Al Wakrah and Al Rayyan post wins in HH the Emir Basketball Cup
DOHA, April 1, 2018-Demarius Bolds scored a match-high 34 points as Al Wakrah raised their game a notch at the halfway stage and clinched an 83-75 win in the Emir's Cup basketball tournament at the Al Gharafa Sports Club yesterday.
Bolds was superbly aided by Adamu Saaka who recorded 22 points of his own as Al Wakrah overcame a stumbling start to put it across their rivals in a match which Al Arabi led for 31 minutes.
Al Arabi raced to a 20-12 lead after the first quarter and maintained their momentum for a substantial 33-23 advantage at the midway stage.
The course of the match swung after that, however, as Al Wakrah produced 26 points in the third quarter and restricted Al Arabi to just 16.
That saw the teams headed into the fourth period with the scores tied at 49, but Al Wakrah came up with a spectacular 34-point effort that left Al Arabi totally stumped.
Of Bolds' 34 points, 15 came from three-pointers, and he also shot a 100% from free throws – nailing seven out of seven.
For Al Arabi, William Byrd scored 29 points, while Nichlas Stover had 25 and Khalid Abdi 12.
In the second match of the day, Al Rayyan defeated Qatar Sports Club 98-93 with the pattern of play similar to that of the earlier tie.
Qatar Sports Club made a fast start to lead the first quarter 23-20 and then 47-41 at the halfway stage. However, Al Rayyan, much like Al Wakrah earlier turned the tables with fine displays in the final two quarters.
After tying the scores at 66 at the end of the third quarter, Al Rayyan went on a scoring spree over the final 10 minutes to record 32 points.
Qatar Sports Club didn't fare too badly either with 27 points, but in the final analysis that proved a futile effort.
Terrel De Von Stoglin was the to-scorer for Al Rayyan with 34 points, while Mohamed Abdelkaway and Abdelrehman Abdelhaleem had 16 each.
For Qatar Sports Club, Baden Jaxen scored 26, while Abdirahman Giama and Brandan Kearney scored 24 each.
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