D1 Round 10 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 10 was guest Widad's (6-4) easy road victory over CR Dar Beida (#8) 82-41 on Thursday evening. Widad held CR Dar Beida to an opponent 20.8 percent shooting from the field compared to 39.1 percent accuracy of the winners. Widad forced 22 CR Dar Beida turnovers and outrebounded them 59-36 including a 45-30 advantage in defensive rebounds. Widad looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by CR Dar Beida's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Widad made 8 blocks. 25 personal fouls committed by CR Dar Beida helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. fired 30 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. Mohamed Belhadi produced 7 points and 12 rebounds for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Widad moved-up to fourth place, which they share with CR Beni Saf and USM Blida. CR Dar Beida lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with 4 other teams.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Mouloudia (7-3) against fourth ranked CR Beni Saf (6-4) on Friday night. Visiting Mouloudia was defeated by CR Beni Saf in a tough game in Beni Saf 67-73. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording 22 points. Houssam Moussa contributed with 18 points and 9 steals for the winners. CR Beni Saf's coach Didi Said allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Mohamed Touati replied with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists for Mouloudia. CR Beni Saf maintains fourth position with 6-4 record, which they share with Widad and USM Blida. Mouloudia lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the second place with three games lost. They share the position with Chabab Sportif.
NA Hussein Dey can celebrate finally their first win this season after nine consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Moustakbal (2-8) 70-59 on Friday. Nabil Saidi had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 15 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. At the losing side Abdelmalek Kaci responded with 25 points and 5 rebounds. NA Hussein Dey maintains thirteenth position with 1-9 record, which they share with US Setif. It was Moustakbal's eighth loss in a row. They keep the twelfth place with eight games lost.

Rest of the games of round 10 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Nadi Basket defeated Rouiba in Staoueli 78-69. USM Blida beat US Setif at home 71-62. USM Alger lost to CSC Djasr on the opponent's court 71-75. Taradji Amel unfortunately lost to Chabab Sportif in a home game 75-84.



CR Dar Beida - Widad 41-82

The biggest surprise of round 10 was guest Widad's (6-4) easy road victory over CR Dar Beida (#8) 82-41 on Thursday evening. Widad held CR Dar Beida to an opponent 20.8 percent shooting from the field compared to 39.1 percent accuracy of the winners. Widad forced 22 CR Dar Beida turnovers and outrebounded them 59-36 including a 45-30 advantage in defensive rebounds. Widad looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by CR Dar Beida's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Widad made 8 blocks. 25 personal fouls committed by CR Dar Beida helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Mohamed Sahraoui fired 30 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Djamel Achache chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. Mohamed Belhadi produced 7 points and 12 rebounds and Ishak Bouamama added 7 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Widad moved-up to fourth place, which they share with CR Beni Saf and USM Blida. CR Dar Beida lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with 4 other teams.
Top scorers:
Widad: M.Sahraoui 30+9reb+2ast, D.Achache 12+7reb+2ast, K.Mtidji 12+5reb+3ast, A.Bachouche 6+4reb, Z.Souici 5+2reb+7ast, T.Hamdani 5+3reb+8ast
CR Dar Beida: M.Abderraouf 14+1reb+1ast, B.Sif 13+1reb, B.Ishak 7+8reb+2ast, B.Mohamed 7+12reb+1ast, A.Omar 0, B.Hamza 0+1reb

Rouiba - Nadi Basket 69-78

There was no surprise when 11th ranked Rouiba (5-5) was defeated at home by first ranked Nadi Basket (9-1) 78-69 on Thursday. Hichem Dekakene scored 22 points to lead the charge for the winners and Mohamed Bensalah chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. Nadi Basket's coach Mohamed Yahya used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Sid Benzaime responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks and Mohamed Roubai scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Four Rouiba players scored in double figures. Nadi Basket have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 9-1 record. Rouiba at the other side dropped to the seventh place with five games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams.
Top scorers:
Nadi Basket: H.Dekakene 22+4reb+2ast, K.Ouahab 16+6reb, M.Bensalah 11+11reb+2ast, A.Fedala 6+3reb+4ast, S.Aious 6+2reb, Z.Maatoub 6+3reb
Rouiba: B.Sid 16+15reb+3ast, A.Abdelhakim 14+3reb, R.Mohamed 13+6reb+2ast, C.Ziad 11+2reb+3ast, R.Abderraouf 4+2reb, G.Mohamed 4+8ast

CR Beni Saf - Mouloudia 73-67

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Mouloudia (7-3) against fourth ranked CR Beni Saf (6-4) on Friday night. Visiting Mouloudia was defeated by CR Beni Saf in a tough game in Beni Saf 67-73. CR Beni Saf forced 25 Mouloudia turnovers. Strangely Mouloudia outrebounded CR Beni Saf 44-26 including a 35-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Mamadou Keita who helped to win the game recording 22 points. Houssam Moussa contributed with 18 points and 9 steals for the winners. CR Beni Saf's coach Didi Said allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Mohamed Touati replied with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists and Abdelkrim Ziane added 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) in the effort for Mouloudia. CR Beni Saf maintains fourth position with 6-4 record, which they share with Widad and USM Blida. Mouloudia lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the second place with three games lost. They share the position with Chabab Sportif.
Top scorers:
CR Beni Saf: M.Keita 22+3reb+2ast, H.Moussa 18+1reb+3ast, B.Maaziz 9+4reb, I.Didi 7+3reb, Y.Boudoumi 5+1reb+2ast, M.Douifi 4+1reb+1ast
Mouloudia: Z.Abdelkrim 21+5reb+1ast, T.Mohamed 17+14reb+4ast, B.Merouane 8+5reb+5ast, A.Mustapha 7+7reb+2ast, A.Zakaria 5+3reb, R.Islem 5+1reb

USM Blida - US Setif 71-62

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked USM Blida (6-4) defeated at home bottom-ranked US Setif (1-9) 71-62 on Friday. USM Blida had a 34-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. Abdesslem Dekkiche had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Mohamed Boudoumi chipped in 11 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Yacine Kalkoul responded with 13 points and 7 rebounds and Anis Azzouz scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Four US Setif players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. USM Blida moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Widad and CR Beni Saf. US Setif lost eighth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with nine games lost. They share it with NA Hussein Dey.
Top scorers:
USM Blida: A.Dekkiche 20+12reb+7ast, M.Boudoumi 11+5reb+1ast, A.Debbi 10+5reb, M.Gherbi 7+7reb+1ast, H.Chouaba 7+8reb, S.Ghalmi 7+1reb
US Setif: A.Anis 14+8reb, F.Abderaouf 13+7reb+2ast, K.Yacine 13+7reb+3ast, S.Ryadh 11+4reb, G.Ouail 6+1reb+1ast, D.Salim 5+10reb

CSC Djasr - USM Alger 75-71

Very expected game in Constantine where 11th ranked USM Alger (5-5) was defeated by seventh ranked CSC Djasr (5-5) 75-71 on Friday. However just four-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Zakaria Guezout scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Hezil Yamame chipped in 19 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Four CSC Djasr players scored in double figures. At the losing side Laamouri Merahi responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and Bacim Medjoubi scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. USM Alger's coach Kamel Ait Kaci tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. CSC Djasr have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain seventh position with 5-5 record, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated USM Alger.
Top scorers:
CSC Djasr: Z.Guezout 20+5reb+6ast, H.Yamame 19+9reb+1ast, B.Messaoudi 13+13reb+2ast, L.Adrar 10+2reb+1ast, Y.Menacer 9+3reb+2ast, I.Haichour 2+4reb+5ast
USM Alger: M.Bacim 13+5reb+1ast, M.Laamouri 10+12reb+2ast, M.Abdelouaheb 10+3reb+2ast, M.Redouane 9+1reb+1ast, Z.Mehdi 7+5reb, K.Zakariya 6+6reb+6ast

Taradji Amel - Chabab Sportif 75-84

Very predictable result in Draria where third ranked Chabab Sportif (7-3) beat 10th ranked Taradji Amel (5-5) 84-75 on Friday. Chabab Sportif dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Taradji Amel's 38. Yacine Benyahya scored 25 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Mustapha Braik chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. At the losing side Nabil Nouari responded with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Abderrahim Benlakehal scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Four Chabab Sportif and five Taradji Amel players scored in double figures. Chabab Sportif moved-up to second place, which they share with Mouloudia. Taradji Amel at the other side dropped to the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with 4 other teams.
Top scorers:
Chabab Sportif: Y.Benyahya 25+8reb+3ast, S.Bensalah 16+5reb+2ast, F.Hadjadj-Aoul 15+3reb+3ast, M.Braik 12+5reb+6ast, N.Taleb 7+7reb+2ast, A.Settouti 6+10reb+2ast
Taradji Amel: N.Nabil 16+5reb+4ast, F.Belkhodja 13+4reb+1ast, B.Abderrahim 13+5reb+3ast, G.Nabil 11+5reb+2ast, A.Ouchane Mohamed 10+6reb+2ast, H.Abdellah 7+6reb+1ast

NA Hussein Dey - Moustakbal 70-59

NA Hussein Dey can celebrate finally their first win this season after nine consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Moustakbal (2-8) 70-59 on Friday. NA Hussein Dey forced 19 Moustakbal turnovers and outrebounded them 49-36 including a 39-27 advantage in defensive rebounds. Nabil Saidi had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 15 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Farouk Bellakhdar chipped in 16 points and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side Abdelmalek Kaci responded with 25 points and 5 rebounds and Zakaria Abdelouahad scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. NA Hussein Dey maintains thirteenth position with 1-9 record, which they share with US Setif. It was Moustakbal's eighth loss in a row. They keep the twelfth place with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
NA Hussein Dey: N.Saidi 19+15reb+1ast, F.Bellakhdar 16+3reb+5ast, M.Hasnaoui 12+7reb+5ast, S.Messaoudi 10+2reb+2ast, R.Hamdi 6+7reb+2ast, M.Djellili 6+10reb+5ast
Moustakbal: K.Abdelmalek 25+5reb+2ast, A.Zakaria 10+7reb+1ast, B.Slimane 9+3reb+2ast, A.Ahmed 6+6reb+3ast, B.Abdelwaheb 4+5reb+4ast, T.Chihab 3+2reb