LBL Round 13 (Regular Season): Beirut Club beat Sagesse in a derby game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Beirut Club (#2) and Sagesse (#2). Sagesse was defeated at home 85-90 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Beirut Club outrebounded Sagesse 39-27 including 27 on the defensive glass. Beirut Club looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international guard Sergio El Darwich (194-1996, college: Maine) fired 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American-Jordanian Dar Tucker (193-1988, college: DePaul) chipped in 24 points and 6 rebounds. Tunisian forward Radhouane Slimane (204-1980) produced 22 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Sagesse's coach Jad El Hajj tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Beirut Club have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 11-3 record having just one point less than leader Al Riyadi. Sagesse at the other side dropped to the third position with four games lost. They share it with Champville. Beirut Club's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Antranik.
Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Beirut: Homentmen (#5) and Antranik (#6). Homentmen (9-5) won against visiting Antranik (6-8) 96-86. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Dewayne Jackson (203-1990, college: Morgan St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds. Gerard Hadidian contributed with 22 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. American guard Christian Harvey (185, college: Marian, IN) answered with 33 points (!!!) and 7 assists for Antranik. Homentmen have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 9-5 record. Antranik at the other side keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. Homentmen's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut Al Riyadi.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Beirut. Local Hoops (3-11) outscored 10th ranked Mayrouba (1-12) 77-52 on Sunday night. Brachon Griffin stepped up and scored 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Hoops' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Victor Lewis II responded with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Hoops maintains ninth place with 3-11 record. Mayrouba lost eleventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost. Hoops will meet at home higher ranked Champville (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Mayrouba will play against Antonine (#7) and hope to win that game.

In the last two games of round 13 Hoops were defeated by NSA in a road game 81-77. Beirut Club smashed Antonine at home 103-80.
The best stats of 13th round was 10 points and 14 rebounds by Duby Okeke of Hoops.



Sagesse - Beirut Club 85-90

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Beirut Club (#2) and Sagesse (#2). Sagesse was defeated at home 85-90 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Beirut Club outrebounded Sagesse 39-27 including 27 on the defensive glass. Beirut Club looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international guard Sergio El Darwich (194-1996, college: Maine) fired 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American-Jordanian Dar Tucker (193-1988, college: DePaul) chipped in 24 points and 6 rebounds. Tunisian forward Radhouane Slimane (204-1980) produced 22 points and 5 rebounds and American point guard Jonathan Gibson (188-1987, college: NM State) added 23 points and 4 steals respectively for lost side. Five Beirut Club and four Sagesse players scored in double figures. Sagesse's coach Jad El Hajj tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Beirut Club have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 11-3 record having just one point less than leader Al Riyadi. Sagesse at the other side dropped to the third position with four games lost. They share it with Champville. Beirut Club's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Antranik.
Top scorers:
Beirut Club: D.Tucker 24+6reb+3ast, S.El Darwich 23+8reb+5ast, M.Haidar 14+6reb+3ast, C.Alexander 13+10reb+2ast, A.Mezher 12+4reb+7ast, B.Joe 2+2reb
Sagesse: J.Gibson 23+2reb+1ast, R.Slimane 22+5reb, A.Ibrahim 11+2reb+3ast, M.Khoueiry 10+8reb+2ast, K.Ezzeddine 9+2reb, O.Jamaleddine 3+1reb

Homentmen - Antranik 96-86

Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Beirut: Homentmen (#5) and Antranik (#6). Homentmen (9-5) won against visiting Antranik (6-8) 96-86. Homentmen outrebounded Antranik 52-30 including a 22-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Dewayne Jackson (203-1990, college: Morgan St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds. The former international forward Gerard Hadidian (201-1995, college: Lake Land) contributed with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. American guard Christian Harvey (185, college: Marian, IN) answered with 33 points (!!!) and 7 assists and the other American import forward Jamir Coleman (201-1997, college: CCSU, agency: Haylett Sports) added 13 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Antranik. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Homentmen have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 9-5 record. Antranik at the other side keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. Homentmen's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut Al Riyadi.
Top scorers:
Homentmen: D.Jackson 24+11reb+3ast, G.Hadidian 22+11reb+3ast, Z.Lofton 21+9reb+2ast, J.Khalil 19+9reb+7ast, E.Egbuta 4+1reb, J.Salem 4+5reb+1ast
Antranik: C.Harvey 33+1reb+7ast, Y.Ghantous 14+1reb+2ast, J.Bruner 14+6reb+3ast, J.Coleman 13+13reb+8ast, S.Alaaeddine 9+5reb, G.Elio 3

NSA - Hoops 81-77

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eighth ranked NSA and 9th ranked Hoops had identical 3-10 record. This time NSA used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Beirut 81-77 on Wednesday night. NSA made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American forward Calvin Godfrey (204-1990, college: Memphis) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import guard Byron Wesley (196-1992, college: Gonzaga) chipped in 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side American guard Brachon Griffin (185-1992, college: ECSU) responded with 36 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 9 assists and American-Nigerian center Duby Okeke (203-1994, college: Nebraska, agency: Interperformances) scored 6 points and 14 rebounds. Newly promoted NSA maintains eighth place with 4-10 record. Loser Hoops keep the ninth position with 11 games lost. NSA will meet higher ranked Sagesse (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Hoops will play against Champville (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
NSA: C.Godfrey 25+12reb+1ast, B.Wesley 21+9reb+5ast, D.Newton 18+7reb, E.Helou Hicham 6+3reb+3ast, N.Souaid 6+1reb+1ast, J.Zaloum 5+3reb+12ast
Hoops: B.Griffin 36+7reb+9ast, S.Alaa 14+2reb, S.Foxbrennen 11+4reb, M.Al-Khoury 6+3reb+3ast, D.Okeke 6+14reb, S.Abed 2+2reb

Beirut Club - Antonine 103-80

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Beirut Club (11-3) smashed at home 7th ranked Antonine (5-9) 103-80 on Thursday. Beirut Club looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. American forward Tyree Corbett (201-2000, college: Denver) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 16 rebounds for the winners and the former international guard Sergio El Darwich (194-1996, college: Maine) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds, 14 assists and 5 steals. At the losing side Bassil Daniel responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 18 rebounds and Azerbaijani-American guard Jordan Davis (188-1997, college: N.Colorado) scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Antonine's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Beirut Club have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 11-3 record having just one point less than leader Al Riyadi. Antonine lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the seventh position with nine games lost. Beirut Club's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Antranik.
Top scorers:
Beirut Club: T.Corbett 26+16reb+1ast, J.Jarrouge 20+4reb+3ast, S.El Darwich 16+6reb+14ast, C.Alexander 12+3reb+3ast, A.Mahmoud 11+1ast, M.Martinez 8+1reb+4ast
Antonine: D.Bassil 21+18reb+3ast, J.Davis 20+5reb+4ast, A.Anthony 13+5reb+1ast, Q.Campbell 11+1ast, B.Elio 9+3reb+4ast, M.Bryan 4+2reb+4ast

Hoops - Mayrouba 77-52

The game with biggest result difference took place in Beirut. Local Hoops (3-11) outscored 10th ranked Mayrouba (1-12) 77-52 on Sunday night. Hoops dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Mayrouba's 28. They outrebounded Mayrouba 58-40 including a 27-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. American guard Brachon Griffin (185-1992, college: ECSU) stepped up and scored 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and American-Nigerian center Duby Okeke (203-1994, college: Nebraska, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 10 points and 14 rebounds. Four Hoops players scored in double figures. Hoops' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American guard Victor Lewis II (196-1997, college: York, NE) responded with 16 points and 5 rebounds and American-New Zealand forward Marcel Jones (203-1985, college: Oregon St.) scored 12 points and 9 rebounds. Hoops maintains ninth place with 3-11 record. Mayrouba lost eleventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost. Hoops will meet at home higher ranked Champville (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Mayrouba will play against Antonine (#7) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Hoops: B.Griffin 16+9reb+2ast, A.Jamal Omar 13+9reb, M.Al-Khoury 10+6reb, D.Okeke 10+14reb, I.Haddad 9+4reb+3ast, S.Abed 6+2reb+1ast
Mayrouba: V.Lewis II 16+5reb+1ast, M.Jones 12+9reb+1ast, K.Christophe 7+10reb+3ast, J.Assi 6+2reb, M.Hijazi 4+3reb+1ast, A.Samra Joseph 3+2reb