DLBL Round 3 of Quarter-Finals. Semifinals are set

Antonine - Antranik 80-74:
Antonine forced 19 Antranik turnovers. It was a great evening for the former international swingman Mark Al-Khoury (197-1998) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. ex-international Elie Chamoun (193-1994) helped adding 20 points. Four Antonine players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American point guard Jeremiah Gambrell Jr (190-2000, college: Alcorn St., agency: 0z Sports Agency) with 26 points and 5 rebounds and South Sudanese center Majur Majak (213-1998, college: New Haven) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Antranik: J.Gambrell Jr. 26+5reb+3ast, K.Kevork 20+3reb+3ast, M.Majak 12+14reb+1ast, C.Hunter 5+4reb+2ast, A.Sabbagh 5+2reb, G.Salibi 4+4reb+4ast
Antonine: C.Elie 20+2reb, A.Mark 15+11reb+2ast, G.Jarred 13+2reb+4ast, P.Justin 11+9reb+1ast, A.Dominic 8+1reb+11ast, A.Anthony 8+6reb+1ast

Hoops - Al Markaziyyah 62-68:
It was a great evening for American-Dominican forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) who led his team to a victory scoring 15 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Senegalese center Abdoulaye Gueye (206-1994, college: Georgia Tech) helped adding 17 points and 9 rebounds. Four Al Markaziyyah players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Vante Hendrix (196-1998, college: CSUN, agency: BIG) with 28 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import forward Miryne Thomas (203-1999, college: Kent St.) scored 9 points and 11 rebounds. Hoops' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Hoops: V.Hendrix 28+7reb+2ast, M.Thomas 9+11reb+2ast, C.Bradford 9+4reb+4ast, G.Yves-Daaboul 8+3reb+5ast, O.Al Jamal 4+6reb, K.Ouwedet 2+1ast
Al Markaziyyah: R.Rayvonte 20+6reb, G.Abdoulaye 17+9reb+1ast, C.Anyeuri 15+8reb+8ast, E.Jihad 14+6reb+2ast, A.Nabaa 2+2reb+1ast, M.Kayal 0

Sagesse - Homentmen 99-97:
Sagesse looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Deshawndre Washington (201, college: NM State, agency: The Crew A.M.) who had a triple-double by scoring 39 points (!!!), 13 rebounds and 14 assists. Canadian center Simi Shittu (208-1999, college: Vanderbilt) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard Jordan Stevens (182-1994, college: Midwestern St.) who recorded a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 13 assists and the other American import forward Michael Watkins (206-1995, college: Penn State) added 26 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Homentmen: J.Stevens 35+5reb+13ast, M.Watkins 26+11reb+5ast, F.Hamad 20+11reb+1ast, A.Abdel Massih 12+3reb, D.Peter 3+7reb, S.Brian 1
Sagesse: W.Deshawndre 39+13reb+14ast, M.Rudy 17+4reb, S.Simi 14+9reb+1ast, D.Sekou 13+1reb+4ast, Y.Khayat 9+4reb+2ast, K.Jad 5+2reb+5ast

Al Riyadi - Beirut Club 130-89:
Al Riyadi dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Beirut Club's 48 and made 17-of-19 charity shots (89.5 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Beirut Club 36-20 including 26 on the defensive glass. Al Riyadi shot the lights out from three nailing 15 long-distance shots on high 57.7 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 34 assists. It was a good game for the former international guard Amir Saoud (187-1991) who led his team to a victory with 23 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). South Sudanese-Australian forward Kouat Noi (201-1997, college: TCU) contributed with 21 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Al Riyadi's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard PJ Hardy (185-1998, college: Louisiana) answered with 40 points (!!!) and 6 assists and ex-international center Ater Majok (210-1987, college: UConn, agency: BIG) added 17 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Beirut Club. Five Al Riyadi and four Beirut Club players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Beirut Club: P.Hardy 40+2reb+6ast, A.Majok 17+5reb+2ast, J.Abou Samra 15+2reb+5ast, D.Ebanks 11+1reb, H.Rayan 4+1reb+2ast, J.Zaloum 2+5reb+7ast
Al Riyadi: S.Amir 23+6reb+3ast, N.Kouat 21+6reb+1ast, M.Dusan 18+8reb+2ast, A.Wael 15+3reb+9ast, Z.Karim 13+3reb+3ast, G.Hayk 11+4reb+4ast