LBL Round 10 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

Round 10 most important game was a victory of Al Riyadi over their biggest opponent Sagesse 87-70 on Sunday night. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Sagesse. It was a key game for the top position in the league. They outrebounded Sagesse 50-29 including a 32-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of international guard Ali Mansour (185-98, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording a triple-double by scoring 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Forward Hayk Gyokchyan (203-90, college: F&M, agency: BIG) contributed with 17 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. International point guard Ali Mezher (182-94) replied with 19 points and 6 assists for Sagesse. Al Riyadi (6-1) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Sagesse at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost. They share the position with Champville and Atlas.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Beirut: Beirut Club (#6) and Hoops (#5). Beirut Club (4-3) won against visiting Hoops (4-3) 72-61. The former international forward Patrick Bou Abboud (199-87) had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!) to lead the charge for the winners and Marwan Ziadeh chipped in 10 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side naturalized French guard Gabriel Salibi (203, college: Northeastern St., agency: BIG) responded with 11 points and 4 steals. Hoops' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Beirut Club moved-up to fifth place, which they share with defeated Hoops.
Bottom-ranked Anibal is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their seventh consecutive match to fifth ranked Atlas (5-2) 101-84 on Thursday evening. Marc Abi Kheres notched a double-double by scoring 15 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort. Atlas' coach Brent Ragsdale used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds by Andre Tannoury did not help to save the game for Anibal. Atlas have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Sagesse and Champville. Loser Anibal still closes the standings with seven games lost.
The game in Tripoli supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Sagesse (5-2) played at the court of 7th ranked Moutahed (3-4). Sagesse smashed Moutahed 84-59. Ali Mezher fired a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 assists and 4 steals for the winners. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sagesse have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 5-2 record behind leader Al Riyadi, which they share with Champville and Atlas. Moutahed at the other side keeps the seventh place with four games lost.

Moutahed - Sagesse 59-84

The game in Tripoli supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Sagesse (5-2) played at the court of 7th ranked Moutahed (3-4). Sagesse smashed Moutahed 84-59. Sagesse made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Moutahed turnovers. International point guard Ali Mezher (182-94) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 assists and 4 steals for the winners. The former international swingman Nadim Souaid (192-86, agency: BIG) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. Four Sagesse players scored in double figures. Ibrahim Haddad (-98) produced 28 points and 7 rebounds and guard Malek Hijazi (190-94, college: West LA) added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sagesse have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 5-2 record behind leader Al Riyadi, which they share with Champville and Atlas. Moutahed at the other side keeps the seventh place with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Moutahed: I.Haddad 28+7reb, M.Hijazi 8+6reb+4ast, G.Elio 7+1reb, A.Ramzi 7+7reb, W.Sawan 5+6reb, S.Rayan 3+2reb
Sagesse: A.Mezher 25+4reb+10ast, N.Souaid 16+7reb+3ast, K.Christophe 15+10reb, H.Mike 12+2reb, M.Khoueiry 5+6reb+3ast, H.Omar El 4+1ast

Anibal - Atlas 84-101

Bottom-ranked Anibal is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their seventh consecutive match to fifth ranked Atlas (5-2) 101-84 on Thursday evening. Atlas forced 21 Anibal turnovers and outrebounded them 58-41 including a 25-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. Forward Marc Abi Kheres (197-94) notched a double-double by scoring 15 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and point guard Joseph Zaloum (180-90) supported him with 8 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists and 5 steals. Atlas' coach Brent Ragsdale used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds by Andre Tannoury (195-1) did not help to save the game for Anibal. Tarek Mitri added 21 points and 6 assists for lost side. Four Anibal players scored in double figures. Atlas have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Sagesse and Champville. Loser Anibal still closes the standings with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Anibal: M.Tarek 21+3reb+6ast, A.Tannoury 18+11reb+3ast, M.Christopher 17+5reb+3ast, S.Daoud 15+6reb+5ast, T.Ghassan 7+15reb+1ast, S.Bechara 6+1reb+4ast
Atlas: E.Helou Hicham 20+6reb+2ast, J.Jarrouge 19+4reb+2ast, M.Abi-Kheres 15+18reb+4ast, K.Mohamad 11+1reb+2ast, K.Amir 9+7reb+1ast, J.Zaloum 8+9reb+13ast

Beirut Club - Hoops 72-61

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Beirut: Beirut Club (#6) and Hoops (#5). Beirut Club (4-3) won against visiting Hoops (4-3) 72-61. Beirut Club made 22-of-29 charity shots (75.9 percent) during the game. Beirut Club outrebounded Hoops 45-29 including a 36-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Hoops were plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. The former international forward Patrick Bou Abboud (199-87) had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!) to lead the charge for the winners and the former international power forward Marwan Ziadeh (202-87) chipped in 10 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side naturalized French guard Gabriel Salibi (203, college: Northeastern St., agency: BIG) responded with 11 points and 4 steals and the former international swingman Khalil Aoun (195-90, agency: BIG) scored 6 points and 9 rebounds. Hoops' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Beirut Club moved-up to fifth place, which they share with defeated Hoops.
Top scorers:
Hoops: G.Salibi 11+4reb+2ast, N.Hachem 11+2reb+1ast, K.Michel 9+1reb+5ast, Y.Ghantous 8+2reb+1ast, H.Abdallah 6+5reb, K.Aoun 6+9reb+1ast
Beirut Club: P.Bou Abboud 17+13reb+2ast, N.Rabay 13+7reb, M.Ziadeh 10+12reb+1ast, H.Ghassan 10+4reb, A.Kopaly 9+4ast, R.Akl 7+2reb+5ast

Sagesse - Al Riyadi 70-87

Round 10 most important game was a victory of Al Riyadi over their biggest opponent Sagesse 87-70 on Sunday night. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Sagesse. It was a key game for the top position in the league. They outrebounded Sagesse 50-29 including a 32-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of international guard Ali Mansour (185-98, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording a triple-double by scoring 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Forward Hayk Gyokchyan (203-90, college: F&M, agency: BIG) contributed with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Five Al Riyadi players scored in double figures. International point guard Ali Mezher (182-94) replied with 19 points and 6 assists and the former international swingman Nadim Souaid (192-86, agency: BIG) added 20 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Sagesse. Al Riyadi (6-1) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Sagesse at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost. They share the position with Champville and Atlas.
Top scorers:
Sagesse: N.Souaid 20+7reb, A.Mezher 19+3reb+6ast, K.Christophe 16+9reb+1ast, M.Khoueiry 8+3reb+2ast, H.Mike 5+2reb+2ast, S.Michel 2+4reb
Al Riyadi: K.Zeinoun 19+8reb+1ast, H.Gyokchyan 17+11reb+3ast, G.Hadidian 16+5reb+2ast, A.Saoud 12+4reb+2ast, M.Khoury 10+7reb, A.Mansour 10+11reb+11ast



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