SBL Round 6 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 6 in SBL was guest Al Nasr's (5-1) road victory over Ohod (#4) 74-67 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Ohod. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was swingman Brandon Austin (198-1994, college: NW Florida St.) who scored 27 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Antonio Campbell (206-1994, college: Ohio) chipped in 14 points and 15 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Jordan Washington (203-1993, college: Iona, agency: Interperformances) who recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points and 16 rebounds. Al Nasr moved-up to second place, which they share with Al Fateh. Ohod at the other side keeps the fourth position with two games lost. Al Nasr is looking forward to face Al Adalh (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Ohod's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Medina Al Ansar.
Undefeated leader Al Ahly delivered the sixth consecutive victory. This time they beat 11th ranked Al-Taawon (1-5) 88-82. It was a good game for American forward Devin Ebanks (206-1989, college: WVU) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds. Ali Shubayli contributed with 22 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Al Ahly's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Serbian power forward Aleksandar Marelja (207-1992, agency: BeoBasket) replied with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 10 rebounds for Al-Taawon. Undefeated Al Ahly (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Al-Taawon lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the bottom place with five games lost. They share the position with Al Ansar and Al Salam. Al Ahly will play against Duba Club (#9) in Tabuk in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Al-Taawon will play on the road against Al Salam in Al-Awamiyah and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Jeddah was also quite interesting. 5th ranked Al Hilal (3-3) played at the court of seventh ranked Al Ittihad (3-3). Al Ittihad defeated Al Hilal 86-74 on Monday. Milko Bjelica had a double-double by scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Clinton Chapman with 25 points. Al Ittihad moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Al Hilal and Al Wehda. Al Ittihad will meet at home league's second-placed Al Fateh in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Al Hilal will play against Al Wehda in Mecca and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Rest of the games of round 6 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Al Adalh defeated Duba Club in a road game 68-64. Al Wehda beat Al Salam at home 80-74. Al Ansar lost to Al Fateh on the opponent's court 86-93.
The best stats of 6th round was 28 points and 11 rebounds by Andrey Semenov of Al Adalh.

Duba Club - Al Adalh 64-68

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Tabuk where 8th ranked Duba Club (2-4) was defeated by ninth ranked Al Adalh (2-4) 68-64 on Monday. Strangely Duba Club outrebounded Al Adalh 54-30 including a 19-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Russian forward Andrey Semenov (200-1990, college: JMU) had a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Tunisian swingman Islem Elajmi (196-1991) chipped in 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American guard Unique McLean (188, college: SFC, agency: Blacktop Management) with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds and Ukrainian center Vladyslav Koreniuk (210-1994, agency: BIG) scored 8 points and 18 rebounds. Al Adalh moved-up to eighth place, which they share with defeated Duba Club. Al Adalh will meet at home higher ranked Al Nasr (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Duba Club will play against the league's leader Al Ahly (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Al Adalh: A.Semenov 28+11reb+1ast, I.Elajmi 20+5reb+5ast, A.Salman 9+4reb+1ast, A.Omran 6+1reb+1ast, S.Mahmoud 3+2reb, A.Saqer Khalid 2+2reb
Duba Club: U.McLean 22+13reb+1ast, S.Rashad 12+11reb+2ast, K.Mahmoud 9+6reb+6ast, V.Koreniuk 8+18reb+1ast, I.Suhail 8+2reb, H.Hisham 3

Ohod - Al Nasr 67-74

The biggest surprise of round 6 in SBL was guest Al Nasr's (5-1) road victory over Ohod (#4) 74-67 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Ohod. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was swingman Brandon Austin (198-1994, college: NW Florida St.) who scored 27 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Antonio Campbell (206-1994, college: Ohio) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Jordan Washington (203-1993, college: Iona, agency: Interperformances) who recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points and 16 rebounds and point guard James Justice (178-1989, college: UT Southern) added 25 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Al Nasr moved-up to second place, which they share with Al Fateh. Ohod at the other side keeps the fourth position with two games lost. Al Nasr is looking forward to face Al Adalh (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Ohod's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Medina Al Ansar.
Top scorers:
Al Nasr: B.Austin 27+7reb+2ast, A.Campbell 14+15reb+1ast, A.Ayoub 11+7reb, J.Al Kabe 8, K.Musab 7+4reb+2ast, T.Almuhanna 5+2reb+6ast
Ohod: J.Justice 25+7reb+3ast, J.Washington 19+16reb, F.Belal 8+5reb+7ast, S.Mohammad 8+1reb+2ast, A.Ahmed 7+3reb, A.Ahmed 0

Al Ittihad - Al Hilal 86-74

The game in Jeddah was also quite interesting. 5th ranked Al Hilal (3-3) played at the court of seventh ranked Al Ittihad (3-3). Al Ittihad defeated Al Hilal 86-74 on Monday. They outrebounded Al Hilal 48-23 including a 32-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Serbian-Montenegrin forward Milko Bjelica (207-1984, agency: BIG) had a double-double by scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international Mathna Almarwani (186-1992) chipped in 10 points, 19 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American power forward Clinton Chapman (208-1989, college: Texas) with 25 points and the former international guard Osama Albargawi (188-1998) scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Al Ittihad moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Al Hilal and Al Wehda. Al Ittihad will meet at home league's second-placed Al Fateh in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Al Hilal will play against Al Wehda in Mecca and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Al Ittihad: O.Abada 25+7reb+4ast, M.Bjelica 24+15reb+1ast, A.Yasir 18+2reb, M.Almarwani 10+19reb+7ast, A.Abdullah 5, F.Abdullah 4+5reb+3ast
Al Hilal: C.Chapman 25+4reb, O.Albargawi 19+5reb+4ast, M.Lyons 16+2reb+7ast, N.Alabsi 11+2reb+1ast, A.Abbas Zaid 3+3reb+1ast, B.Hadi Abdulelah 0

Al-Taawon - Al Ahly 82-88

Undefeated leader Al Ahly delivered the sixth consecutive victory. This time they beat 11th ranked Al-Taawon (1-5) 88-82. Al Ahly made 17-of-20 charity shots (85.0 percent) during the game. It was a good game for American forward Devin Ebanks (206-1989, college: WVU) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds. The former international Ali Shubayli (190-1996) contributed with 22 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Al Ahly's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Serbian power forward Aleksandar Marelja (207-1992, agency: BeoBasket) replied with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 10 rebounds and American guard Darious Clark (193-1990, college: Slippery Rock, agency: Domantay Sports) added 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Al-Taawon. Four Al-Taawon players scored in double figures. Al Ahly (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Al-Taawon lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the bottom place with five games lost. They share the position with Al Ansar and Al Salam. Al Ahly will play against Duba Club (#9) in Tabuk in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Al-Taawon will play on the road against Al Salam in Al-Awamiyah and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Al Ahly: D.Ebanks 37+13reb+2ast, A.Shubayli 22+5reb+2ast, D.Liggins 16+6reb+4ast, A.Abdulrahman 7+1reb, M.Almuwallad 6+4reb+2ast, B.Murad 0+1ast
Al-Taawon: A.Marelja 28+10reb+3ast, D.Clark 22+9reb+4ast, A.Mustafa 17+9reb+1ast, A.Ahmad 12+3reb+8ast, S.Almutairi 3+2ast, H.Hassan 0

Al Wehda - Al Salam 80-74

No shocking result in a game in Mecca where seventh ranked Al Wehda (3-3) defeated 10th ranked Al Salam (1-5) 80-74 on Monday. Al Wehda made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. The game was also dominated by American players. Guard Brian Halums (196-1997, college: UAFS) scored 23 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Justin Everett (206-1996, college: Humboldt St.) chipped in 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Anthony McClain (211-1988, college: Cincinnati) with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and forward Nick Stover (198-1993, college: USA) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Al Salam's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Al Wehda moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Al Hilal and Al Ittihad. Al Salam lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with five games lost. They share it with Al Ansar and Al-Taawon. Al Wehda will meet at home Al Hilal (#7) in the next round. Al Salam will play against Al-Taawon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Al Wehda: B.Halums 23+9reb+3ast, M.AlMarwani 17+9reb+1ast, J.Everett 17+9reb+4ast, M.Thamer 10, F.Abdulrahman 8+3reb+4ast, A.Mohammed 3+3reb+3ast
Al Salam: A.McClain 24+15reb, N.Stover 21+10reb+2ast, H.Alnamer 8+6reb+9ast, I.Mohammed 7+2reb, A.Bader 6+2reb+1ast, A.Hyder Mustafa 5+2reb+2ast

Al Fateh - Al Ansar 93-86

Very expected game in Al Hasa where 11th ranked Al Ansar (1-5) was defeated by third ranked Al Fateh (5-1) 93-86 on Monday. Al Fateh looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Algerian forward Mohamed Harat (198-1990) had a double-double by scoring 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Mohammed Alsaqer chipped in 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. Al Fateh's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was Guyanese-American center Anthony Moe (206-1990, college: Millersville) with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 18 rebounds and American forward Gerard Tarin (206-1996, college: Nova SE) scored 32 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Al Fateh have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Al Nasr. Al Ansar lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with five games lost. They share it with Al Salam and Al-Taawon. Al Fateh will meet Al Ittihad (#5) in the next round. Al Ansar's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Medina to the arena Ohod.
Top scorers:
Al Fateh: M.Harat 29+10reb+8ast, A.Mohammed 26+9reb+7ast, A.Saad 17+7reb+3ast, A.Khodeir Ali 8+4reb+4ast, A.Abdullah 6+2reb, A.Hesham 3
Al Ansar: G.Tarin 32+9reb+5ast, A.Moe 29+18reb+2ast, A.Ahmed 17+1reb+1ast, A.Tareq 4+1reb+6ast, A.Ahmed 4+3reb+2ast, S.Atif 0



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