Premier League Round 1 of Finals. Rum take the lead

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FINAL

Rum - Gerasa 95-93

Rum looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American guard Hunter Strait (188-2000, college: Truman St.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 assists for the winners and international forward Hashem Abbas (198-1999, college: Bridgeport) chipped in 21 points and 10 rebounds. Five Rum players scored in double figures. At the losing side American point guard BJ Maxwell (194-1997, college: IUPUI) responded with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists (made all of his seven free throws) and Ahmad Alhamarsheh scored 31 points and 7 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Rum: H.Strait 22+3reb+11ast, H.Abbas 21+10reb+3ast, A.Alhendi 18+11reb+1ast, K.Thaher 16+5reb+3ast, M.Nasereddin 10+5reb, H.Alfaraj 6+4reb+2ast
Gerasa: A.Alhamarsheh 31+7reb+3ast, B.Maxwell 29+11reb+9ast, Y.Abuwazaneh 15+10reb+2ast, F.Nabali 5+3reb, A.Al Shiyab 5+2reb+2ast, Y.Al Taweel 3+2reb+2ast

3-4 Place

Pella - Philadelphia 97-86

Pella players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists. Guard Ahmad Hassouneh (185-1996) nailed 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and American power forward Devin Gilmore (200-1997, college: Murray St.) accounted for 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 8 steals. Four Pella players scored in double figures. International guard Malek Kanaan (182-1993, college: W.Valley JC) came up with 36 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 9 assists and Croatian power forward Josip Mikulic (215-1993, college: Fairfield, agency: Interperformances) added 18 points and 15 rebounds respectively for Philadelphia in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Pella: A.Hassouneh 27+7reb+6ast, D.Gilmore 20+8reb+6ast, N.Abu Shreikh 20+4reb+6ast, M.Shaher 14+9reb+2ast, Y.Awamleh 8+7reb, Z.Khoury 5+2reb+3ast
Philadelphia: M.Kanaan 36+8reb+9ast, J.Mikulic 18+15reb+3ast, G.Faraj 8+8reb+4ast, A.Atiyeh 6, S.Abusalem 5+2reb+2ast, R.Basatneh 5+5reb+1ast