SBL Round 12 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 12 in SBL was guest Ohod's (9-3) road victory over second-best Al Fateh (8-4) 78-72 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Fateh. It was a key game for the second position in the league. The best player for the winners was American forward Jordan Washington (203-1993, college: Iona, agency: Interperformances) who had a double-double by scoring 26 points and 13 rebounds. The other American import point guard James Justice (178-1989, college: UT Southern) chipped in 20 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Algerian forward Mohamed Harat (198-1990) who recorded a double-double by scoring 26 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists. Ohod have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Al Nassr. Al Fateh at the other side dropped to the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Al Wehda. Ohod is looking forward to face Ittihad (#7) in Jeddah in the next round where they are favorite. Al Fateh will play against Al Adalah and is hoping to win this game.
Bottom-ranked Al Taawoun managed to get a second victory, breaking the nine-game losing streak. This time newly promoted Al Taawoun outleveled eleventh-ranked Al Ansar 112-92. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 20-point difference suggests that Al Taawoun is in a good shape to leave the bottom place. It was a good game for American Justin Tuoyo (208-1994, college: Chattanooga) who led his team to a victory with 35 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). Darious Clark contributed with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field) for the winners. Guard Salman Almoulad replied with 24 points for Al Ansar. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Al Taawoun (2-10) moved-up to eleventh place. Al Ansar lost eleventh consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with 11 games lost. Al Taawoun will play against higher ranked Deba (#8) in Tabuk in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Al Ansar will play at home against Al Salam (#9) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Undefeated leader Al Ahli delivered the eleventh consecutive victory on Friday night. This time they beat 9th ranked Al Salam (3-9) 81-77 in Al-Awamiyah. Worth to mention a quality performance of Deandre Liggins who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals. The best for the losing side was Anthony McClain with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 15 rebounds (on 12-of-13 shooting from the field). Undefeated Al Ahli (11-0) have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 11 victories in a row. Loser Al Salam keeps the ninth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Al Adalah. Al Ahli will meet at home Al Hilal (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Al Salam will play against Al Ansar in Medina and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 12 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Al Adalah was crushed by Al Hilal in Riyadh 108-80. Deba was beaten by Al Wehda at home 67-74. Al Nassr won against Ittihad on the opponent's court 79-75.
The best stats of 12th round was 18 points and 8 rebounds by Charles Rhodes of Ittihad.

Al Fateh - Ohod 72-78

The biggest surprise of round 12 in SBL was guest Ohod's (9-3) road victory over second-best Al Fateh (8-4) 78-72 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Fateh. It was a key game for the second position in the league. The best player for the winners was American forward Jordan Washington (203-1993, college: Iona, agency: Interperformances) who had a double-double by scoring 26 points and 13 rebounds. The other American import point guard James Justice (178-1989, college: UT Southern) chipped in 20 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Algerian forward Mohamed Harat (198-1990) who recorded a double-double by scoring 26 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists and Mohammed Alsaqer added 9 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists respectively. Ohod have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Al Nassr. Al Fateh at the other side dropped to the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Al Wehda. Ohod is looking forward to face Ittihad (#7) in Jeddah in the next round where they are favorite. Al Fateh will play against Al Adalah and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Al Fateh: M.Harat 26+17reb+5ast, C.Thomas 12+1reb+1ast, A.Saad 11+3reb+3ast, A.Mohammed 9+9reb+7ast, H.Al Mohammed 6+3reb, A.Hazim 5+1ast
Ohod: J.Washington 26+13reb+1ast, J.Justice 20+9reb+2ast, S.Mohammad 15+5reb+4ast, F.Belal 7+7reb+7ast, A.Almukhtar 6+2reb, A.Ahmed 4+3reb

Al Taawoun - Al Ansar 112-92

Bottom-ranked Al Taawoun managed to get a second victory, breaking the nine-game losing streak. This time newly promoted Al Taawoun outleveled eleventh-ranked Al Ansar 112-92. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 20-point difference suggests that Al Taawoun is in a good shape to leave the bottom place. They were well out of reach of Al Ansar shooting 72.4 percent from the field and made 18-of-21 charity shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Al Ansar 29-13 including a 24-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Al Taawoun especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.6 percentage. It was a good game for American Justin Tuoyo (208-1994, college: Chattanooga) who led his team to a victory with 35 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). The other American import guard Darious Clark (193-1990, college: Slippery Rock, agency: Domantay Sports) contributed with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field) for the winners. Clark is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five Al Taawoun players scored in double figures. Guard Salman Almoulad replied with 24 points and American forward Gerard Tarin (206-1996, college: Nova SE) added 24 points in the effort for Al Ansar. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Al Taawoun (2-10) moved-up to eleventh place. Al Ansar lost eleventh consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with 11 games lost. Al Taawoun will play against higher ranked Deba (#8) in Tabuk in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Al Ansar will play at home against Al Salam (#9) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Al Ansar: G.Tarin 24+3reb+1ast, A.Salman 24+3reb+2ast, S.Khaled 18+1reb, A.Ahmed 6+2reb, A.Abdulrahman 5+1reb, A.Abdullah 5+1reb
Al Taawoun: J.Tuoyo 35+8reb+3ast, D.Clark 28+9reb+5ast, S.Almutairi 23+4reb+1ast, A.Ahmad 11+3reb+4ast, A.Mustafa 11+3reb+2ast, S.Abdin 4+1reb+1ast

Al Hilal - Al Adalah 108-80

There was no surprise in Riyadh where 10th ranked Al Adalah (3-9) was crushed by sixth ranked Al Hilal (8-5) 108-80 on Friday. Al Hilal dominated down low during the game scoring 80 of its points in the paint compared to Al Adalah's 54. They outrebounded Al Adalah 44-28 including a 36-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al Hilal looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of international center Mohammed Alsuwailem (211-1998) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points and 21 rebounds (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) and American power forward Clinton Chapman (208-1989, college: Texas) who added 38 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds during the contest. Al Hilal's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was Russian forward Andrey Semenov (200-1990, college: JMU) with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds and Tunisian swingman Islem Elajmi (196-1991) scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Defending champion maintains sixth position with 8-5 record. Al Adalah lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the ninth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Al Salam. Al Hilal will meet league's leader Al Ahli in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Al Adalah will play against Al Fateh (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Al Adalah: I.Elajmi 20+7reb+4ast, A.Semenov 20+11reb+2ast, A.Moayad 16+5reb, F.Aldawsari 13+1reb+1ast, S.Mohanned 8+3reb+3ast, S.Mahmoud 3+1reb+1ast
Al Hilal: C.Chapman 38+6reb+3ast, A.Mohammed 29+21reb+2ast, K.Abdel-Gabar 13+3reb+8ast, O.Albargawi 12+7reb+4ast, I.Mustafa 8+1reb+3ast, M.Abdulrahman 6+5reb+2ast

Al Salam - Al Ahli 77-81

Undefeated leader Al Ahli delivered the eleventh consecutive victory on Friday night. This time they beat 9th ranked Al Salam (3-9) 81-77 in Al-Awamiyah. Strangely Al Salam outrebounded Al Ahli 44-22 including a 33-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a quality performance of American forward Deandre Liggins (198-1988, college: Kentucky) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals and forward Ayman Belal who added 21 points during the contest. Four Al Ahli players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American center Anthony McClain (211-1988, college: Cincinnati) with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 15 rebounds (on 12-of-13 shooting from the field) and Rashad Shouri scored 22 points and 9 rebounds. Al Ahli (11-0) have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 11 victories in a row. Loser Al Salam keeps the ninth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Al Adalah. Al Ahli will meet at home Al Hilal (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Al Salam will play against Al Ansar in Medina and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Al Salam: A.McClain 30+15reb+1ast, S.Rashad 22+9reb+3ast, N.Stover 17+11reb+3ast, A.Nimer Hussain 6+3reb+2ast, H.Alnamer 2+5reb+4ast, A.Hassan 0
Al Ahli: B.Ayman 21+1ast, D.Liggins 19+8reb+10ast, M.Almuwallad 14+4reb+3ast, D.Ebanks 13+4reb+1ast, A.Shubayli 9+3reb, M.Abdulrahman 3+1reb

Deba - Al Wehda 67-74

No shocking result in a game in Tabuk where fifth ranked Al Wehda (8-4) defeated 8th ranked Deba (4-8) 74-67 on Friday. Al Wehda forced 19 Deba turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Dewayne Jackson (203-1990, college: Morgan St.) who helped to win the game recording 34 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals and the other American import point guard Chauncey Collins (183-1995, college: TCU) who added 11 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was Ukrainian center Vladyslav Koreniuk (210-1994, agency: BIG) with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 25 rebounds and American guard Unique McLean (188, college: SFC, agency: Blacktop Management) scored 32 points and 8 rebounds. Al Wehda have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Al Fateh. Loser Deba keeps the eighth position with eight games lost. Al Wehda will meet league's second-placed Al Nassr in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Deba will play against Al Taawoun (#11) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Deba: U.McLean 32+8reb+1ast, V.Koreniuk 21+25reb+2ast, H.Jassim 8+3ast, F.Hussain 4+1reb+1ast, A.Abdullah 2+3ast, K.Mahmoud 0+3reb+2ast
Al Wehda: D.Jackson 34+7reb+6ast, F.Abdulrahman 16+3reb+1ast, C.Collins 11+10reb+8ast, M.AlMarwani 9+8reb+1ast, B.Husam 2+4reb, M.Thamer 2+1reb

Ittihad - Al Nassr 75-79

Very expected game in Jeddah where 7th ranked Ittihad (6-6) was defeated by third ranked Al Nassr (9-3) 79-75 on Friday. Al Nassr outrebounded Ittihad 41-26 including a 36-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Brandon Austin (198-1994, college: NW Florida St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import forward Antonio Campbell (206-1994, college: Ohio) who added 16 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Four Al Nassr players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Tunisian point guard Omar Abada (189-1993) with 28 points and 8 assists and American power forward Charles Rhodes (203-1985, college: MSU) scored 18 points and 8 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Al Nassr moved-up to second place, which they share with Ohod. Loser Ittihad keeps the seventh position with six games lost. Al Nassr will meet at home Al Wehda (#4) in the next round. Ittihad will play against Ohod in Medina and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Ittihad: O.Abada 28+2reb+8ast, C.Rhodes 18+8reb, A.Yasir 15+3reb+5ast, A.Abdelmalek 8+2reb+1ast, A.AlMadani 3+4reb, M.Almarwani 3+6reb+6ast
Al Nassr: B.Austin 23+10reb+5ast, K.Musab 17+7reb+2ast, A.Campbell 16+12reb+3ast, A.Jallas Nasser 10+5reb+2ast, T.Almuhanna 9+3reb+3ast, J.Al Kabe 2+1reb+2ast



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