Game 2 of the first semi-final: Alcatel vs Arab Potash

It was do or die for Alcatel as a loss meant they would go to play for third place while Arab Potash would go undefeated to play in the final, that's why Alcatel came out very focused and used nice ball movement and good shooting to take a 19-17 lead after one. In the second quarter, both teams stepped up their defense and baskets were hard to get by and even though Arab Potash tried to cut into Alcatel's lead but they couldn't do that as a three at the end of the quarter allowed Alcatel to go into the break leading 34-28.

In the third quarter, Arab Potash came out determined to show their level of play that allowed them to go undefeated in the league so far, and they were able to cut the lead down to only 3 at the end of the quarter (43-46). But in the fourth and final quarter, Alcatel just wanted the win more as they were able to take the quarter 23-16 and win the game 69-59

Scorers:
Arab Potash
Luay Dajani 14 pts
Ihab Imseeh 14 pts
Fadi Yaghmour 12 pts
Mohd Maswadeh 8 pts
Raed Ghosheh 7 pts
Mamdouh Younis 4 pts

Alcatel
Ramar Clash 25 pts
Fadi Saqqa 15 pts
Samer Qardan 10 pts
Saliba Amash 8 pts
Keon Norris 6 pts
Moutaz Husseini 5 pts

Written by Faisal Nsour

on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

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
on Old Timers Basketball League official Page

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