Rayyan rally past Nizwa at GCC Cup

Matthew Bryan-Amaning

Nizwa - Rayyan 55:74

Rayyan victoriously opened their GCC Cup campaign. They topped hosting Nizwa in the opener. Matthew Bryan-Amaning (205-F-88, college: Washington) posted 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Qatari side.
Rayyan opened the game on a 17:4 run. They boosted the lead at 16-point mark at halftime 38:22. Nizwa managed to pull within 11 points at the final intermission 39:50. But Rayyan controlled the tempo in the fourth quarter and rallied to the win. Mohamed Hassan had 15 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Aaron Mitchell (188-G-89, college: Longwood) responded with 17 points for Nizwa.