World Military Championship: Uzbekistan no match for Qatar

Ali Turki Ali

Qatar - Uzbekistan 85:60

Qatar coasted past Uzbekistan on the first day of action at World Military Championship in Brazil. Qatar improved at 1-0 record in preliminary Group B. Ali Turki (201-F-82) delivered 20 points to lead the winners.
Qatar stormed past Uzbekistan in the first half. They held Uzbekistan to 9 points in the starting quarter to take a 27:9 lead. Qatar opened the second quarter with a 15:2 rally to enlarge the gap. Qatar arrived at halftime leading by 37 points 52:15. Uzbekistan tried to change the complexion of the game after the big break. They tipped off the second half with an 11:2 surge. Uzbekistan cut the deficit at 29-point mark with one quarter remaining. They unloaded 25 points in the fourth frame but it was too little too late to hope for any positive outcome. Fadi Abilmoni nailed 18 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in the victory. Vyacheslav Denisov (190-G-83) and Kirill Gusev (185-G-90) posted 12 points each for Uzbekistan. Samender Juginisov (202-F-87) had 8 points in the loss.

Qatar: Ali Turki 20, Fadi Abilmoni 18, Ziyad Guled 15
Uzbekistan: Vyacheslav Denisov 12, Kirill Gusev 12