Shurtah, Mina, Nift Al-Janoub and Naft enter semifinals

Al-Tadamoun - Al Mina 71-80

Al Mina had a 39-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. American point guard Jeffery Stubbs (189-91, college: Jackson St.) scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the former international power forward Mohammed Mahdi (202-80) chipped in 19 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. Guard Abbas Al-Draisawi (188-98) responded with 29 points and 8 rebounds and Rashwan Kadhim scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Al-Tadamoun's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Al-Tadamoun: A.Al-Draisawi 29+8reb+2ast, K.Rashwan 13+5reb+2ast, A.Sadeq 11+2reb+1ast, A.Mohammed 6+2reb+1ast, H.Mohammed 4+3reb, A.Hussein 4
Al Mina: J.Stubbs 30+7reb+5ast, M.Mahdi 19+11reb+1ast, S.Ali 13+2reb, A.Aljuboori 6+9reb+5ast, K.Al-Elayawi 5+3reb+1ast, I.Al-Zubaidi 4+3reb

Nift Al-Janoub - Duhok 71-53

Adil Albasrawi notched a double-double by scoring 15 points and 27 rebounds to lead the effort and American forward John Dickson (198-90, college: Sacramento St.) supported him with 26 points. Even a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds by American guard Chris Johnson (192-91, college: St.Catharine) did not help to save the game for Duhok. The former international center Ali Hameed (208-84) added 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks for the guests. Duhok's coach tested ten players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
Duhok: C.Johnson 21+10reb+2ast, A.Hameed 15+8reb, A.N 6+4reb, O.Alazawi 4+1ast, M.Abdulqader 4+5reb+5ast, A.Al-Tameemi 3+1reb+1ast
Nift Al-Janoub: J.Dickson 26+2reb+1ast, A.Adil 15+27reb+1ast, A.Jasim 12+5reb+4ast, A.Ahmed 8+2reb+2ast, D.Al-Hchaimi 6+2reb, A.Hamzah 4+3reb

Al Kahraba - Al Shurtah 75-95

American swingman Rashad Woods (197-86, college: Kent St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 27 points and 7 rebounds. The former international guard Hassan Abdullah (190-94) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Four Al Shurtah players scored in double figures. American forward Eric Williams (198-85, college: Tarleton St.) replied with 22 points and 9 rebounds and the former international center Malik Nahi (210-88) added 19 points in the effort for Al Kahraba. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Al Kahraba: E.Williams 22+9reb+3ast, M.Nahi 19+4reb, A.Mostafa 16+2reb+4ast, K.Ahmed 6+4reb+8ast, A.Hussein 4+5reb, A.Baqer 4+2reb+3ast
Al Shurtah: R.Woods 27+7reb+3ast, H.Abdullah 19+1reb+2ast, M.Al-Khafaji 13+6reb+1ast, H.Talib 11+6reb+4ast, T.Hammoodi 9+3reb+3ast, A.Al-Nasrawi 9+7reb+3ast

Zakho - Al Naft 73-102

Al Naft had a 32-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Zakho's players. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Ali Ismael (199-94) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. The former international swingman Demario Mayfield (196-91, college: Angelo St., agency: Two Points) chipped in 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Al Naft players scored in double figures. Mohammed Zewki produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 17 rebounds and center Mohammed Hussein (195-1) added 27 points respectively 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:
Zakho: M.Hussein 27+1reb+1ast, Z.Mohammed 22+17reb, S.Khalid 12+9reb, Z.Jagarkhin 8+4ast, A.Omran 2+1reb, A.Akram 2+4reb+2ast
Al Naft: D.Mayfield 20+5reb+7ast, A.Ismael 18+11reb+8ast, K.Hamzah 11+5reb+2ast, A.Abdullah 10+1reb+1ast, A.Hamad 10+3reb+3ast, A.Fadhil 8+1reb



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