Al Rayyan beat Al Shamal 75-68 in the title clash to clinch the Qatar Basketball League at the Al Gharafa Club Hall yesterday. While Rayyan won the title for the 16th time, Shamal were looking for their third trophy in the tournament’s history. Malik Romero Curry and Tahjon Komar Starks were the stars for Rayyan. Curry scored 13 points and made 10 rebounds as well as nine assists, while Starks added 30 points, beside three rebounds and three assists. For the vanquished Shamal, Uchenna Onyekachi Iroegbu scored 21 points while making four rebounds, four assists and same number of rebounds. Earlier, Al Sadd secured the third spot after defeating Qatar SC 82-71 in the play-off.