Third Place Game: Zain vs Jordan Hospital

Despite a hot start by Jordan Hospital that saw them take a 9-0 lead in the first minutes of the game, but Zain came back quickly with some good shooting and fastbreaks to finish the quarter trailing 15-17. In the second quarter, the scoring picked up by both teams as players from both teams were hitting shot after shot to go into halftime with Zain leading 44-41.

The third quarter saw an offensive outburst by Zain as they scored 32 points compared to 11 points by Jordan Hospital while the fourth quarter saw Jordan Hospital fight back to cut a 28 point lead down to single digits before time ran out and Zain won the game (92-78).

Scorers:

Zain
Nihad Madi 45 pts
Kevin Thomas 18 pts
Sultan Abu Mariam 13 pts
Eyad Mohammad 8 pts
Faisal Nsour 5 pts
Osama Tarazi 3 pts

Jordan Hospital

Ahmad Bashir 28 pts

Tareq Abdallat 21 pts

Ameer Khateeb 14 pts

Osama Hamarneh 8 pts

Marwan Matouq 5 pts

Bassam Al Shami 2 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour
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Game 3 of the 2nd semi-final: Zain vs Bank Audi

After falling behind early in games 1 and 2, Zain came out determined to keep the game close and not dig themselves a hole to climb out of. They were able to do just that as the first quarter was a back and forth battle and despite red hot shooting from Bank Audi (they hit 4 threes in the first quarter) but Zain kept it close as the first quarter ended with Bank Audi leading 25-23. In the second quarter, Bank Audi shooting cooled down a bit and Zain took advantage by going into half time with the score tied at 41-41.

In the third quarter, Bank Audi went back to their hot shooting as they hit 3 threes early on combined with a couple of fast break buckets to take a 15 points lead midway through the quarter. And after trading baskets for a few minutes, Zain went on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to 62-53 at the end of the third. Bank Audi started the fourth quarter with a three that increased the lead to 12 but Zain slowly cut into the lead and with less than 2 minutes to go the lead was only 2 points (73-71). That was the closest Zain would get as Bank Audi were able to hit key free throws to get away with a deserved win 79-75 to advance to the finals and play Arab Potash Co. for the title on Friday.

Scorers
Bank Audi
Ghazi Naber 24 pts
Raed Owais 20 pts
Ali Farouki 14 pts
Khaled Quran 11 pts
Ziad Khair 5 pts
Hani Thalji 3 pts
Fawaz Al Shaikh 2 pts

Zain

Nihad Madi 28 pts

Faisal Nsour 21 pts

Eyad Mohammad 12 pts

Kevin Thomas 7 pts

Saliba Amash 6 pts

Bassam Qamhieh 1 pt

Written by Faisal Nsour
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Game 2 of the second semi-final: Zain vs Bank Audi

Bank Audi came out of the gates sizzling hot as they almost made every shot they took in the first quarter while Zain looked completely out of sync as the quarter ended with Bank Audi leading 31-9. In the

second quarter, Zain started their long comeback as they were able to win the quarter 18-11 and thus cut the lead down from 22 to 15.

In the third quarter, Zain continued their comeback early on and were able to cut the lead to single digits before a couple of untimely turnovers allowed Bank Audi to increase the lead back up to 16 (57-41). In the fourth quarter, Zain had one last run in them as they cut the lead again to single digits but they finally ran out of gas and Bank Audi were able to win the game (70-61).

Scorers:
Bank Audi
Ghazi Naber 22 pts
Raed Owais 14 pts
Fawaz Al Shaikh 9 pts
Samer Issa 9 pts
Khaled Quran 6 pts
Zaid Khair 4 pts
Hani Thalji 3 pts
Ali Farouki 3 pts

Zain
Nihad Madi 17 pts
Kevin Thomas 16 pts
Sultan Abu Mariam 10 pts
Faisal Nsour 10 pts
Eyad Mohd 6 pts
Bassam Qamhieh 2 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour

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Game one of the second semi-final: Bank Audi vs Zain

A tale of two cities; this game saw one team dominate the first half and the other team dominate the second. In the first quarter, Bank Audi started strong as they were able to take a 16-13 lead after one. In the second quarter, Bank Audi continued their dominance early on and were able to build an 11 point lead midway through the quarter then Zain started their comeback and were able to cut the lead down to only 5 points (36-31).

In the third quarter, Zain continued their slow but steady comeback as their defense was much improved and they were able to cut further into the lead to go into the fourth quarter trailing by only 2 points (51-49). In the fourth and final quarter, Zain used an 8-2 run to open the quarter and take a 57-53 lead. But after a timeout, Bank Audi scored 4 unanswered points to tie the score at 57-57 with less than five minutes to go. A big basket by Zain created some separation and then it was a matter of can Zain make their free throws to get the win which they were able to do successfully and win the game 66-62.

Scorers:

Bank Audi
Ghazi Naber 28 pts
Raed Owais 8 pts
Ali Farouki 6 pts
Fawaz Al Shaikh 6 pts
Zaid Khair 5 pts
Hani Thalji 5 pts
Samer Taha 2 pts
Khaled Qur'an 2 pts

Zain

Nihad Madi 22 pts

Faisal Nsour 12 pts

Sultan Abu Mariam 10 pts

Bassam Qamhieh 6 pts

Eyad MohamAd 6 pts

Sohaib Tawil 6 pTs

Kevin Thomas 4 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour
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Zain vs Jordan Hospital

Zain started out hitting 2 straight three pointers but Jordan Hospital quickly answered with a couple of baskets to cut the lead down to 2 and this was the same deficit at the end of the quarter as Zain led 16-14 after one. In the second quarter, Jordan Hospital had their best quarter in the league this year as they scored 29 points while holding Zain to only 10 points to go into halftime leading 43-26.

In the third quarter, Zain tried to mount a comeback and even though they were able to score 24 points but they allowed Jordan Hospital to score 21 points. In the fourth and final quarter, Jordan Hospital took control of the game with a 20-12 quarter to win the game 84-62.

Scorers:
Jordan Hospital
Ahmad Bashir 26 pts
Alexy Gourgourinins 16 pts
Ameer Khateeb 13 pts
Osama Hamarneh 12 pts
Bassam Al Shami 11 pts
Tariq Abdallat 3 pts
Basem Hamdan 3 pts

Zain
Nihad Madi 32 pts
Faisal Nsour 14 pts
Sultan Abu Mariam 9 pts
Bassam Qamhieh 7 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour

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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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Zain vs Arab Potash

Second game of the day saw our two top teams of the league so far battle it out as Arab Potash wanted to remain unbeaten while Zain was looking to revenge their only loss of the season. Arab Potash came out hot in the first quarter while Zain looked out of sync and finished the quarter trailing 21-12. In the second quarter, Zain came out determined to show their true colors and get back into the game and they were able to do exactly that as they cut the lead down to only 3 points and went into half time trailing (35-38).

The third quarter was a defensive quarter as points were hard to get by as Zain scored only 14 points compared to 18 points by Arab Potash (3 of which at the buzzer) which meant Arab Potash finished the 3rd quarter leading 56-49. At the start of the fourth quarter, Arab Potash were able to increase the lead to 13 (62-49) but then Zain started their comeback and were able to cut it down to 3 points with over 2 minutes to go. Arab Potash were able to score some timely baskets at the end and get away with a deserved win 77-71

Scorers:
Arab Potash:
Ihab Imseeh 21 pts
Luay Dajani 19 pts
Fadi Yaghmour 14 pts
Tamer Nino 8 pts
Raed Ghosheh 8 pts
Mamdouh Younis 6 pts
Mohd Razem 1 pts

Zain:
Nihad Madi 26 pts
Faisal Nsour 24 pts
Eyad Mohd 10 pts
Sultan Abu Mariam 5 pts
Bassam Qamhieh 3 pts
Sohaib Tawil 3 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour

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Bank Audi vs Zain

Another exciting game that went down to the wire, Zain came out hot as they hit their first three three pointers to build a 10 point lead in the first 3 minutes of the game, then Bank Audi started getting into a nice offensive rhythm as they used their speed and quickness to score easy points on the fast break and finish the quarter down 12-17. In the second quarter, Bank Audi continued running their fast break game to perfection as they out scored Zain 20-11 in the quarter to take a 4 point lead into halftime leading 32-28.

In the third quarter, Zain changed their defensive scheme to try and slow down Bank Audi and they were able to do that while being more efficient on offense as they out scored Bank Audi 24-13 in the quarter to take a 7 point lead heading into the fourth quarter leading 52-45. After a couple of scoreless minutes to start the fourth quarter and falling behind by double digits, Bank Audi started a great comeback that cut down the deficit to only 3 points with over 2 minutes to go in the game but timely free throws and a couple of three pointers from Zain put the game away as Zain won 68-61.

Scorers:

Bank Audi:
Ghazi Naber 19 pts
Fawaz Al Shaikh 12 pts
Ali Farouki 10 pts
Ziad Khair 9 pts
Raed Owais 7 pts
Samer Issa 4 pts

Zain:
Nihad Madi 25 pts
Faisal Nsour 13 pts
Sohaib Tawil 9 pts
Sultan Abu Mariam 9 pts
Kevin Thomas 6 pts
Eyad Mohd 6 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
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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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