victory to their record. This time they beat eleventh ranked Al Kahraba (1-8) in Baghdad 65-61. The former international swingman Demario Mayfield (196-91, college: Angelo St., agency: Two Points) scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Ihab Al-Zuhairi chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side the former international center Malik Nahi (210-88) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Undefeated Al Naft have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 8-0 record. Al Kahraba at the other side keeps the eleventh place with eight games lost.

Al Kahraba - Al Naft 61-65

Superleague top team - Al Naft (8-0) added another victory to their record. This time they beat eleventh ranked Al Kahraba (1-8) in Baghdad 65-61. Al Naft held Al Kahraba to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Al Naft forced 21 Al Kahraba turnovers. The former international swingman Demario Mayfield (196-91, college: Angelo St., agency: Two Points) scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the former international center Ihab Al-Zuhairi (209-98) chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side the former international center Malik Nahi (210-88) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds and Ahmed Kareem scored 14 points. Al Naft have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 8-0 record. Al Kahraba at the other side keeps the eleventh place with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Al Kahraba: M.Nahi 16+11reb, K.Ahmed 14+4reb+3ast, A.Hussein 9+1reb, J.Hasan 7+1reb+1ast, A.Hussein 5+11reb+2ast, A.Baqer 4+2reb+2ast
Al Naft: D.Mayfield 16+5reb+7ast, I.Al-Zuhairi 13+11reb+1ast, K.Hamzah 9+1reb+1ast, A.Ismael 8+9reb+1ast, M.Fareed 7+2ast, A.Abdullah 5+2reb

Al Shurtah - Duhok 99-74

An interesting game for Al Shurtah (7-2) which hosted in Baghdad 4th ranked Duhok (6-4). Second ranked Al Shurtah had an easy win 99-74. Al Shurtah held Duhok to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Rashad Woods (197-86, college: Kent St.) who helped to win the game recording 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international forward Thulfiqar Hammoodi (196-92) contributed with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Four Al Shurtah players scored in double figures. American guard Chris Johnson (192-91, college: St.Catharine) replied with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds and the former international forward Ahmed Al-Tameemi (200-84) added 29 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Duhok. Al Shurtah maintains second position with 7-2 record behind leader Al Naft. Duhok lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the fourth place with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Duhok: A.Al-Tameemi 29+5reb, C.Johnson 26+10reb+3ast, M.Abdulqader 10+2reb+6ast, A.Hameed 5+6reb, I.Sulaiman 4+4reb, A.N 0
Al Shurtah: R.Woods 28+7reb+4ast, H.Abdullah 21+2reb+3ast, M.Al-Khafaji 17+6reb+1ast, T.Hammoodi 15+8reb+5ast, M.Ismail 9+7reb, H.Talib 6+3reb



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