Round 15 (Regular Season): Al Wahda throttled by Al Riyadi

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Third ranked Lebanese Al Riyadi blasted bottom-ranked Syrian Al Wahda (0-5) in Damascus 113-89 on Thursday evening. Al Wahda is still unable to win any game. Al Riyadi dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Al Wahda's 34. Al Riyadi forced 19 Al Wahda turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. It was a good game for American Maurice Kemp (203-1991, college: ECU) who led his team to a victory with 27 points and 6 rebounds. South Sudanese-American Nuni Omot (204-1994, college: Baylor) contributed with 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American James Justice (178-1989, college: UT Southern) answered with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for Al Wahda. Al Wahda's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Defending Lebanese champion (4-1) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Al Ittihad. Defending Syrian champion Al Wahda still closes the standings with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.




Al Wahda - Al Riyadi 89-113

Third ranked Lebanese Al Riyadi blasted bottom-ranked Syrian Al Wahda (0-5) in Damascus 113-89 on Thursday evening. Al Wahda is still unable to win any game. Al Riyadi dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Al Wahda's 34. Al Riyadi forced 19 Al Wahda turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. It was a good game for American Maurice Kemp (203-1991, college: ECU) who led his team to a victory with 27 points and 6 rebounds. South Sudanese-American Nuni Omot (204-1994, college: Baylor) contributed with 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Five Al Riyadi players scored in double figures. American James Justice (178-1989, college: UT Southern) answered with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) and the other American import Falando Jones (193-1990, college: MVSU) added 18 points in the effort for Al Wahda. Al Wahda's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Defending Lebanese champion (4-1) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Al Ittihad. Defending Syrian champion Al Wahda still closes the standings with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Al Wahda: J.Justice 29+5reb+10ast, F.Jones 18+4reb+2ast, M.Christian 12+5reb+4ast, A.Mohamad 9+6reb+4ast, Y.Abdullah 7, A.Mohammad 6+1reb
Al Riyadi: K.Maurice 27+6reb+3ast, O.Nuni 17+6reb+3ast, S.Amir 15+3reb+3ast, B.Perrin 14+6reb+2ast, T.Bilal 13+1reb, M.Ali 12+2reb+11ast