QBL Round 1 of Finals. Al Arabi secure first win

FINAL

Al Arabi - Al Rayyan 79-71

The former international swingman Abdulrahman Saad (185-1996) fired 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Bahrain point guard Mustafa Ali (177-2002) chipped in 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. American guard Malik Curry (185-1999, college: WVU) produced 32 points (made all of his seven free throws) and Latvian Rolands Freimanis (209-1988) added 9 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Al Arabi: E.Kikanovic 20+5reb+3ast, S.Abdulrahman 18+7reb+5ast, A.Mustafa 18+7reb+5ast, Y.Abdelrahman 9+6reb, D.Sindou 8+3reb+4ast, O.Dieng 6+3reb+1ast
Al Rayyan: M.Curry 32+4reb+3ast, B.Dieng 12+4reb+1ast, M.Abdulla 9+3reb+2ast, R.Freimanis 9+8reb+2ast, R.Brown 5+11reb+2ast, M.Bobo 4+9reb

3-4 Place

Al Sadd - Al Ahli D. 80-73

Strangely Al Ahli outrebounded Al Sadd 47-31 including a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Al Sadd brought some defensive toughness making 12 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Steven Green (196-1993, college: OKBU) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 5 assists. South Sudanese-Australian forward Deng Adel (201-1997, college: Louisville) contributed with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 blocks for the winners. American guard Nigel Johnson (187-1995, college: Virginia, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) answered with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and the other American import power forward Raekwon Rogers (203-1999, college: Wagner, agency: One Motive Sports) added 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Al Ahli.
Top scorers:
Al Sadd: G.Steven 20+3reb+5ast, M.Fouda 18+2reb+7ast, A.Deng 14+8reb+5ast, O.Saad 8+3reb+1ast, T.Malik 8+12reb+1ast, B.Christos 6+1reb
Al Ahli D.: N.Johnson 22+5reb+8ast, R.Rogers 18+8reb+4ast, D.Mahmoud 11+8reb+1ast, T.Adway 7+11reb, A.Mohammed 7+10reb, Y.Youssef 5+1ast