Muslim Basketball

After last week, it was nice to see Tulkarem show how strong their team is, winning without Mana or Moayad. The Aglaguel brothers led the way: Elias had 18 on 14 shots and Moad had a North career high 21 on 9-10(!) shooting with 6 steals while looking nonchalant. Would like to see this team build some momentum, especially offensively, to give themselves a chance at a deep run.

Every team is worse without their star, but Tulkarem feels too dependent on Mana. Given the roster’s talent, even just those available this week, it was a winnable matchup if they played well together. The defensive plan was disappointing, with how many layups Mahdy scored deep into the game during important minutes.

Tough to go into such a big game missing so many pieces and also hard to take much away from this game. On the bright side, Anas Ani in his debut got some misses out of the way as he steps into a big role for the rest of the season. Mana continues to look unstoppable but will need support for this team to make serious noise.

Heart breaking loss for Tulkarem against another top team in the league. Mana almost willed them to victory, leading the second half comeback. Areeha’s zone really exposed this team's lack of outside shooting. They’ll need better than 1-9 from Elias and 0-6 from Hassan from 3. The defensive grit that kept them in this game will keep this team competitive all season.

Tulkarem put together an efficient all-around performance, highlighted by Omar Mana’s 20 points and 10 made free throws, giving the team a steady interior presence. Elias Aglaguel added 16 points with sharp perimeter shooting, helping Tulkarem reach 43% from the field and 73% at the line. With a 21-18 rebound edge and solid ball movement, Tulkarem maintained control and matched Tiberias shot for shot from deep to secure the win.