Round 1 of Quarter-Finals. Gharafa, Al Ahli, Al Sadd and Al Arabi enter semis

Al Sadd - Al Wakrah 103-93

Al Sadd looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. American Grant Dressler (201-1997, college: Chaminade) fired a triple-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists for the winners. International forward Ndoye Seydou (201-1999) chipped in a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). American guard Sindou Diallo (194-2000, college: Montana Tech) produced 38 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 6 assists and international Omar Saad (182-2000) added 21 points and 7 assists respectively for lost side. Five Al Sadd and four Al Wakrah players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Al Wakrah: S.Diallo 38+5reb+6ast, O.Saad 21+4reb+7ast, A.Mitchell 14+5reb+4ast, N.Mame Souleye 13+6reb, Y.Aboulanein 3, Y.Hussein 2+6reb
Al Sadd: S.Flatten 25+2reb+7ast, N.Seydou 24+10reb+1ast, G.Dressler 20+13reb+12ast, B.Dieng 18+8reb+6ast, F.Abuissa 13+4reb+1ast, U.Ahmed 3+2reb

Al Rayyan - Al Arabi 65-84

Lebanese guard Wael Arakji (193-1994) stepped up and scored 28 points and 5 assists (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners and American Victor Rudd (206-1991, college: S.Florida) chipped in 20 points and 7 rebounds. Four Al Arabi players scored in double figures. Al Arabi's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American center Tyler Harris (208-1993, college: Auburn) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds and the other American import point guard Justin Wright-Foreman (183-1997, college: Hofstra) scored 17 points.
Top scorers:
Al Rayyan: T.Harris 18+12reb+3ast, J.Wright-Foreman 17+2reb+3ast, A.Mousa 11+6reb, M.Haracic 6+3reb, K.Jintcharadze 6+5reb+5ast, M.Loving 5+6reb
Al Arabi: W.Arakji 28+3reb+5ast, V.Rudd 20+7reb+2ast, M.Ali 11+3reb+3ast, M.Hussein 10+3reb+1ast, K.Abdelbaset 9+6reb+2ast, M.Fouda 2+4reb+4ast

Al Gharafa - Qatar Club 98-72

Al Gharafa dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Qatar Club's 28. Al Gharafa players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Holland Woods II (184-1999, college: GCU) who helped to win the game recording 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. His fellow American import guard Brian Halums (196-1997, college: UAFS) contributed with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Four Al Gharafa players scored in double figures. Serbian Dejan Janjic (198-1995) answered with 41 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds and naturalized Senegalese forward Alioune Ndoye (199-1986) added 17 points and 12 rebounds in the effort for Qatar Club.
Top scorers:
Qatar Club: D.Janjic 41+9reb+2ast, A.Ndoye 17+12reb+2ast, O.Al-Khanji 5+2reb+7ast, K.Konate 4+9reb, J.Cruz 3+4reb+2ast, A.Arnaoot 2+2reb
Al Gharafa: H.Woods II 29+5reb+5ast, B.Halums 23+5reb+6ast, N.Muslic 15+9reb+1ast, R.Abdulla 15+6reb+3ast, M.Mohmmed 8+4reb+3ast, A.Al-Abdullah 3+1reb+1ast

Al Shamal - Al Ahli D. 70-93

Al Ahli dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Al Shamal's 32. American power forward Raekwon Rogers (203-1999, college: Wagner, agency: One Motive Sports) stepped up and scored 25 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import guard Bruce Massey (190-1990, college: MTSU, agency: BIG) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 14 assists. Rogers is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five Al Ahli D. players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Brandon Weatherspoon (193, college: FAU) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds and international forward Faris Avdic (201-1997) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Al Shamal: B.Weatherspoon 22+14reb, F.Avdic 13+11reb+3ast, M.Mohamed 9+3reb+1ast, J.Hudson 9+1reb+10ast, C.Casas 9+1reb+1ast, O.Abdenacer 8+5reb+1ast
Al Ahli D.: R.Rogers 25+9reb+2ast, B.Massey 16+6reb+14ast, M.Darwish 15+4reb+1ast, M.Ndao 14+3reb+1ast, M.Abbasher 13+11reb+1ast, O.Abdelbaset 7+5reb