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Duop Reath
FINAL
Gorgan - Al Riyadi 79-87
Al Riyadi made 27-of-34 charity shots (79.4 percent) during the game, while Gorgan only scored eight points from the stripe. Gorgan was plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. South Sudanese-Australian center Duop Reath (210-1996, college: LSU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds for the winners and guard Wael Arakji (194-1994) chipped in 22 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side Behnam Yakhchali (196-1995, agency: BIG) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Mohammad Jamshidi (199-1991, agency: BIG) scored 24 points and 8 rebounds. Four Gorgan players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Al Riyadi: D.Reath 34+10reb+1ast, W.Arakji 22+7reb+3ast, K.Murphy 14+4reb+1ast, A.Saoud 5+1reb+1ast, H.Gyokchyan 5+8reb+2ast, K.Zeinoun 4+5reb+2ast
Gorgan: M.Jamshidi 24+8reb+3ast, B.Yakhchali 20+12reb+4ast, S.Pazrofteh 14+10reb+1ast, P.Petty 12+8reb+3ast, R.Mozafari 5+2reb+6ast, A.Udras 2+3rebgschID: 1075936
Kuwait - Al-Manama 87-78
Kuwait had a 36-25 advantage in offensive rebounds. Haitian center Cady Lalanne (208-1992, college: UMass) nailed a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Hamad Hasan (191-1997) accounted for 21 points and 11 rebounds. Five Kuwait players scored in double figures. American swingman Elijah Robinson (200-1995, college: Emmanuel, GA) came up with 23 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import Lamont Jones (183-1990, college: Iona, agency: Diamond Sports) added 20 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Al-Manama in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Kuwait: C.Lalanne 25+12reb+2ast, H.Hasan 21+11reb+3ast, J.Pullen 16+3ast, M.Hasan 11+7reb, M.Georges-Hunt 10+9reb+3ast, J.Omran 4+2reb
Al-Manama: E.Robinson 23+8reb+2ast, L.Jones 20+6reb+3ast, R.Mustafa 17+6reb+2ast, M.Hamooda 8+6reb+2ast, T.Thibodeaux 5+8reb+2ast, R.Ali 5+4reb+2astgschID: 1075938
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