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HAIL AL RAYYAN THE CHAMPIONS!
QUEZON City - Al Rayyan
of Qatar claimed the 16th FedEx FIBA-Asia Champions Cup, the
second in club history by thumping a gritty Fastlink of Jordan, 83-76,
Sunday night (June 5) at the Araneta Coliseum. Al Rayyan remained
spotless in the weeklong tournament emerging victorious in all its seven
games.
The day belonged to
Todd Day as he went on fire in the first half, unloading 24 points
and at some points outscoring the whole Fastlink squad. Playing
with an injured finger, Yaseen Ismail Mahmoud capped the first
half with one his patented thundering dunks to push Al Rayyan further
ahead, 45-36.
Suddenly, Sam
Dahglas pumped in 11 points in a key 17-8 run to begin the final
period and give Fastlink the lead for the first time, 71-69, and 3:25 to
go. With the score tied at 73-73, Saad Abdulrahman Ali
fired a big triple to put Al Rayyan on top for good at the 1:12 mark,
76-73. Erfan Ali Saeed then put the exclamation point with
a strong two-handed dunk with 30 seconds left, 79-73. Free throws
settled the final tally after which Al Rayyan celebrated by dousing
Coach James Angeli and everyone on and near their bench with
water.
Day
finished with a total of 30 points in a no-relief 40-minute job.
Saeed followed with 18 points and 15 rebounds while Pervis Pasco
added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Scotty Thurman paced
Fastlink with 22 points while Ayman Deis added 18 points and 10
rebounds.
After
the game, the tournament’s individual and team awards were held.
Fadi El Khatib took home the FedEx Most Valuable Player Award and
was joined the All-Tournament Team by Ali and Saeed of Al Rayyan,
Enver Shwabzooka of Fastlink and Romel Adducul of San Miguel
Beer. Deis won as the Accel Best Rebounder while Sambhaji Kadam
of the Indian Cagers got the nod as the Air21 Best Passer.
Al Rayyan
won its other Champions Cup in 2002 in Kuala Lumpur. The 17th
FIBA-Asia Champions Cup will be hosted by Kuwait next year.
AL RAYYAN (83)
-
Day 30, Saeed 18, Pasco 17, Mahmoud 8, Ali 7, Abdi 3, Abdulla 0.
FASTLINK (76)
-
Thurman 22, Deis 18, Dahglas 14, Bassam 8, Shwabzooka 8, Lett 5, Ireifej
1, Hamdam 0.
Period Scores: 24-20, 45-36, 61-54, 83-76.
La Sagesse d. Saba
Battery, 74-71
Dethroned champion La
Sagesse of Lebanon took Third Place over Saba Battery of Iran, 74-71, in
a game with a bizarre ending. Trailing by six points entering the
final period, the Lebanese slowly climbed back with Elie Mechantaf
scoring the go-ahead basket with a minute to play, 72-71.
Suddenly, Saba failed to score with Fadi El Khatib banging in
another basket to seal the outcome for Lebanon. After the buzzer,
Saba players and officials charged at FIBA referee Ho Kok Yew of
Malaysia complaining about the latter’s non-calls during the final
minute. Cooler heads prevailed before the situation went out of
hand.
El Khatib and Mechantaf
led La Sagesse with 21 and 18 markers respectively. Andre Pitts
led all scorers with 30 points followed by Aydin Bahrami and
Lorenzo Hall with eight each.
LA SAGESSE (74)
- El Khatib 21, Mechantaf 18, Howard 17, Satterfield 16, Ghatass 2,
Chibani 0, Balaa 0.
SABA BATTERY (71)
- Pitts 30, Bahrami 8, Hall 8, Honardoust 6, Rouzbahani 6, Afradi 5,
Nikkahbahrami 4, Eslamieh 3, Kamrani 1, Jamshidvand 0, Sohrabnejad 0.
San Miguel Beer d. Al Kuwait, 96-84
Host San Miguel Beer
gave the fans something to cheer about as they salvaged Fifth Place over
Army of Syria. This was the best finish by the Philippines since
Tanduay Gold finished fifth in 1997 and the best by an All-Filipino team
since Swift’s won the title in 1988.
Mark Caguioa led
San Miguel with 14 points followed by Jimmy Alapag and Romel
Adducul with 13 markers each. Osamah Mubark topped Al Kuwait
with 18 points while Chudney Grey and Yahee Albhar both added 17 points.
SAN MIGUEL BEER (96)
- Caguioa 14, Alapag 13, Adducul 13, Belasco 11, Hontiveros 9, Ritualo
9, Miller 8, dela Cruz 7, Villanueva 6, Reavis 6, de Ocampo 0, Thoss 0.
AL KUWAIT (84)
- Mubarak 18, Grey 17, Albhar 17, Al Mutairi 13, Watkins 11, Shuaib 3, K
Alyayuh 3, Alenezi 2, Boftein 0.
Period Scores: 21-15,
42-40, 69-61, 96-84.
Army d. Tobol, 77-71
The day’s curtain
raiser saw Army of Syria taking Seventh Place by whipping Tobol of
Kazakhstan, 77-71.
John Carter
topped Army with 16 while Tony Rutland and Radwan Hasaballah
chipped in 15 each.
Sergey Vdovin led Tobol with 23 points
and 15 rebounds while Jarov Khussazhan added 14.
ARMY (77)
-
Carter 16, Rutland 15, Abdullah 15, Hasaballah 13, Alkatib 12, Knefati
3, Hammouch 3, Sindeed 0, Alrifaei 0, Almadni 0.
TOBOL (71)
- Vdovin 23, Khussazhan 14, Derbush 10, Gasrshin 9, Gellert 7, Kasantsev
5, Biryulin 3, Lashco 0.
Period Scores: 20-16,
34-37, 57-57, 77-71
16th
FedEx Champions Cup Day Seven
ANTIPOLO City - The
championship cast is complete and the stage is set for tomorrow’s grand
finale of the 16th FedEx FIBA-Asia Champions Cup at the
Ynares Center. The kings have lost their throne while the local
boys did their best to keep their loyal fans happy. Action returns
today to the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
San Miguel Beer d.
Army, 73-57
A day after failing to
make the semifinals, host San Miguel Beer wasted no time in recovering
its bearings to blast Army of Syria, 73-57. From a shaky start,
the Filipinos settled down and slowly pulled away with minimal
resistance from the Syrians.
Willie Miller
and Romel Adducul paced San Miguel with 14 points each.
John Carter led Army with 20 points followed by Al Hakam Abdullah
with 12.
SAN MIGUEL BEER (73)
- Miller 14, Adducul 14, Villanueva 11, dela Cruz 7, Ritualo 6, Thoss 6,
Hontiveros 5, Reavis 4, Caguioa 2, Belasco 2, de Ocampo 2, Alapag 0.
ARMY (57)
-
Carter 20, Abdullah 12, Hasaballah 7, Rutland 6, Alkatib 4, Sindeed 4,
Al Shatti 2, Al Rifaei 2, Knefati 0.
Period Scores: 19-16,
34-34, 54-39, 73-57.
Al Kuwait d. Tobol,
96-87
Al Kuwait arranged a
showdown with host San Miguel Beer for Fifth Place by beating Tobol of
Kazakhstan, 96-87. The Kazakhs suffered a big blow when their top
point guard Timur Sultanov had to leave the game for good due to
a knee injury in the first period. With Sultanov gone, Al Kuwait
capitalized on their foes’ errors to clinch the victory.
Chudney Grey led
Al Kuwait with 20 points and 12 assists followed by Osamah Mubarak
with 16. Sergey Vdovin led Tobol with 20 points and 10
rebounds followed by Jarov Khussazhan with 15.
AL KUWAIT (96)
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Grey 20, Mubarak 16, A Shuaib 15, Watkins 15, Alinezi 13, K Alyayuh 7,
Alhayyan 4, Albhar 3, H Shuaib 2, Boftein 1, F Alyayuh 0.
TOBOL (87)
- Vdovin 20, Khusassazhan 15, Shpekht 11, Ponomaryov 9, Derbush 8,
Kasantsev 8, Lashco 6, Garshin 5, Biryulin 5, Sultanov 0, Gellert 0.
Period Scores: 27-23,
54-38, 76-62, 96-87.
Fastlink d. Saba
Battery, 74-69
Fastlink of Jordan
claimed the first finals spot by handing Saba Battery of Iran its first
and bitterest loss of the tournament, 74-69. With Saba trailing by
six entering the final two minutes, Andre Pitts clustered five
straight points to threaten with1:07 to go, 66-67.
Ayman Dies then doused the rally by canning a triple in the next
play, 70-66. The Iranians then failed to score, with Scotty
Thurman and Francis Ireifej icing the game from the free
throw line.
Thurman led Fastlink
with 23 points while Deis added 17 points and 17 rebounds. Pitts
topped Saba with 28 points followed by Mehdi Kamrani with17.
FASTLINK (74) -
Thurman 23, Dies 17, Swabzooka 16, Lett 11. Ireifej 5, Dahglas 2.
SABA BATTERY (69)
- Pitts 28, Kamrani 17, Nikkahbarahmi 9, Hall 8, Eslamieh 5, Sohrabnejad
3, Jamshidvand 1, Honardoust 0, Bahrami 0, Rouzbahani 0, Alfradi 0.
Period Scores: 17-17,
38-32, 60-50, 74-69.
Al Rayyan d. La
Sagesse, 87-84 (OT)
Todd Day hit a
triple at the buzzer to tow Al Rayyan of Qatar into the Finals of the
Champions Cup at the expense of defending champion La Sagesse of
Lebanon, 87-84. Earlier, Day blocked a driving Kenny
Satterfield to force the overtime, 81-81. Al Rayyan went on a
13-0 run to begin the third period, 54-45. Satterfield and
Stephen Howard slowly rallied Sagesse back in the contest, only to
fall short in the overtime. Al Rayyan remains the only undefeated
team in the tournament.
Day finished with 26
points while Efran Ali Saeed chipped in 20. Satterfield
paced La Sagesse with 31 points followed by Fadi El Khatib with
20.
AL RAYYAN (87)
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Day 26, Saeed 20, Mahmoud 12, Pasco 12, Ali 10, S Abdulla 5, Adbi 2,
LA SAGESSE (84)
- Satterfield 31, El Khatib 20, Howard 14, P Khoury 9, Balaa 5,
Mechantaf 5, S Khoury 0.
Period Scores: 20-22,
41-55, 63-59, 81-81 (reg.), 87-84 (OT).
16th
FedEx Champions Cup Day Six
ANTIPOLO City - The
favored squads marched into the semifinals of the 16th FedEx
FIBA-Asia Champions Cup Friday (June 3) at the Ynares Center. True
to form, all teams upped their game since it meant no tomorrow for the
losers.
Indian Cagers d. Al
Sharjah, 92-82
The Indian Cagers
salvaged some pride by trouncing Al Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates,
92-82, for their first win in the tournament and in the process claim
Ninth Place. Al Sharjah was greatly affected by their management’s
decision to fire their two imports two days earlier.
Robin Robinson
had a double-double with 29 points and 17 rebounds. Riyazuddin
backed him up with 24 points. Ibrahim Abdulla led Al
Sharjah with 27 points followed by Ayoub Abbas with 24.
INDIAN CAGERS (92)
- Robinson 29, Riyazuddin 24, Rai 16, Y Singh 11, Shenoy 7, Shiukumar 3,
Kadam 2, T Singh 0, Thomas 0, Ahmed 0.
AL SHARJAH (82)
- Abdulla 27, Abbas 21, Farhan 16, Mohd 15, Ghuloum 3, Sanqour 0,
Mahmoud 0, Ahmed 0.
Period Scores: 24-27,
49-43, 60-57, 92-82.
Saba Battery d.
Army, 76-65
Saba Battery of Iran
stayed undefeated by eliminating Army of Syria, 76-65. The
Iranians hardly missed the services of Andre Pitts who preferred
to rest an injury incurred in their previous game.
Hamed
Eslamech and Aydin Bahrami showed the way for Saba with 15
points each. As usual, John Carter and Tony Rutland
bore the load for Syria with 21 and 19 markers respectively.
SABA BATTERY (76)
- Eslamech 15, Bahrami 15, Nikkahbahrami 9, Kahmrani 9, Alfradi 9, Hall
8, Sohrabnejad 4, Rouzbahani 3, Honardoust 2, Jamshidvand 1, Verse 1.
ARMY (65) -
Carter 21, Rutland 19, Shatti 9, Alrifaei 2, Knefati 7, Hasaballah 5,
Abdullah 2, Alkatib 0, Almadni 0, Hammouch 0.
Period Scores: 13-16,
41-31, 60-53, 76-65.
Al Rayyan d. Tobol,
89-82
Not ready to take a
chance, Al Rayyan star Yaseen Ismail Mahmoud suited up despite an
injured finger. Tobol raced to a 30-25 lead after one period but
Al Rayyan inched back capped by a buzzer-beating heave by Todd Day
from close to the half-court line and tie the score entering the second
half, 47-47. With the momentum on their side, Al Rayyan went on a 17-0
tear to begin the second half, 64-57. Aleksandr Garshin
tried his best to rally Tobol but the rally came a bit late.
Day paced Al Rayyan
with 24 points followed by Erfan Ali Saeed with 23 points and 10
rebounds. Sergey Vdovin led Tobol with 23 points while
Garshin finished with 18.
AL RAYYAN (89)
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Day 24, Saeed 23, Pasco 14, Ali 12, Mahmoud 8, Abdi 5, Abdulla 3, Salman
0.
TOBOL (82)
-
Vdovin 24, Garshin 18, Sultanov 10, Lashco 10, Ponomarynov 8, Biryulin
7, Kasantsev 4, Derbush 2, Gellert 0, Khussazhan 0.
Period Scores: 25-30,
47-47, 69-60, 89-82.
La Sagesse d. Al
Kuwait, 95-92
Al Kuwait pounced early
on a visibly tired defending champion La Sagesse of Lebanon, controlling
the first three and a half periods. Waking up just in time, the
deadly trio of
Kenny Satterfield, Elie Mechantaf and Fadi El Khatib
conspired to give back the lead to Sagesse midway through the final
period. Kuwait tried to bounce back, with Yahee Albhar
sinking a triple to threaten at the 37-second mark, 91-93. In the
ensuing play, El Katib almost turned goat as he was called for an
offensive foul. But Stephen Howard saved the day by
swatting away with authority the strong drive of Chudney Grey.
Satterfield grabbed the loose ball and was quickly fouled, sinking both
his shots to give La Sagesse breathing room, 95-91, and five seconds to
play. Kuwait’s Jameel Watkins was then fouled, splitting
his free throws for the final count.
El Katib had a monster
game with 34 points and 12 rebounds. Satterfield added 26.
Grey led Al Kuwait with 27 points followed by Osamah Mubarak with
17 points.
LA SAGESSE (95)
- El Katib 34, Satterfield 26, Mechantaf 13, P Khoury 10, Howard 9,
Chibani 2, Balaa 1, Ghatass 0, S Khoury 0.
AL KUWAIT (92)
-
Grey 27, Mubarak 17, Albhar 16, Al Mutairi 16, Watkins 14, Alenezi 2, F
Alyayuh 0, Boftein 0.
Period Scores: 18-21,
38-46, 65-68, 95-92.
Fastlink d. San
Miguel Beer, 86-83
Host San Miguel Beer
bowed to Fastlink of Jordan, their third straight loss and dashed all
hopes of winning the Champions Cup. Anthony dela Cruz
missed a triple with three seconds on the clock that could have tied the
game and forced overtime. It was a tough climb for the Filipinos,
who used a 17-4 run late in the final period to get back into the
contest, 81-86. Jimmy Alapag then threatened with a basket
at the 24-second mark, 83-86. Florendo Ritualo quickly
fouled Sam Dahglas, who missed both his free throws. The
Filipinos grabbed the defensive rebound but bungled the final play of
the game.
Fastlink Coach Maz
Trakh fielded only six players and the ploy worked with Scotty
Thurman leading all scorers with 28 and Ayman Deis with 15.
Ritualo banged in six triples en route to 21 points. Alapag and
Mark Caguioa chipped in 13 points each.
FASTLINK (86)
-
Thurman 28, Deis 15, Shwabzoka 14, Dahglas 14, Lett 11, Ireifej 8,
SAN MIGUEL BEER (83)
- Ritualo 21, Alapag 13, Belasco 12, Caguioa 13, Villanueva 6, Adducul
6, de Ocampo 4, dela Cruz 3, Reavis 2, Thoss 2, Miller 1.
Period Scores: 18-24,
39-38, 71-59, 86-83.
16th
FedEx Champions Cup Day Five
ANTIPOLO City - The 16th
FedEx FIBA-Asia Champions Cup moved out of Metro Manila for the first
time Thursday (June 2) with action shifting to the Ynares Center located
in the hills east of the capital city. The day’s matches decided
the pairings for today’s quarterfinal round.
Tobol d. Indian
Cagers, 76-68Al Rayyan d.
Fastlink, 92-56Army d. Al Sharjah,
75-63La Sagesse d. San
Miguel Beer, 100-90
San Miguel center Enrico
Villanueva was ejected in the third period after fighting with La
Sagesse’s Stephen Howard. A fallen Howard launched a kick
but Villanueva grabbed his foot dragged Howard across the floor like a
mop. Still, the defending champion Lebanese parried torrid rallies
by the Filipinos to claim the second spot in Group A. San Miguel
evened its record at 2-2.
16th
FedEx Champions Cup Day Four
QUEZON City - Action in
the 16th FedEx FIBA-Asia Champions Cup returned to the
Araneta Coliseum Wednesday (June 1). As usual, the Filipino fans
were treated to quality games from Asia’s top clubs but left a little
disappointed after their home side lost for the first time. In a
slight change of schedule, the next three playing dates will be at the
Ynares Center in Antipolo City. The finale on Sunday will still be
at the Araneta.
Al Kuwait d. Al Sharjah, 81-74
Al Kuwait turned to
prolific guards Chudney Gray and Osamah Mubarak to key the
team’s explosion in the second period that saw them raise their lead
from two points at the close of the first period to 17 by halftime,
43-26, over the suddenly import-less Al Sharjah of the United Arab
Emirates. Geremy Robinson and Antoine Hyman were
mysteriously missing from the bench. Gray and Mubarak then fought
of repeated attempts by Al Sharjah to come back, to level their win-loss
card at 2-2 and keep Al Sharjah winless in three starts.
Gray finished with 25
points while Mubarak added 21 points and 11 rebounds. Ibrahim
Abdulla paced Al Sharjah with 21 points followed by Salem Mubarak
with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
AL KUWAIT (81)
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Gray 25, Mubarak 21, Al Mutairi 11, Watkins 7, Alenezi 6, K Alyayuh 2, F
Alyayuh 0, Boftein 0, Allhayyah 0, A Shuaib 0, H Shuaib 0.
AL SHARJAH (74)
- I Abdulla 21, Mohd 12, Mater 11, Ahmed 8, Sanqour 7, Farhan 7, Abbas
6, Ghuloum 2, Mahmoud 0, A Abdulla 0.
Period Scores: 19-17,
43-26, 64-53, 81-74.
Al Rayyan d. Army, 79-54
Al Rayyan of Qatar
continued its rampage by polishing off Army of Syria, 79-54. The
Qataris limited the Syrians to only five points in the second period to
run away at the half, 51-18. From there, it was easy sailing for
the 2002 Champions Cup winners as they aim for a second title this year.
Todd Day and
Khalid Sliman Abdi led the way for Al Rayyan with 16 markers apiece.
Tony Rutland led Army as the lone twin-digit scorer with 15
points followed by Al Hakam Abdullah with nine points.
AL RAYYAN (79)
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Day 16, Abdi 16, Pasco 13, Ali 12, S Abdulla 12, Saeed 7, Salman 3, Al
Abdulla 0, Al Hajri 0., Salem 0.
ARMY (54)
-
Rutland 15, Abdullah 9, Knefati 8, Sindeed 5, Hasaballah 5, Carter 5,
Alkatib 3, Al Shatti 3, Hammouch 1, Alrifaei 0.
Period Scores: 24-13,
51-18, 66-38, 79-54.
La Sagesse d. Tobol, 94-75
Defending champion La Sagesse of Lebanon
showed no mercy in toppling Tobol of Kazakhstan, 94-75. The champs
simply outclassed the Kazakhs, still opted to play their starters
despite the outcome having been long decided.
Fadi Al Khatib sizzled with 30 points to top La Sagesse followed
by Stephen Howard with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Andrey
Shpekht had 29 markers and Sergey Vdovin 17 points and 12
rebounds as Tobol stayed winless.
LA SAGESSE (94)
- Al Khatib 30, Howard 22, Satterfield 19, Mechantaf 13, P Khoury 6,
Balaa 4, Chibani 0, Gatass 0.
TOBOL (75)
-
Shpekht 29, Vdovin 17, Jarov 13, Garshin 12, Derbush 2, Gellert 2,
Sultanov 0, Biryulin 0.
Period Scores: 22-10,
41-36, 69-52, 94-75.
Saba Battery d. San Miguel Beer, 85-75
Saba Battery of Iran
humbled host San Miguel Beer, 85-75, to sweep Group A and assured the
Iranians of good seeding come Saturday’s quarterfinal round. The
Iranians led all the way, allowing the Filipinos to only deadlock the
score twice early in the first half. The Iranians used their
height advantage to out-rebound the Filipinos, resulting in fast breaks
that translated into an 11-4 fast break points-advantage for Iran.
Andre Pitts
submitted 24 points before falling to cramps with five minutes to play.
That was enough as Lorenzo Hall supported him with 17 points and
10 rebounds while Mohammad Nikkahbahrami also had 17 points.
Team captain Donaldo Hontiveros led the Filipinos’ charge with 22
points, followed by Romel Adducul with 19 points.
SABA BATTERY (85)
- Pitts 24, Nikkahbahrami 17, Hall 17, Veisi 7, Jamshidvand 6,
Rouzbahani 6, Eslamieh 5, Honardoust 3, Baharami 0, Afradi 0.
SAN MIGUEL BEER (75)
- Hontiveros 22, Adducul 19, dela Cruz 11, Caguioa 8, Miller 5, Belasco
4, Ritualo 3, Alapag 1, Villanueva 1, Reavis 1, de Ocampo 0, Thoss 0.
Period Scores: 19-14, 35-34, 59-55, 85-75.
16th
FedEx Champions Cup Day Three
PASAY City - Blowouts were the order of the fourth day as action in the
16th FedEx FIBA-Asia Champions Cup shifted to the Cuneta
Astrodome.
Al Rayyan d. Al Kuwait, 84-60
With Yaseen Ismail
Mahmoud out for the tournament, Al Rayyan of Qatar rallied around
their fallen leader and vented their ire on hapless Al Kuwait, 84-60.
The score was tied after the first half, 34-34, and Qataris upped their
game in the second half to pull away slowly. By the final period,
scrub time set in as the role players finished the job.
Todd Day powered the rout with 24 points followed by Erfan Ali
Saeed with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Chudney Gray was
the lone Al Kuwait player in twin digits with 30 markers.
AL RAYYAN (84)
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Day 24, Saeed 16, Abdi 12, Pasco 11, Rahman Ali 8, Al Fahd 3, Al Abdulla
0, Salman 0, Seleem Adbulla 0, Salem 0.
AL KUWAIT (60)
-
Gray 30, Albhar 9, Mubarak 9, Boftein 5, F Alyayuh 2, Al Mutairi 2,
Watkins 2, K Alyayuh 1, Allhayyah 0, Shuaib 0.
Period Scores: 18-13,
94-34, 54-40, 84-60.
Fastlink d. Army, 94-78
Fastlink of Jordan
retained the leadership of Group B with their third win a row by downing
Army of Syria, 94-78. A strong second half was the key, as the
Army could not make any dents into Fastlink’s lead, allowing Fastlink
coach Maz Trakh to use his role players.
Ontario Lett led
Fastlink with 24 points and 14 rebounds while Scotty Thurman
added 15 points. John Carter led all scorers with 26
points. Tony Rutland followed with 17 points and 16
assists.
FASTLINK (94)
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Lett 24, Dahgles 13, Shwabzoka 10, Anaser 9, Deis 9, Madi 7, Ifreifej 5,
Alawadi 4, Rashad 0, Hamdam 0.
ARMY (78)
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Carter 26, Rutland 17, Knefati 12, Sindeed 8, Hassabalah 7, Al Shaffi 5,
Almadni 3, Alkatib 0, Alrifaei 0, Abdullah 0.
Period Scores: 21-17,
38-34, 71-56, 94-78.
Saba Battery d. Tobol, 71-57
Saba
Battery of Iran raced to its third straight win by stopping Tobol of
Kazakhstan, 71-57, in a very physical contest
16th
FedEx Champions Cup Day Two
QUEZON City - Strange
twists added to an already very interesting storyline at the resumption
of hostilities at the 16th FedEx FIBA-Asia Champions Cup
Monday (May 30) at the Araneta Coliseum.
Al Rayyan d. Al Sharjah, 101-44
Al Rayyan of Qatar made
a smashing debut by toying with Al Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates,
101-44, but at a very grave cost. Al Rayyan star player Yassen
Ismail Mahmoud sustained what appears to be a dislocated finger on
his shooting (right) hand six minutes into the contest and is doubtful
for the rest of the tournament. However, the Qataris hardly felt
his absence by leading comfortably throughout the one-sided affair.
Todd Day did the biggest damage in the first half, at some points
outscoring the whole Al Sharjah team.
Mohammed Seleem
Abdulla topped Qatar with 28 points and 17 rebounds, most coming
during scrub time. Day finished with 18 points and hardly played
the final period. Adnen Mohammad Mater led Al Sharjah with
11 while Geremy Robinson added 10.
AL RAYYAN (101)
- Seleem Abdulla 28, Day 18, Salem 8, Saeed 8, Al 7, Mahmoud 7, Pasco 4,
Salman 3, Al Hajri 3, Al Abdulla 2, Al Fahd 2.
AL SHARJAH (44)
- Mater 11, Robinson 10, Mahmoud 8, Hyman 6, Farhan 3, Mohd 2, Sanquor
2, Ahmed 2, Gholum 0, Abdulla 0.
Period Scores: 28-9,
52-18, 79-31, 101-44.
Saba Battery d. Indian Cagers, 94-50
Riding on the crest of
its conquest of defending champion La Sagesse of Lebanon on opening day,
Saba Battery of Iran continued its rampage by easily disposing of the
Indian Cagers, 94-50, in another lopsided contest.
Andre Pitts had
a rare triple double with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to power
the Iranians. Hamed Eslamieh added 19. Riyazuddin
and Trideep Rai paced the Indians with 24 and 11 points but
lacked support from the rest of the team.
SABA BATTERY (94)
- Pitts 22, Eslamieh 19, Sohrabnejad 13, Nikkahbarami 11, Rouzbahani 6,
Hall 6, Afradi 6, Honardoust 4, Bahrami 3, Veisi 2, Kamrani 1,
Jamshidvand 1.
INDIAN CAGERS (50)
- Riyazuddin 24, Rai 11, Robinson 6, Shiukumar 4, Thomas 2, Y Singh 2,
Jagdeep Singh 1, Kadam 0, Shenoy 0, T Singh 0, Ahmed 0.
Period Scores: 17-13, 36-19, 71-30, 94-50.
Fastlink d. Al Kuwait, 99-95
An early clash of
opening day winners saw Fastlink of Jordan seize the solo lead by
toppling Al Kuwait, 99-95. Fastlink led by as much as 17 markers
in the final period and then saved enough kick to hold of a late rally
by the Kuwaitis.
Scotty Thurman, who skipped yesterday’s game with an injury, led
Fastlink with 34 points while Ontario Lett had a double-double
with 22 points and 17 rebounds. Chudney Grey paced Kuwait
with 32 while Osamah Mubarak added 19.
FASTLINK (99)
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Thurman 34, Lett 22, Dahglas 8, Ireifej 7, Anaser 6, Hadrab 2, Alawadi
0, Musalm 0.
AL KUWAIT (95)
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Grey 32, Mubarak 19, Al Mutairi 17, Albhar 13, Watkins 13, Boftein 1,
Shuaib 0, K Alyayuh 0.
Period Scores: 15-19,
42-40, 79-70, 99-95.
San Miguel Beer d. Tobol, 88-67
In a fitting finale,
host team San Miguel Beer led all the way but still experienced a few
anxious moments against a much taller Tobol of Kazakhstan, 88-67.
The Filipinos’ three-point shooting clicked and Romel Adducul
asserted his might under the boards to power their breakaway in the
third period. Coach Vincent Reyes also ordered his players to
constantly pressure the Kazakhs on defense, turning the game into a
blowout midway through the final period.
Nicolas Belasco
led the Filipinos for the second straight game with 17 points while
Adducul finished with 16 crucial points. Sergey Vdovin led
the Kazakhs with 19 while two of his teammates turned in 13 points each.
SAN MIGUEL BEER (88)
- Belasco 17, Adducul 16, Ritualo 12, dela Cruz 11, Miller 8, Villanueva
6, Reavis 6, Alapag 5, Caguioa 5, de Ocampo 2, Hontiveros 0, Thoss 0.
TOBOL (67)
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Vdovin 19, Shpekht 13, Jarov 13, Biryulin 5, Derbush 4, Ponamorev 4,
Garshin 4, Sultanov 3, Lashco 2, Gellert 0, Kazantsev 0.
Period Scores: 20-14, 42-37, 60-55, 88-67.
16th
FedEx Champions Cup Day One
QUEZON City - The 16th
FedEx FIBA-Asia Champions Cup opened on a high note with four good games
at the Araneta Coliseum. Top officials of FIBA-Asia, the
Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) and members of the
diplomatic corps graced the simple opening ceremonies after the second
game.
Saba Battery d. La Sagesse, 71-51
Defending champion La
Sagesse of Lebanon blew a 28-23 lead at halftime, allowing Saba Battery
of Iran to begin the tournament with a big upset, 71-51.
Andre Pitts led
the Iranians with 24 points while Hamed Eslamieh added 19.
Fadi Al-Khatib paced the Lebanese with 15 markers.
Bassem Balaa had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
SABA BATTERY (71)
- Pitts 24, Eslamieh 19, Nikkabahrami 12, Kamrani 5, Bahrami 3,
Honardoust 2, Jamshidvand 2, Rouzbahani 2, Hall 2, Afradi 0.
LA SAGESSE (51)
- Al Katib 15, Balaa 12, Satterfield 10, Mechantaf 5, P Khoury 5, Howard
4, S Khoury 0.
Period Scores: 11-18,
23-28, 45-37, 71-51.
Al Kuwait d. Army,
89-85 (OT)
In the most exciting
game of the opening day, Al Kuwait’s Chudney Grey sank two free
throws with five seconds left in regulation to tie the game with Army of
Syria at 74-74. The Syrians bungled the ensuing play with a
traveling violation, sending the game into overtime. In the
overtime, Kuwait’s Abdulaziz Shuaib banged in a triple with 11
seconds to play and shatter the game’s final deadlock, 88-85.
Syria again traveled, forcing them to quickly foul Grey who split his
free throws for the final tally.
Grey led the Kuwaitis
with 26 points while Ahmed Al Mutairi supported him with 16.
Tony Rutland topped Syria with 32 points, followed by John
Carter with 23 points and 16 rebounds.
AL KUWAIT (89)
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Grey 26, Al Mutairi 16, Albhar 13, Mubarak 12, Watkins 11, Shuaib 5,
Alyayuh 4, Boftein 2, Alenezi 0.
ARMY (85)
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Rutland 32, Carter 23, Abdullah 7, Knefati 11, Alkatib 6, Hasaballah 4,
Hammouch 2, Alrifaei 0, Almadni 0.
Period Scores: 74-74
(reg.), 89-85 (OT).
San Miguel Beer d. Indian Cagers, 81-49
Host San Miguel Beer
created a strong first impression by mangling the game Indian Cagers,
81-49. The Filipinos raced to an 11-0 lead behind
Nicolas Belasco and
Romel Adducul and never looked back from there.
Belasco led the
slaughter with 14 points followed by team captain
Donaldo Hontiveros with 11. Robin Robinson led the
Indians with 14 points but lacked support from his mates.
SAN MIGUEL BEER (81)
- Belasco 14, Hontiveros 11, Caguioa 10, Adducul 10, Alapag 8, Miller 7,
de Ocampo 5, Thoss 5, dela Cruz 4, Villanueva 3, Reavis 2, Ritualo 0.
INDIAN CAGERS (49)
- Robinson 14, Riyazzudin 7, Thomas 6, Rai 6, Ahmed 6, Y Singh 5, Kumar
3, Jagdeep Singh 2, Shenoy 1, Kadam 0, T Singh 0, Jasjot Singh 0.
Period Scores: 28-14,
42-18, 68-37, 81-49.
Fastlink d. Al Sharjah, 89-61
In the nightcap,
Fastlink of Jordan survived the absence of the injured Scottie
Thurman to blast Al Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates, 89-61.
Ayman Deis and
Enver Shwabzoka led the blowout with 18 markers each.
Ayoub Abbas and Salem Mubarak paced Al Sharjah with 16 and 15
markers respectively.
FASTLINK (89)
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Shwabzoka 18, Deis 18, Bassam 14, Rashad 10, Lett 9, Dahglas 9, Ireifij
5, Awadi 4, Hamdam 2, Madi 0, Alensoor 0.
AL SHARJAH (61)
- Abbas 16, Mubarak 15, Hyman 9, Robinson 7, Mater 7, Khalfan 4, Ghuloum
3, A Sanquor 0, B Sanquor 0, Abdulla 0, Farhan 0.
Period Scores: 21-12, 41-32, 60-48, 89-61.
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