LBL Round 12 (Regular Season): Hoops hand first loss to Beirut Club

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was the first loss of Beirut Club (11-1) on the court of sixth ranked Hoops on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by Hoops 94-88. It ended at the same time the 11-game winning streak of Beirut Club. Strangely Beirut Club outrebounded Hoops 48-29 including a 21-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. 26 personal fouls committed by Beirut Club helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American guard AJ English (192-1992, college: Iona) who led his team to a victory with 41 points (!!!) and 6 assists. The other American import forward Dikembe Dixson (201-1996, college: UIC) contributed with 20 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Sergio El Darwich (194-1996, college: Maine) replied with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for Beirut Club. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Hoops (6-6) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position. Beirut Club at the other side still keeps top place with one game lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Fourth-ranked Antranik (6-5) used its home court advantage to challenge first ranked Beirut Club (11-1). The visitors managed to secure only three-point victory 85-82. However their fans expected easier game. Worth to mention a great performance of American Ricky Ledo (201-1992, college: Providence) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds and Ali Mezher who added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American forward Tony Criswell (205-1991, college: Missouri, agency: Interperformances) with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Beirut Club have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. Antranik at the other side keeps the fourth place with five games lost. They share the position with Antonine. Beirut Club will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Antranik will play on the road against Antonine (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
NSA's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after 11 consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Maristes (4-8) 85-78 on Saturday. The winners were led by Daniel Hamilton who had that evening a double-double by scoring 27 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Even a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds by Henry Sims did not help to save the game for Maristes. NSA maintains twelfth position with 1-11 record. Loser Maristes dropped to the tenth place with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 12 Beirut Club beat NSA on the road 93-83.



NSA - Beirut Club 83-93

No shocking result in a game when first ranked Beirut Club (11-1) beat on the road bottom-ranked NSA (1-11) 93-83 on Tuesday. Beirut Club made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The winners were led by American Ricky Ledo (201-1992, college: Providence) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 23 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international guard Sergio El Darwich (194-1996, college: Maine) supported him with 31 points and 5 assists. Even a double-double of 20 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists by American-Cambodian point guard Darrin Dorsey (188-1987, college: DWU, agency: Diamond Sports) did not help to save the game for NSA. American swingman Lucas Saleh (201-2000, college: Belm.Abbey) added 22 points and 6 rebounds. Five NSA players scored in double figures. Beirut Club have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. NSA lost eleventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Beirut Club: S.El Darwich 31+4reb+5ast, R.Ledo 23+18reb+4ast, Q.Miller-Scott 21+5reb, A.Mahmoud 6+1reb+2ast, A.Mezher 6+4reb+10ast, M.Al-Khoury 4+6reb+1ast
NSA: L.Saleh 22+6reb+3ast, D.Dorsey 20+5reb+13ast, T.Baxter Jr. 17+1reb+3ast, G.Tacca 13+12reb+1ast, M.Perovic 10+4reb+1ast, K.Mechref 1+7reb+3ast

Antranik - Beirut Club 82-85

Fourth-ranked Antranik (6-5) used its home court advantage to challenge first ranked Beirut Club (11-1). The visitors managed to secure only three-point victory 85-82. However their fans expected easier game. Worth to mention a great performance of American Ricky Ledo (201-1992, college: Providence) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds and the former international point guard Ali Mezher (182-1994) who added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists during the contest. Five Beirut Club players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Tony Criswell (205-1991, college: Missouri, agency: Interperformances) with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and American point guard Saeed Nelson (188-1998, college: American) scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Beirut Club have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. Antranik at the other side keeps the fourth place with five games lost. They share the position with Antonine. Beirut Club will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Antranik will play on the road against Antonine (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Beirut Club: R.Ledo 27+10reb+3ast, S.El Darwich 17+6reb+2ast, Q.Miller-Scott 13+4reb, K.Kadji 13+5reb, A.Mezher 11+5reb+12ast, M.Haidar 4+3reb+1ast
Antranik: T.Criswell 28+7reb+4ast, S.Nelson 21+7reb+6ast, J.Abou Samra 13+3reb+4ast, K.Aoun 8+7reb+1ast, N.Elmore 6+6reb+3ast, A.Kopaly 6+2reb+2ast

NSA - Maristes 85-78

NSA's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after 11 consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Maristes (4-8) 85-78 on Saturday. NSA made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. NSA outrebounded Maristes 47-33 including 35 on the defensive glass. The winners were led by American Daniel Hamilton (201-1995, college: UConn) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 27 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists and American-Cambodian point guard Darrin Dorsey (188-1987, college: DWU, agency: Diamond Sports) supported him with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Even a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds by American center Henry Sims (208-1990, college: Georgetown) did not help to save the game for Maristes. American-Syrian guard Javion Blake (191-1997, college: Washburn) added 20 points and 9 assists. Four NSA and five Maristes players scored in double figures. NSA maintains twelfth position with 1-11 record. Loser Maristes dropped to the tenth place with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
NSA: D.Hamilton 27+13reb+6ast, D.Dorsey 16+9reb+6ast, M.Perovic 15+7reb, L.Saleh 13+7reb+2ast, G.Tacca 9+8reb+1ast, M.Haddad 3+2reb+3ast
Maristes: J.Blake 20+2reb+9ast, H.Sims 17+13reb+2ast, R.Zanbaka 16+2reb+1ast, K.Ezzeddine 13+11reb+2ast, J.Salem 10, M.Sarkis 2+1reb

Hoops - Beirut Club 94-88

The most surprising game was the first loss of Beirut Club (11-1) on the court of sixth ranked Hoops on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by Hoops 94-88. It ended at the same time the 11-game winning streak of Beirut Club. Strangely Beirut Club outrebounded Hoops 48-29 including a 21-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. 26 personal fouls committed by Beirut Club helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American guard AJ English (192-1992, college: Iona) who led his team to a victory with 41 points (!!!) and 6 assists. The other American import forward Dikembe Dixson (201-1996, college: UIC) contributed with 20 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Sergio El Darwich (194-1996, college: Maine) replied with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals and American Ricky Ledo (201-1992, college: Providence) added 26 points and 5 rebounds (went 13 for 13 at the free throw line !!!) in the effort for Beirut Club. Four Beirut Club players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Hoops (6-6) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position. Beirut Club at the other side still keeps top place with one game lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Hoops: A.English 41+3reb+6ast, D.Dixson 20+6reb, J.Jarrouge 9+4reb+1ast, A.Sabbagh 8+3reb+3ast, A.Iyiola 6+7reb+4ast, A.Sabbagh 5+3reb
Beirut Club: R.Ledo 26+5reb+3ast, S.El Darwich 21+13reb+6ast, M.Al-Khoury 19+8reb, A.Mezher 13+6reb+9ast, K.Kadji 3+10reb, A.Mahmoud 2+1reb+1ast