Monday, November 10, 2014

Alcatel vs Zain


On cold wet night, thye had a hot competitive game inside as Zain and Alcatel battled it out. The first quarter was a relatively high scoring quarter as Zain jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the first minutes but then Alcatel started making some shots and they were back in the game as they were able to cut the lead down to only 4 points at the end of the quarter (23-19). In the second quarter, Zain upgraded their defensive pressure and held Alcatel to only 11 second quarter points while scoring 20 points to go into the halftime leading 43-30.


In the third quarter, both teams traded baskets as neither was able to go on a run with Zain winning the quarter by 1 point thus increasing their lead to 14 points (62-48). In the fourth and final quarter, Alcatel started their comeback as they upped their defensive efforts and increased their offensive transition and they were able to cut the lead into single digits but Zain made a couple of timely baskets to maintain their lead and get away with the W (76-69).

Scorers:

Alcatel:
Saliba Amash 19 pts
Ramar Clash 16 pts
Keon Norris 16 pts
Fadi Saqqa 13 pts
Moutaz Husseini 3 pts
Issa Marto 2 pts

Zain:
Nihad Madi 29 pts
Faisal Nsour 16 pts
Sultan Abu Mariam 11 pts
Kevin Thomas 8 pts
Sohaib Tawil 6 pts
Bassam Qamhieh 6 pts


Written by Faisal Nsour

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