Asia Club Championship: Riyadi storm past Belent

Omar El Turk

Riyadi - Belent 116:65

Riyadi had no problems reaching the Final at the Asia Club Championship. The hosts cruised past Belent in the first semifinal tonight. Amir Saoud (188-G-91) came up with 45 points and 6 rebounds to lead the hosts.
Riyadi left their opponents far behind after the opening quarter. The Lebanese team went on a 32:8 run in the first period. Riaydi maintained the advantage throughout the second stanza. The hosts accounted for a 61:27 halftime lead. Riyadi exploded with 30 points in the third term to gain an insurmountable 91:38 lead at the final break. Belent outscored Riyadi in the fourth frame but just sweetened the pill at the end. Omar El Turk (186-SG-81, college: Dawson Coll.) and Wael Arakji (193-G-94) netted 12 points each for the winners. Aleksandr Kozlov (200-F-82) answered with 16 points for Belent. Begench Akmammedov (197-F-84) had 15 points in the loss.

Riyadi: Amir Saoud 45, Omar El Turk 12, Wael Arakji 12
Belent: Aleksandr Kozlov 16, Begench Akmammedov 15