Game Results

-Game of the week: Kashgar vs Mecca; Kashgar Blew a a 20 point lead in teh 2nd half, but closed the game out in OT
-Biggest Surprise: Fez Blows out Mombasa by 25

Kashgar (3) Defeats Mecca (5): Kashgar came out strong early and led 45-28 at the half. A surge by Mecca helped them close the gap and send the game to overtime. Kashgar scored the only 2 points in over time to win the game.

Key stats: -Omar Abbassi has another double, this time posting 12 points and 20 Boards, his 2nd straight with 20 or more boards
Player of the game: Kerry Fodderingham filled the stat sheet with 25 points, 6 Assists and 8 Rebounds while shooting <50%.

Cairo (6) Defeats Sarajevo (12): This game was a battle all the way to the end. Elias and Suquan went Free throw-for-Freethrow to send this game to over time. A bad foul and turnover in the last minute of over time ended Sarajevos chances of winning.

Key Stats: In his first MB Game, Suquan Scored 25 Points, posted 8 rebounds, and made 10 of his 13 Free throws.
Player of the game: Hafiz Ebady was Mr. Clutch, making timely 3 pointers to give his team momentum. Hee made 4 of 9 3's for 14 points.

Delhi (8) Defeats Palermo (11): Palermo dropped their second straight to a delhi team that looked different since week 1 after adding Paul Sullivan, Eric Sylvester, who both bolstered their Front court.

Key Stat: Palermo shot only 9% from three.
Player of the game: Anthony Ligouri; 23 Points, 5-9 three pointers.

Fez (1) Defeats Mombasa (7): Fez outscored Mombasa by 16 in the first half to control the game and eventually win. Dont under estimate the power of team Chemistry and ball movement as Fez had 18 assists on the game.

Key Stat: Fez made 45% of their three pointers
Player of the game: Mohammad Abdelhadi had 19 Boards and 8 boards to lead the balanced attack.

Kabul (4) Defeats Medina (10): Medina was without Point guard Maher Abuawad, and were left with no true PG to set up their offense which made it difficult for them to score. Kabul had a comfortable lead throughout.

Key Stat: These two teams shot a combined 4-40 from three.
Player of the Game: Ahmed Elfayoumi 19 Points 8 Rebounds 3 Assists

Cordoba (2) Defeats Bukhara (9): Cordoba had only 5 guys this game but Bukhara was without MVP Greg Kawula. Sean Brock lit it up to start the game going 3-3 form 3 early on. Cordoba has a lot of guys that can play including Manny Singh, arguably the craftiest guard in the league.

Key Stat: Bukhara attempted 34 three pointers compared to Cordoba's 5.
Player of the Game: 17 Points 8 Rebounds.

Please Post Your Game Recaps and Thoughts Below

Edited by user Wednesday, April 18, 2012 3:35:44 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I think Sarajevo will suprise everyone because they have a big 3 Suquan Gary, Chris Jones and the new guy Raheem Stowe who recorded a double double 17 pts and 11 rbs

Sarajevo- Cairo: In retrospect Brian should not have been guarding Moe afghan, what really cost us the game was the terrible call at the end where I was called for a phantom foul on Keith when he hop stepped (traveled) into me. That pretty much iced the game. We also had a unnecessary Tech foul call in the beginning at one of our players cursing under their breath. Sarajevo played great pressure defense causing some costly turnovers for Cairo. Sarajevo has a solid squad.. once all pieces are available (at same time). They have potential to play with the best teams. With a sluggish 0-2 start they will need to start gaining momentum for any team to take them seriously.

Mecca-Kashgar game: When I asked before coming into gym how that game was going, i heard "Kashgar is blowing them out" I walk in and Mecca was giving them a run for their money. It seems Kashgar had no bench. Regardless at first look you would think Kashgars five would be able to handle the Abbassid Dynasty. But Mecca is an extremely scrappy team and they pride in their defense. I would not be surprised if Mecca overcomes them, the second time around.

I feel like all the teams in D1 are contenders this year.

are andre and anthony showing any team chemistry ? i see anthony is not taken as many shots as he did for d2 but still putting up big numbers for delhi.. has he proved that he is def one of d1 top players ..?? a lot of people questioned his ability to play d1..

Sort of like Wade and LeBron at the beginning of last season, takes a while to learn to play together. But Anthony is def a legit D1 player, shouldn't be any doubts there.