Al Rayyan, Qatar Sports Club start with wins

Terrel de von Stoglin scored 25 points while Tanguy Ngombo and Stephen Hurt contributed 19 and 17 respectively as Al Rayyan powered to a 104-84 win over Al Khor in the opening match of the Qatar Cup basketball tournament yesterday.Meho Haracic and Abdelrahman Yehia and Mohamed Hasan also chipped in with double figure scores to help Al Rayyan dominate their rivals at the Al Gharafa Sports Club.It was Al Khor, however, who impressed at the start, taking a 13-8 lead in the first five minutes before Al Rayyan got their act together and started dictating terms.Al Rayyan edged the first quarter 23-20 and consolidated further at the halfway stage by taking a 51-42 lead. They virtually wrapped up the match by leading 78-58 at the end of the third quarter before easily completing the formalities, winning by a 20-point margin.Dominique Lacy scored 26 points for Al Khor, while Aldaji Magassa had 21 and Khobi Williamson 20.In the second match of the day, Qatar Sports Club defeated Al Ahli 84-73 with Nicholas West and Brandon Kearney scoring 24 and 22, respectively.Al Ahli edged the first quarter 18-15 but thereafter lost the momentum as the Qatar Sports Club forwards found their groove.Aiding West and Kearney superbly were Yousuf Mohamed and Baden Jaxen who managed 25 points between them.For Al Ahli, Nemanja Besovic scored 18, while Ndoye Seydou had 16.Today Al Wakrah play Sl Shamal at 5pm followed by a match between Al Gharafa and Al Sadd at 7pm