LBL Round 21: Sagesse edge Beirut Club by two points

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

The most exciting game of round 21 in the LBL took place in Beirut. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Beirut Club (8-6) to fourth ranked Sagesse (9-5) 78-76 in the game for the fourth place. Sagesse made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Beirut Club turnovers. The best player for the winners was the former international swingman Nadim Souaid (192-86, agency: BIG) who scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Christophe Khalil chipped in 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international Elie Chamoun (193-94, agency: BIG) who recorded 26 points. Beirut Club's coach Patrick Saba rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sagesse have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 9-5 record. Beirut Club at the other side keeps the fifth position with six games lost.
Bottom-ranked Anibal (0-14) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 131-49 loss to fourth ranked Champville (9-4) in Dik El Mehdi. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. It was a good game for the former international guard Joseph Chartouny (190-94, college: Marquette, agency: BIG) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds, 14 assists and 7 steals. Jad Bitar contributed with 27 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Champville's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ghassan Tacca answered with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds for Anibal. Champville have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Atlas. Anibal at the other side still closes the standings with 14 games lost.

In the last game of round 21 Homentmen was crushed by Atlas in Zahle 89-69.
The best stats of 21th round was 19 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 8 steals by Sergio El Darwich of Champville.

Atlas - Homentmen 89-69

There was no surprise in Zahle where 9th ranked Homentmen (2-12) was crushed by second ranked Atlas (9-4) 89-69. Atlas players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. It was a good game for point guard Joseph Zaloum (180-90) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Jean-Marc Jarrouge contributed with 11 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four Atlas players scored in double figures. Serouj Avedissian answered with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and Omar El Baba added 12 points in the effort for Homentmen. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Atlas maintains second place with 9-4 record having five points less than leader Al Riyadi, which they share with Champville. Homentmen lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 12 games lost.
Top scorers:
Atlas: J.Zaloum 18+8reb+10ast, S.Georgio 12+5reb, J.Jarrouge 11+6reb+3ast, E.Helou Hicham 11+4reb+5ast, A.Gabriel 10+1ast, O.Kaissy 8+2ast
Homentmen: H.Toufic 13+3reb+2ast, B.Omar El 12+4reb+2ast, K.Jadayel 11+2reb+1ast, A.Serouj 9+5reb+7ast, C.Saad 7+8reb, A.Carlo 5+3reb+1ast

Sagesse - Beirut Club 78-76

The most exciting game of round 21 in the LBL took place in Beirut. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Beirut Club (8-6) to fourth ranked Sagesse (9-5) 78-76 in the game for the fourth place. Sagesse made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Beirut Club turnovers. The best player for the winners was the former international swingman Nadim Souaid (192-86, agency: BIG) who scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Christophe Khalil chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international Elie Chamoun (193-94, agency: BIG) who recorded 26 points and the former international power forward Marwan Ziadeh (202-87) added 18 points and 11 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Beirut Club's coach Patrick Saba rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sagesse have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 9-5 record. Beirut Club at the other side keeps the fifth position with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Sagesse: N.Souaid 28+5reb+5ast, A.Mezher 13+4reb+6ast, K.Christophe 12+10reb+4ast, M.Khoueiry 12+6reb+1ast, T.Makhlouf 8+4reb, R.Fahed 3
Beirut Club: E.Chamoun 26+4reb+3ast, M.Ziadeh 18+11reb+2ast, P.Bou Abboud 11+6reb+4ast, G.El Beyrouty 11+4reb+2ast, J.Abdel Massih 3+3reb+1ast, R.Akl 3+6reb+5ast

Champville - Anibal 131-49

Bottom-ranked Anibal (0-14) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 131-49 loss to fourth ranked Champville (9-4) in Dik El Mehdi. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. They dominated down low during the game scoring 98 of its points in the paint compared to Anibal's 34. Champville forced 39 Anibal turnovers and outrebounded them 51-39 including 21 on the offensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 36 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Anibal's players. It was a good game for the former international guard Joseph Chartouny (190-94, college: Marquette, agency: BIG) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds, 14 assists and 7 steals. The former international power forward Jad Bitar (204-88, agency: BIG) contributed with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Five Champville players scored in double figures. Champville's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ghassan Tacca answered with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds and Christopher Maalouf added 15 points in the effort for Anibal. Champville have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Atlas. Anibal at the other side still closes the standings with 14 games lost.
Top scorers:
Champville: A.Abdel Massih 29+6reb, J.Bitar 27+12reb, S.El Darwich 19+8reb+8ast, J.Chartouny 16+12reb+14ast, E.Rustom 15+4reb+4ast, N.Hawi 14+3reb+1ast
Anibal: M.Christopher 15+4reb+1ast, T.Ghassan 14+16reb+2ast, A.Tannoury 6+7reb+3ast, M.Elie 4+2reb+2ast, H.Georges 4+3reb+2ast, B.Sebastien 3



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