Shabab Al-Ahly wins Al-Shamal in the West Asian Basketball Super Cup – Al-Ittihad

Ali Maali (Dubai)

Shabab Al-Ahly Basketball returned from the Qatari capital, Doha, with an exciting victory over Al-Shamal of Qatar, 96-63, in the West Asian Basketball Super League, in the second group, which also includes Kazma of Kuwait and Manama of Bahrain, and “Al-Fursan” leads the summit from the beginning by points difference over Manama, which surpassed Ali Kazma 84-76.
Shabab Al-Ahly played one of its most beautiful matches in the West Asian Super League, at the opening of its participation in the second season of the competition in Group Two – the Gulf Region, where the team dominated the minutes of play, benefiting from the clear superiority of the American giant Nick Minerath, who was close to the triple double, scoring 29 points. 10 assists, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks. His compatriot, Chavon Lewis, scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Mohamed Mubarak also scored 16 points, and Qais Omar scored 10 points and 11 rebounds, a “double-double.”
The Knights’ clear dominance appeared in statistics between the two teams, as they were better in assists (25-11), rebounds (47-38), scoring percentage from the two-point range (64% versus 43%), and three-pointers (31%). For 24%,” and free throws “71% for 33%.”
Shabab Al-Ahly will also play its second round outside its homeland when it meets Kazma next December 5, and the third round with Manama in Dubai next December 18, at the end of the first-leg matches, with the return phase beginning with the match against Al-Shamal again in the fourth round next January 16, and will host Kazma on February 6, 2024. The final match in the group stage will be held in Manama on February 13.