POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Mohammad Hussein
Orthodox - Al Ahli 61-52
The hosts trailed by 3 points at the halftime before their 30-18 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Orthodox dominated on the defensive end, holding Al Ahli to just 7 points in third quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to Al Ahli's 22. They outrebounded Al Ahli 50-38 including 17 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Mohammad Hussein (210-1990) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 11 points and 19 rebounds and international forward Caden Al-Najdawi (203-1999, college: Millersville) who added 18 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side the former international forward Zane Najdawi (201-1996, college: Citadel) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds and the former international guard Amin Abuhawwas (190-1994, college: Mars Hill) scored 12 points and 4 assists.
Top scorers:
Orthodox: C.Al-Najdawi 18+9reb+2ast, A.Ashraf 11+6reb, M.Hussein 11+19reb+3ast, A.Alhamarsheh 9+4reb+2ast, F.Ibrahim 8+6reb+8ast, H.Al-Faraj 2+4reb+2ast
Al Ahli: Z.Najdawi 20+16reb+2ast, A.Abuhawwas 12+2reb+4ast, M.Abdeen 9+5reb, G.Tarin 6+6reb+1ast, Q.Fadi 3+4reb+6ast, H.Mahmoud 2+5reb+1astgschID: 1074203
Tags : MOHAMMAD HUSSEIN, ORTHODOX AMMAN, JORDANIAN BASKETBALL