Premier League Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Amman United and Al Faisaly register wins

Amman United - Al Jubaiha 112-100

Amman United shot 60.6 percent from the field. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. American Samuel Daniel (203-1996, college: Florida Tech) stepped up and scored 39 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds for the winners and the former international guard Amin Abuhawwas (190-1994, college: Mars Hill) chipped in 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Abuhawwas is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side American forward Jamir Coleman (201-1997, college: CCSU) responded with 34 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and the other American import guard Christian Harvey (185, college: Marian, IN) scored 22 points and 4 assists. Five Amman United and four Al Jubaiha players scored in double figures. Al Jubaiha's coach Saif Al-Bitar rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Amman United: D.Samuel 39+8reb+3ast, A.Abuhawwas 22+5reb+5ast, H.Vante 15+4reb+8ast, Y.AlTaweel 14+3reb+4ast, A.Alhamarsheh 12+7reb+3ast, Y.Abuwazaneh 4+1reb+3ast
Al Jubaiha: J.Coleman 34+5reb+2ast, C.Harvey 22+2reb+4ast, N.Michel 14+2reb+6ast, B.Yousef 12+11reb+2ast, A.Shreikh Omar 7+1reb+2ast, A.Shreikh Nabeel 3+2reb+6ast

Al Faisaly - Al Iglizia 109-86

Al Faisaly dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Al Iglizia's 40. Al Faisaly forced 20 Al Iglizia turnovers and outrebounded them 56-45 including 21 on the offensive glass. Al Faisaly players were unselfish on offense dishing 33 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Al Iglizia's players. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. American-Palestinian guard Brian Halums (196-1997, college: UAFS, agency: The Crew A.M.) nailed a double-double by scoring 29 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks for the winning side and American Daniel Hamilton (201-1995, college: UConn) accounted for 14 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists and 5 steals. Five Al Faisaly players scored in double figures. American-Guamanian swingman BJ Freeman (198-2002, college: Arizona St., agency: The Crew A.M.) came up with 41 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds and American power forward Mason Harrell (206-1997, college: WSSU, agency: The Crew A.M.) added 19 points, 19 rebounds and 5 blocks respectively for Al Iglizia in the defeat. 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:
Al Faisaly: H.Brian 29+14reb+5ast, A.Dajani 16+3reb+8ast, K.Abu 16+8reb+1ast, H.Daniel 14+9reb+13ast, M.Hussein 12+13reb+1ast, D.Yousef 9+1reb
Al Iglizia: B.Freeman 41+13reb+2ast, M.Harrell 19+19reb+1ast, S.Mutaz 12, A.Hani 5+7reb+3ast, S.Hamzah 4+2reb+6ast, E.Tareq 3