Round 3: Al Hilal lose to Shabab Al Ahli

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 3 in West Asia Super League took place in Dubai where host UAE Shabab Al Ahli (3-0) beat Saudi Arabian Al Hilal (2-1) 75-70 on Monday evening. The best player for the winners was American Nick Minnerath (207-1988, college: Detroit) who scored 32 points. Bosnian forward Milan Milosevic (204-1985, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was center Mohammed Alsuwailem (211-1998) who recorded a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field). Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Another exciting game was played in Homs between Lebanese Al Riyadi and Syrian Al Karameh where Al Riyadi (2-1) crushed Al Karameh (1-2) on the road with 22-point difference 89-67. It was a good game for South Sudanese-Lebanese center Ater Majok (210-1987, college: UConn) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field). Amir Saoud contributed with 26 points and 4 assists for the winners. Guard Ishaq Oubid (192-1995) answered with 15 points and 5 assists for Al Karameh. Al Karameh's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Very important is a road loss of Iraqi Al Naft (1-2) against Iranian Gorgan (2-1) on Wednesday night. Visiting Al Naft was crushed by Gorgan in Gorgan 110-69. It was a great evening for Mohammad Jamshidi who led his team to a victory scoring 31 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Gorgan's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Antwaine Wiggins with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 3 winless Al Bashaer was defeated by Kazma in Kuwait City 84-77.
The best stats of 3rd round was 11 points and 14 rebounds by Latavious Williams of Kazma.

Gulf League

Shabab Al Ahli - Al Hilal 75-70

The biggest surprise of round 3 in West Asia Super League took place in Dubai where host UAE Shabab Al Ahli (3-0) beat Saudi Arabian Al Hilal (2-1) 75-70 on Monday evening. The best player for the winners was American Nick Minnerath (207-1988, college: Detroit) who scored 32 points. Bosnian forward Milan Milosevic (204-1985, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. Four Shabab Al Ahli players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was center Mohammed Alsuwailem (211-1998) who recorded a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and American guard Mark Lyons (185-1989, college: Arizona) added 21 points respectively. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Shabab Al Ahli: N.Minnerath 32+3reb+1ast, M.Milosevic 13+9reb+3ast, A.Hamid 12+5reb+2ast, Q.Alshabebi 10+7reb+1ast, T.Alnuaimi 4+4reb+2ast, B.Triche 4+4reb+4ast
Al Hilal: M.Lyons 21+1reb+3ast, A.Mohammed 20+13reb+3ast, C.Chapman 10+8reb, O.Albargawi 6+4reb+1ast, K.Abdel-Gabar 6+7reb+9ast, H.Zakaria 5+8reb

Kazma - Al Bashaer 84-77

Kazma used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from 84-77 on Tuesday night. It was a great evening for American guard Kevin Murphy (197-1990, college: Tenn Tech) who led his team to a victory scoring 34 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds. His fellow American import power forward Latavious Williams (203-1989, agency: BeoBasket) helped adding 11 points and 14 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Aaron Parks (190-1994, college: CSUN) with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and guard Ahmed Al-Halahli (189-1993) scored 17 points and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Al Bashaer's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Kazma: K.Murphy 34+9reb, A.Ahmad 14+2reb+8ast, B.Yousef 11+6reb+1ast, L.Williams 11+14reb, A.Al-Hamidi 6+9reb+4ast, R.Young 5+3reb
Al Bashaer: A.Ahmed 17+4reb+4ast, A.Parks 17+6reb+8ast, M.Al-Souli 15+5reb+4ast, A.Walker 13+10reb, B.Bakhit Hadid 8+2reb+1ast, S.Al-Saadi 3+3reb+2ast

West Asia

Gorgan - Al Naft 110-69

Very important is a road loss of Iraqi Al Naft (1-2) against Iranian Gorgan (2-1) on Wednesday night. Visiting Al Naft was crushed by Gorgan in Gorgan 110-69. Gorgan dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Al Naft's 44. They outrebounded Al Naft 53-27 including a 21-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Gorgan looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a great evening for Mohammad Jamshidi (199-1991, agency: BIG) who led his team to a victory scoring 31 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. American-Guinea-Bissau point guard Parrish Petty (185-1988, college: UTRGV) helped adding 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Petty is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Gorgan players scored in double figures. Gorgan's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American forward Antwaine Wiggins (203-1988, college: Charleston, agency: BIG) with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds and American-Dominican forward Edgar Sosa (190-1988, college: Louisville) scored 24 points and 6 assists. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Gorgan: M.Jamshidi 31+6reb+7ast, P.Petty 25+6reb+7ast, B.Yakhchali 22+11reb+3ast, S.Monji 12+7reb+1ast, R.Mozafari 8+2reb+2ast, S.Pazrofteh 7+15reb+2ast
Al Naft: A.Wiggins 29+10reb+1ast, E.Sosa 24+6ast, K.Hamzah 4+7reb+8ast, H.Aldiwani 4+3reb+2ast, A.Jasim 4, N.Mohammed 2+2reb

Al Karameh - Al Riyadi 67-89

Another exciting game was played in Homs between Lebanese Al Riyadi and Syrian Al Karameh where Al Riyadi (2-1) crushed Al Karameh (1-2) on the road with 22-point difference 89-67. Al Riyadi players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. It was a good game for South Sudanese-Lebanese center Ater Majok (210-1987, college: UConn) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field). Guard Amir Saoud (186-1991) contributed with 26 points and 4 assists for the winners. Guard Ishaq Oubid (192-1995) answered with 15 points and 5 assists and forward Omar Cheikh-Ali (204-1991) added 10 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Al Karameh. Al Karameh's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Al Riyadi: A.Saoud 26+2reb+4ast, A.Majok 22+10reb+1ast, A.Mansour 11+13reb+8ast, M.Martinez 9+3reb+3ast, B.Tabbara 8+1reb, J.Abdel Nour 7+2reb+3ast
Al Karameh: I.Oubid 15+3reb+5ast, Z.Alhusain 15+1reb+2ast, O.Cheikh-Ali 10+10reb+3ast, M.Bo-Aetah 9+11reb+2ast, E.Hilani 7+4reb+1ast, G.Nazarian 7+3reb+1ast



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