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

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

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

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

Alcatel vs Bank Audi

A nice competitive high scoring game saw Bank Audi jump out to a 23-18 first quarter lead. Alcatel made some adjustments in the 2nd quarter and were able to slow down Bank Audi and cut the lead to 38-35 going into halftime.

In the third quarter, Bank Audi went back to their up tempo game but Alcatel were able to keep up with them point to point as the quarter ended with Bank Audi leading 60-56. The fourth quarter was a joy to watch as both teams left it all on the floor. Bank Audi hit first as they were able to increase the lead to 7 but then Alcatel quickly cut the lead back 4 and the whole quarter was an amazing see-saw battle with both teams trading beautiful baskets. With less than 2 minutes to go, Bank Audi were able to come up with a key offensive rebound that was converted into 2 points that increased the lead back to 5 and Alcatel just couldn't complete their great comeback as Bank Audi won 82-76

Scorers:
Bank Audi
Ghazi Naber 32 pts
Khaled Quran 13 pts
Raed Owais 13 pts
Ali Farouki 8 pts
Hani Thalji 7 pts
Samer Issa 5 pts
Fawaz Al Shaikh 4 pts

Alcatel:
Keon Norris 26 pts
Ramar Clash 16 pts
Fadi Saqqa 15 pts
Moutaz Husseini 10 pts
Samer Qardan 5 pts
Brett Weer 2 pts
Ben Reece 2 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

Jordan Hospital vs Alcatel

One of the better games in the league so far, both teams put on an offensive show as we had the highest scoring game this year. The first quarter was even as both teams scored at will and Alcatel had a slight advantage finishing the quarter leading 23-20. In the second quarter, Jordan Hospital struggled a little bit offensively as they scored only 17 points while allowing Alcatel to score 30 points which meant Alcatel went into halftime leading by 16 points (53-37).

In the third quarter, Jordan Hospital despite playing short handed gave an impressive effort and got back into the game by scoring 24 points while holding Alcatel to only 15 points which meant we were going to the fourth and final quarter with Alcatel leading by only 7 points (68-61). The lead grew to double digits and reached 15 points with less than 5 minutes to go when Jordan Hospital mounted another comeback to cut the lead to 4 with less than 2 minutes to go before some timely baskets from Alcatel put them game away as Alcatel won 89-81.

Scorers:

Jordan Hospital:
Hussam Lutfi 37 pts
Osama Hamarneh 14 pts
Tareq Abdallat 10 pts
Alexy Gourgourinins 9 pts
Ameer Khatib 6 pts
Saif Halaseh 3 pts
Bassam Al-Shami 2 pts

Alcatel:
Ramar Clash 33 pts
Fadi Saqqa 21 pts
Saliba Amash 16 pts
Keon Norris 11 pts
Issa Marto 7 pts
Moutaz Husseini 1 pt

Written by Faisal Nsour

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

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

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

Alcatel vs Arab Potash Co

As their previous games, Arab Potash started hot and quick and finished the first quarter leading 23-10. The lead ballooned to 20 points before Alcatel started their comeback and were able to cut the lead by half to go into the half time break trailing 32-42.

In the third quarter, Arab Potash again started to increase the lead but Alcatel just wouldn't go away as they had another late run in the quarter to go to the break down only 8 (49-57). The fourth quarter which is the highest scoring quarter so far in the league (56 points scored combined) was a scoring festival as both teams scored at will but the lead never went below 7 points as Arab Potash went on to win 86-76. One point worth mentioning is that between the two teams there were 19 three pointers scored!!!

Alcatel 76-86 Arab Potash Co.

Scorers
Alcatel:
Fadi Saqqa 23 pts
Ramar Clash 22 pts
Saliba Amash 14 pts
Samer Qardan 10 pts
Moutaz Husseini 7 pts

Arab Potash Co:
Ihab Imseeh 20 pts
Luay Dajani 19 pts
Raed Ghoseh 16 pts
Tamer Nino 10 pts
Fadi Yaghmour 10 pts
Mamdouh Younis 4 pts
Mohd Razem 3 pts
Mohd Maswadeh 3 pts
Abdullah Qtaishat 1 pt

Written by Faisal Nsour

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page