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Al Gharafa, Al Sadd secure Emir Cup semifinal berths

Details: 07 Apr 2012; Written by Danotzki Santos; Hits: 3610

Al Gharafa banked on an awesome shooting percentage scoring at will from all angles throughout the game to beat Al Wakrah last night, 93-76, to register their third straight win and finish on top of Group II in Round 1 of the Emir Cup.

The defending champions led at halftime, 48-38, behind awesome firepower from long range with Boney Watson, Omar Salem and Jamarr Hardy accounting for 8 of the defending champions 9 triples in the first twenty minutes of the match.

Ace player Oussey Ndiaye, who had 13 in the half behind an enviable 71 % field goal shooting average, pumped his team further away after the halftime break combining with Hardy to erect an insurmountable 74-54 advantage at the close of the third period.

At this juncture, the game was all over except for the final score and both coaches called on their bench to finish the remainder of the match.

Ndiaye, who needed to play for only 26 minutes, managed to contribute 28 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Al Gharafa will face the second placer in Group I in the cross-over best-of-five semifinal round next week.

Meanwhile Al Sadd demolished Al Ahli in the main game, 76-54, and clinched second place in the group behind Al Gharafa.

Al Sadd clamped down on their rivals and pounded the hoops early on in the game to surge to an 18-7 advantage at the end of the first period then went on a 21-point scoring barrage in the second quarter to close the half pulling away at 39-17.

Khalid Suliman starred in the third quarter to push Al Sadd further at 58-33 as Al Ahli even with Cory Bradford finding his range from outside could not get any closer to the rampaging whiteshirts.

Michael Southall asserted his might on both ends, collecting 16 points and 17 rebounds, to lead his team to the semifinals.

Games Today (8 April 2012)

17:15Al Arabi vs. El Jaish

19:15Al Rayyan vs. Qatar Sports Club

Al Arabi, El Jaish devour rivals in Emir Cup

Details: 04 Apr 2012; Written by Danotzki Santos; Hits: 3885

Al Arabi played relentless in the final period and quelled a last ditch stand by Al Rayyan to run away with an 82-73 hard-earned victory in the main game last night of the Emir Cup.

Alvin Mofunanya sparked a 9-0 scoring blitz behind tenacious defense late in the thrird quarter to pull the HH Heir Apparent champions away from a 46-deadlock to a commanding 55-46, two minutes left in the period before Leslie led a 6-0 run by the Qatar Men’s League titlists to inch closer, 52-55, after three quarters.

Al Rayyan continued the attack and grabbed the lead, 57-55, but Mofunanya combined with Masoos Khaled and Jalloh Abdullah to help Al Arabi regain advantage and soar to their biggest lead, 74-62, going into the last two minutes of the game.

Erfan Saeed, carrying the cudgels from the injured Targuy Ngombo, refused to give up and scattered consecutive long bombs to keep Al Arabi within striking distance.

Abdullah, Mogunanya and William Byrd ensured the Arabi’s second win as they went hundred percent charity shots off desperation fouls by Al Rayyan in the endgame.

In the first game, El Jaish needed 5 extra minutes and banked on the endgame heroics of Sheik Touri to edge a determined but luckless Maurice Mc Neill-led Qatar Club, 101-99.

Sheik Touri scored on a strong drive to the basket in the last 20 seconds of the overtime period to pull out the squeaker and steer his team to their first win in two outings.

Eric Rashad’s charges were outplayed in the first half as Mc Neill dominated the paint and carried Qatar Club to 27-17 and 49-36 advantage in the early periods.

After the halftime break, eventual best player Mohammed Baker, Fadi Abilmona and import Larry Cox worked up their way on both ends of the floor to help El Jaish gain upper hand, 70-66 at the end of the third quarter.

But Mc Neill asserted his power in the inside lane and pushed Qatar Club back in the driver’s seat, 79-77, five minutes gone in the final quarter and helped his team keep the lead, 88-86, with one minute and a half in regulation.

Fadi sank a put back off a miss under the basket by Cox, less than a minute in the game clock to bring the game to 88-all and into overtime as both teams went zero in the ensuing offensive exchanges.

Baker top scored for Army with 31 points, overshadowing Mc Neill’s sterling 33-point, 14-rebound contribution for Qatar Club.

Games on Saturday (7 April 2012)

17:15Al Gharafa vs. Al Wakrah

19:15Al Sadd vs. Al Ahli

Al Sadd, Al Gharafa score wins in Emir Cup

Details: 03 Apr 2012; Written by Qatar Basketball Federation; Hits: 4498

Al Sadd overpowered Al Wakrah in the final 5 minutes of the game to grab the upperhand and soar away with a 73-67 come-from-behind win over a hapless Al Wakrah quintet in the main game last night of the Emir Cup at the Al Gharafa Indoor Arena.

From a 54-65 deficit halfway in the final period, Michael Southall and Khalid Suliman combined to spearhead a 10-0 assault on the beleaguered crew of Coach Ihab Galal to cut the lead to a solitary point at 64-65 going into the final two minutes.

In the ensuing play Al Wakrah got their first two points after being silenced for nearly four minutes and upped the lead to three, 67-64, with 1:30 remaining in the game clock but lost their key big man in Mame Souleye after committing his fifth and final foul spelling the doom for Al Wakrah.

Al Sadd then tied the game at 67-all, behind Jason Fontenet and Jibril Abdoullaye’s free throws before Abdulrahaman Ali made it 70-67 through a drive in basket with a foul to boot.

At this point, Al Wakrah, which led for 35 minutes saw the game disappear from their hands watching in disbelief as Al sad closed the match with a 73-67 final score.

Al Sadd improved to 1-1 and faces Al Ahli, also at 1-1, in their next outing.

Meanwhile in the first game, Ousseynou Ndiaye and Braimoh Suleiman starred in a furious second half offensive combining for 28 of Al Gharafa’s 43 point output in the last two periods to lead the defending champions to a 69-60 win over Al Ahli in a battle between Group II opening day winners.

Held to a 19-all stand-off in the first period and a 26-33 deficit in the second on account of lethargic shooting and sloppy defense, Coach Koussay Hatem’s wards came out of the halftime break with a blazing 17-10 attack to tie the count at 43-all before regaining the advantage 49-47 at the end of the third canto.

Ndiaye carried the fire burning in the final period and combined with Suleiman once more to lift Coach Koussay Hatem and his team to their biggest lead, 63-52, five minutes remaining in the game.

Ndiaye topscored with 26 points while Suleiman contributed 17 points and 22 rebounds to lif Al Gharafa on top of Group II with 2 wins in as many games. Al Ahli went down to 1-1 in the standings.

Al Rayyan, Al Arabi post wins in Emir Cup

Details: 01 Apr 2012; Written by Danotzki Santos; Hits: 3822

Al Rayyan escaped with a 75-71 hard earned victory over a stubborn El Jaish squad in the main game last night of the Emir Cup Group I basketball action at the Al Gharafa Indoor Arena.

Last year’s Emir Cup runners up Al Rayyan, playing minus ace player Targuy Ngombo who sat the game out on injury, banked on the duo of Erfan Saeed and import Chauncey Leslie to clinch their first win at the expense of El Jaish which paraded a new import in Larry Cox.

Al Rayyan came out strong at the start of the match, surging to a 19-11 advantage in the first period and closing the half at 44-34 behind Saeed’s 18 points.

Erik Rashad’s wards unleashed their vaunted defense and as Fadi Abilmona and Cox found their range on offense closed in on their rivals, 56-50 before the final quarter.

HAC champions Al Arabi weathered a late game surge by Al Wakrah to come out on top 97-93 in the first game of Group I matches in the Emir Cup last night at the Al Gharafa Indoor Arena.

Holding on to a 94-84 advantage going into the last minute, Al Arabi saw their lead trimmed down to a single basket, 94-91 with 50 seconds remaining, but regained composure in the endgame to preserve the win.

Al Arabi was way ahead 29-15 in the first quarter, pegging their biggest lead at 21 in the second period before closing the half with a 59-42 advantage.

Al Wakrah got their offensive game going at the onset of the third period behind Oumar Seck and Maurice Mc Neill as they inched closer, 61-66, but Mansour Elhadary and Jalloh Abdullah led a counter-offensive to keep Al Arabi in the lead, 77-68 before the final quarter.

Abdulah was tops for the winning team with 22 points and 7 assists. Elhadary contributed 21 points and 6 assists.

Meanwhile the organizers wish to inform the public that the games can be seen live on Al Dawri Al Kass TV and via the internet through www.qatarbasketball.qa webcast.

Games on Tuesday (3 April 2012)

17:15Al Gharafa vs. Al Ahli

19:15Al Wakrah vs. Al Sadd

Qatar Basketball Federation – Emir’s Cup

Details: 31 Mar 2012; Written by Danotzki Santos; Hits: 17748

Defending champions Al Gharafa controlled the tempo in the last 2 minutes to hang-on to a 6-point advantage before sealing a 74-66 win over a faltering Al Sadd squad in the main game of opening day action of the HH Emir Cup last night at the Al Gharafa Indoor Arena.

Al Gharafa were trailing from the opening minutes until the end of the second period but got their game going on furious defense and prolific scoring starring ace import Boney Watson and power forward Suleiman Braimoh at the onset of the third canto.

The reigning titlists, soaring to a 47-39 lead from a 33-35 deficit at halftime via 14-4 run in the first 4 minutes of the third period saw their lead cut to 2 points as Michael Southall and Khalid Suliman found their bearings but Braimoh woke upon in time to push his team way further, 61-53 going into the final quarter.

Watson top-scored with 20 points and dished 9 assists, while Braimoh contributed 19 points for the winning team. Southall had 19 points and 14 rebounds with debuting import Jason Fontenet chipping in 5 points and 9 assists for the losing team.

Earlier in the evening, Al Ahli lorded it over Al Wakrah in the paint on all game long to hammer out an imposing 75-51 victory in the opening game.

Al Ahli, registering a combined output of 58 rebounds against their rivals’ 30, and scoring a total of 50 in the shaded lane against Al Wakrah’s 24, led all quarters and soared to double-digit advantage from the end of the second period until the final buzzer.

Big guys Mohd Beka and Augustine Okosun each posted a double-double, between them accounting for 33 rebounds and 41 points, while three-point king Cory Bradford and new recruit Nathan Bowie chipped in 20 and 10 points, respectively, to push Al Ahli to their first victory in the league.

Overpowered from the start of the match, Al Wakrah could not put up any semblance of a fight and left much of the scoring chore on the shoulders of import Darren Kelly who led them with 29 points.

Meanwhile the organizers wish to inform the public that the games can be seen live on Al Dawri Al Kass TV and via the internet through www.qatarbasketball.qa webcast.

Games today (1 April 2012)

5:15 pmAl Arabi vs. Qatar Club

7:15 pmAl Rayyan vs. El Jaish