Superleague Round 1 of Finals. Al-Difaa record first win

FINAL

Dijlah - Al-Difaa 52-66

Al-Difaa outrebounded Dijlah 52-34 including 37 on the defensive glass. American guard Antwan Scott (185-1992, college: Colorado St., agency: Olsta) stepped up and scored 25 points and 5 assists for the winners and international power forward Ihab Al-Zuhairi (210-1998) chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side Abdullah Alibrahimi responded with 10 points and 8 rebounds and American guard Shane Gibson (188-1990, college: Sacred Heart) scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. Four Dijlah players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Dijlah: M.Abbas 11+1ast, K.Hamzah 10+6reb+1ast, A.Alibrahimi 10+8reb+3ast, S.Gibson 10+7reb+2ast, Z.AL-Saedi 8+3reb, G.Tarin 3+5reb+3ast
Al-Difaa: A.Scott 25+2reb+5ast, A.Alqarnawi 16+3reb+2ast, I.Al-Zuhairi 11+11reb+1ast, R.Galloway 7+3reb+1ast, T.Hammoodi 3+15reb+3ast, I.Diop 2+6reb

3-4 Place

Al Karkh - Al Shurtah 70-95

Al Shurtah players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. American guard Jared Cunningham (194-1991, college: Oregon St., agency: BIG) nailed 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and Rekan Abdulla accounted for 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Al Shurtah's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Fareed Mahdi came up with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Hussein Almurshedi added 20 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Al Karkh in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Al Karkh: F.Mahdi 23+7reb+4ast, H.Almurshedi 20+7reb+2ast, A.Dulaimi 7+2reb, A.Hameed 7+8reb, R.Al-Ammari 4+2reb+2ast, N.Zaidan 3+9reb+6ast
Al Shurtah: J.Cunningham 23+5reb+6ast, A.Wiggins 17+1reb+2ast, R.Abdulla 13+8reb+5ast, M.Al-Khafaji 9+12reb+1ast, H.Abdullah 9+4reb+3ast, A.Al-Jashaami 8+3reb+2ast