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Calvin, Delonte, Alvin shine in Al Ahli victory
Calvin, Delonte, Alvin shine in Al Ahli victory
By Sports Reporter/Doha
Cage Jr. Calvin, Mofunanya Alvin and Holland Delonte scored 75 points between them as Al Ahli edged out Al Shamal 92-82 in their Men’s Basketball League first round match at Al Rayyan Sports Club here yesterday. |
Calvin top-scored for Al Ahli with 29 points, which included four three-pointers and seven rebounds. Alvin scored 25 points while Delonte pitched in with 21.
For Shamal, Brian McKenzie fired four three-pointers and seven two-pointers, and pitched in with six rebounds for his 29 points but it wasn’t good enough to secure a win. Hossam Ismaiel, Jonathan Huffman and Tommy Smith pitched in with 11 points each while Elrahman Moftah scored 10.
In the second match of the day Al Rayyan scored a close 68-65 win over Al Gharafa.
Zuza Jurica top-scored for Rayyan with 20 points while Watson Boney and Ngombo Tanguy pitched in with 15 and 14 points respectively. Yaseen Musa, who announced international retirement earlier this year, sat the match out.
Blair Larry Thomas scored 17 points while Adako Emmaniel Osaro scored 15 in the Gharafa effort.
The match remained evenly poised throughout before Rayyan edged out their opponents in the final period.