Audi Bank vs. Arab Potash Co.

Arab Potash kept their trend of starting games hot as they jumped out to a nice lead 12-2 early on in the game and kept a 10 point lead till the end of the quarter 24-14. In the second quarter Bank Audi started to fight back as they hit a couple of 3 pointers but for every run that Audi Bank had, Arab Potash had an answer as they finished the quarter leading 43-32.

In the third quarter, Audi Bank started strong as they cut the lead down to 6 but then Arab Potash went on a run to finish the quarter leading 65-50. Nothing changed in the fourth quarter as Arab Potash won 87-68.

Scorers:
Arab Potash
Ihab Imseeh 25 pts
Fadi Yaghmour 20 pts
Tamer Nino 18 pts
Luay Dajani 13 pts
Mamdouh Younis 6 pts
Raed Ghoseh 3 pts
Mohd Maswadeh 2 pts

Bank Audi
Ghazi Naber 27 pts
Hani Thalji 16 pts
Ali Farouki 7 pts
Samer Issa 7 pts
Raed Owais 7 pts
Ziad Khair 2 pts
Fawaz Al Shaikh 2 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour
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Jordan Hospital vs Zain

Jordan Hospital started the game hot as they raced to a 12 point lead midway through the first quarter, then Zain started to get into the game and were able to cut into the lead and finish the quarter down 12 - 20. In the second quarter, Jordan Hospital again jumped out to a strong start then Zain was able to close the gap as the first half ended 36 - 28 for Jordan Hospital.

In the 3rd quarter, Zain kept inching closer and closer and they were able to tie the game for the first time at 40-40 and even take the lead on the next basket 42-40 but Jordan Hospital hit 2 three pointers back to back to take the lead 46-42 going into the fourth. The final period was very exciting and Jordan Hospital continued their trend of starting quarters strong as they increased their lead to 8 then Zain started climbing back and were able to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter and then take the lead on a couple of back to back three pointers. Jordan Hospital tried to get back into the game but Zain were able to keep their lead by hitting key shots especially their free throws to take the win 64-58

Zain 64 - 58 Jordan Hospital

Jordan Hospital:
Hussar Lutfi 28 pts
Ahmad Bashir 14 pts
Saif Halaseh 7 pts
Ameer khateeb 4 pts
Alexy Gourgourinins 4 pts
Bassam Al Shami 1 pt

Zain:
Nihad Madi 19 pts
Faisal Nsour 18 pts
Eyad Mohd 10 pts
Kevin Thomas 10 pts
Bassam Qamhieh 4 pts
Sohaib Tawil 3 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour
on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

Zain VS Alcatel & Arab Potash VS Jordan Hospital

Zain vs Alcatel

Zain started off strong jumping to a 21-9 lead at the end of the first quarter. Alcatel started to fight back in the 2nd quarter but still Zain was able to increase the lead to 18 points as they ended the first half with a score of 41-23

In the third quarter, Alcatel tightened up their defense as they held Zain to only 10 points but their offense wasn't much better as they scored only 14. The last quarter was the highest scoring quarter of the game as Alcatel scored 22 points while Zain scored 20 points giving Zain the win with a final score of 71 - 59

Scorers

Zain

Kevin Thomas 20 pts
Eyad Mohammad 15 pts
Nihad Madi 15 pts
Faisal Nsour 11 pts
Sultan Abu Mariam 6 pts
Bassam Qamhieh 4 pts

Alcatel

Ramar Clash 21 pts
Fadi Saqqa 12 pts
Saliba Amash 11 pts
Samer Qardan 10 pts
Moutaz Husseini 3 pts
Issa Marto 2 pts

Arab Potash vs Jordan Hospital

Potash team started the game pushing the ball and were able to finish the first quarter leading 16-12. The second half was a slow scoring half as Arab Potash scored 13 pts while Jordan Hospital scored only 9 to go into halftime with a score of 29 - 21.

In the third quarter, Jordan Hospital made a nice push to cut the lead down to 4 but then Arab Potash went on a run to finish the quarter up 10 with a score of 46 - 36. The final quarter was another slow scoring quarter as Jordan Hospital scored 9 points while Arab Potash scored 13 to win the game 59 - 45.

Scorers:

Arab Potash
Fadi Yaghmour 20 pts
Tamer Nino 13 pts
Mohammad Maswadeh 8 pts
Luay Dajani 7 pts
Raed Ghoseh 7 pts
Mohammad Razem 2 pts
Abdullah Qtaishat 2 pts

Jordan Hospital
Hussam Lutfi 16 pts
Ameer Khateeb 11 pts
Ahmad Bashir 6 pts
Osama Hamarneh 5 pts
Saif Halaseh 4 pts
Alexy Gourgourinins 2 pts
Basem Hamdan 1 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

Alcatel Vs. Bank Audi

Second game of the season is in the books as Bank Audi and Alcatel (Moseco group) entertained us with an exciting game. Alcatel started strong and were able to finish the first quarter leading 21-8.

Bank Audi started playing better in the 2nd quarter and they were able to go basket to basket with Alcatel but that wasn't enough as they went into the halftime break trailing 24 to 38.

In the 3rd quarter, the excitement kept rising as Bank Audi were digging themselves out of their hole while Alcatel tried to keep a double digit difference. In the fourth quarter, the difference was cut down to 4 points but then Alcatel responded by scoring 6 consecutive points and Bank Audi seemed to run out of gas which Alcatel used to finish the game winning by 13 points

Final score: Bank Audi 55 - 69 Alcatel (Moseco group)

Scorers:

Bank Audi:
Ghazi Naber 33 pts
Ziad Khair 7 pts
Ali Farouki 4 pts
Samer Issa 4 pts
Hani Thalji 3 pts
Michel Kakish 2 pts
Raed Owais 2 pts

Alcatel:
Ramar Clash 18 pts
Saliba Amash 16 pts
Fadi Saqqa 13 pts
Mutaz Husseini 8 pts
Brett Weer 7 pts
Samer Qardan 7 pts


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Written by Faisal Nsour
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Arab Potash Vs. Zain

The 3rd season of the Old Timers Basketball League kicked off with a nice hard fought game between Arab Potash co. and Zain. The game which was held at the IAA school saw Arab Potash team come out of the gates swinging to a 14-3 lead. Zain team tried to get back to the game but couldn't cut the difference to less than 7 points in the first half which ended with Arab Potash leading by 10.

In the 3rd quarter, Zain team started to show its true colors as they fought back to finish the quarter down only 3 points. But they ran out of gas as Arab Potash were able to finish strong and win the game.

Final score:
Arab Potash 69 - 56 Zain

Scorers:
Arab Potash:
Mamdouh Younis 20 pts
Ihab Imseeh 17 pts
Luay Dajani 11 pts
Fadi Yaghmour 10 pts
Tamer Nino 8 pts
Raed Ghoseh 3 pts

Zain:
Kevin Thomas 16 pts
Faisal Nsour 13 pts
Nihad Madi 7 pts
Sultan Abu Mariam 6 pts
Osama Tarazi 6 pts
Sohaib Tawil 5 pts
Bassam Qamhieh 3 pts

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Written by Faisal Nsour
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