Premier League Round 1 of Finals. Al Wihdat earn opening victory

FINAL

Al Wihdat - Orthodox 95-92

Al Wihdat outrebounded Orthodox 41-29 including 26 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. International center Mohammad Hussein (210-1990) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 15 rebounds for the winners and American point guard Anthony Miles (184-1989, college: Lamar) chipped in 23 points, 9 rebounds, 12 assists and 6 steals. Four Al Wihdat players scored in double figures. At the losing side international guard Amin Abuhawwas (190-1994, college: Mars Hill) responded with 32 points and 4 assists and Senegalese forward Ibrahima Thomas (213-1987, college: Cincinnati, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 28 points and 10 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Orthodox: A.Abuhawwas 32+4reb+4ast, I.Thomas 28+10reb+2ast, Z.Abbas 19+5reb+8ast, M.Kanaan 9+3reb+8ast, Q.Fadi 2+4reb+4ast, H.Mahmoud 2
Al Wihdat: M.Hussein 27+15reb+3ast, A.Miles 23+9reb+12ast, Z.Najdawi 14+6reb+2ast, M.Abdeen 11+2reb+6ast, A.Ashraf 7+1reb+1ast, Y.Abuwazaneh 7+7reb+1ast

3-4 Place

Al Jubaiha - Al Ahli 73-92

Al Ahli players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists. American guard Kerwin Roach II (192-1996, college: Texas) nailed 27 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side and international forward Ahmad Alhamarsheh (197-1986) accounted for 8 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Al Ahli's coach Osama Daghles allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American power forward Gregoryshon Magee (211-1990, college: USA) came up with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 13 rebounds and the former international Khaled Abuaboud (202-1997) added 11 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for Al Jubaiha in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Al Jubaiha: G.Magee 31+13reb, A.Shmali Mohammad 12+3reb+1ast, S.Nader 12+9reb+6ast, K.Abuaboud 11+10reb+7ast, A.Mohammad 3+3reb, Y.Shatat 2+1reb+3ast
Al Ahli: K.Roach II 27+8reb+8ast, G.Alfaraj 16+2reb+1ast, E.Emir 13+2reb+5ast, Y.Al-Awamleh 12+7reb+1ast, A.Alhamarsheh 8+11reb+7ast, A.Obeid 6+6reb+2ast


Tags : MOHAMMAD HUSSEIN, AL WIHDAT AMMAN, JORDANIAN BASKETBALL