Game One of the 1st Semi-final: Alcatel vs Arab Potash

First semi-final game saw the number one seed Arab Potash take on the fourth seed Alcatel. The start of the game was very slow as both teams struggled to score and the first three minutes were scoreless. The first quarter was a low scoring one as Arab Potash scored 14 points compared to only 11 by Alcatel. The second quarter was a better scoring quarter but neither team was able to create a big lead as teams traded baskets equally to go into halftime with Arab Potash leading 34-31.

In the third quarter, Arab Potash got a big lead early in the quarter only to see Alcatel fight back and cut the lead back down to three points (48-45). In the fourth and final quarter, Alcatel were able to not just tie the score, but also to take the lead a few minutes into the quarter then there were 7 lead changes in the quarter before untimely free throw misses by Alcatel cost them game one of the semi-finals with Arab Potash winning 68-66.

Scorers:

Arab Potash
Fadi Yaghmour 26 pts
Ihab Imseeh 18 pts
Mamdouh Younis 9 pts
Luay Dajani 9 pts
Raed Ghosheh 3 pts
Abdallah Qtaishat 2 pts
Mohd Maswadeh 1 pt

Alcatel
Ramar Clash 17 pts
Keon Norris 12 pts
Fadi Saqqa 11 pts
Saliba Amash 10 pts
Ben Reece 7 pts
Moutaz Husseini 5 pts
Brett Weer 4 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

Alcatel vs Arab Potash

Another amazing game in the Old Timers League, a game that witnessed big runs, hot shooting and a tip on a missed free throw to win the game!!!

In the first quarter, Alcatel came out hot as they were hitting from all angles to take a 25-17 lead at the end of one. In the second quarter, Arab Potash used a couple of mini runs to cut into Alcatel's lead and go into halftime trailing 38-45.

In the third quarter, Alcatel's hot shooting (4 threes in the quarter and 11 threes for the game) was met by Arab Potash's effective transition game as both teams scored at will to go into the fourth and final quarter with Alcatel leading 64-60. Alcatel maintained their lead throughout the fourth quarter and they had a three point lead (75-72) with less than two minutes to go and then after a turnover, Arab Potash were able to cut it down to 75-74 with less than a minute to go. On the next possession, Alcatel turned the ball over, then fouled with 7 seconds to go. Arab Potash made the first free throw to tie the game at 75 each, then missed the second free throw but an unlikely tip was the winner for Arab Potash who came away with a come from behind win 77-75.

Scorers:

Arab Potash
Ihab Imseeh 26 pts
Fadi Yaghmour 20 pts
Tamer Nino 13 pts
Luay Dajani 9 pts
Mamdouh Younis 4 pts
Raed Ghosheh 3 pts
Mohd Maswadeh 2 pts

Alcatel

Fadi Saqqa 26 pts

Keon Norris 20 pts

Saliba Amash 13 pts

Ramar Clash 6 pts

Moutaz Husseini 3 pts

Ben Reece 3 pts

Issa Marto 2 pts

Brett Weer 2 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour
on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

Jordan Hospital vs Bank Audi

Best offensive game of the league so far as both teams went on to hit 18 three pointers (8 for Bank Audi and 10 for Jordan Hospital). In the first quarter, Jordan Hospital came out strong as they build a 10 point lead to go to the second quarter leading 20-10. The hot shooting started in the second quarter as Jordan Hospital made 4 three pointers while Bank Audi made 3, still Bank Audi were able to cut the lead down to 8 as they went into halftime trailing 31-39.

The hot shooting continued in the third quarter but more in favor of Bank Audi as they hit 4 threes compared to 2 threes for Jordan Hospital. This resulted in Bank Audi mounting a huge comeback winning the quarter 28-18 which meant that Bank Audi would go into the fourth quarter leading 59-57. The final quarter was a very exciting quarter with both teams taking the lead several times before Bank Audi finally pulled away with a hard fought win (80-76).

Scorers:

Jordan Hospital
Ahmad Bashir 23 pts
Hussar Lutfi 22 pts
Ameer Khatib 15 pts
Tariq Abdallat 8 pts
Basem Hamdan 8 pts

Bank Audi 
Ghazi Naber 30 pts
Khalid Quran 12 pts
Raed Owais 11 pts
Fawaz Al Shaikh 9 pts
Ziad Khair 8 pts
Hani Thalji 8 pts
Michel Qaqish 2 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

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

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

Arab Potash vs Bank Audi

In the first quarter, it looked like Arab Potash would run away with this game as they were scoring at will while Bank Audi were struggling to score as the quarter ended with Arab Potash leading 19-9. In the second quarter, Bank Audi's offense came to life as they scored 19 points in the quarter cutting the lead down to 6 points (34-28).

In the third quarter, both teams struggled offensively even though Arab Potash held a slight advantage as they out scored Bank Audi 17-12 in the quarter to go to the four and final period leading 51-40. Bank Audi started the fourth quarter on a 13-3 run to cut the lead down to only 2 points with less than 3 minutes to go with the ball, but a missed three pointer and a fast break layup for Arab Potash shifted the momentum back to Arab Potash who went on a 9-4 run to get away with a 63-56 win.

Scorers:
Arab Potash
Ihab Imseeh 19 pts
Fadi Yaghmour 17 pts
Tamer Nino 8 pts
Raed Ghosheh 7 pts
Luay Dajani 6 pts
Mohd Razim 2 pts
Mamdouh Younis 2 pts
Mohd Maswadeh 2 pts

Bank Audi:
Khaled Quran 15 pts
Samer Issa 10 pts
Ghazi Naber 8 pts
Zaid Khair 8 pts
Hani Thalji 7 pts
Fawaz Al Shaikh 4 pts
Raed Owais 4 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

Jordan Hospital vs Arab Potash Co.

It looked like both teams were affected by the cold weather to start the game as scoring was very low and both teams were missing more than they were making shots. The first quarter ended with Arab Potash leading 14 to 11. The second quarter was a pure defensive quarter as baskets were very hard to get by and both teams scored a combined 21 points in the quarter (13 for Jordan Hospital & 8 for Arab Potash).

In the third quarter, Arab Potash seemed to have found their scoring touch as they scored 25 points in the quarter (3 points more than they scored in the first half), while Jordan Hospital scored 17 which meant Arab Potash would go to the final quarter leading by 6 (47-41). In the fourth quarter, Jordan Hospital didn't threaten to get back into the game as they scored only 17 points giving the w to Arab Potash (68-58).

Scorers

Arab Potash Co.:
Fadi Yaghmour 19 pts
Mamdouh Younis 13 pts
Tamer Nino 13 pts
Luay Dajani 12 pts
Mohd Razem 5 pt
Raed Ghoseh 4 pts
Mohd Maswadeh 2 pts

Jordan Hospital:
Alexy Gourgourinins 14 pts
Ahmad Bashir 12 pts
Hussam Lutfi 11 pts
Ameer Khatib 7
Osama Hamarneh 7
Bassam Al Shami 4
Tariq Abdallat 3

Written by Faisal Nsour

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page