D1 Round 16 (Regular Season): Nadi Basket lose to Chabab Sportif

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Top ranked Nadi Basket (13-2) recorded its second loss in Staoueli on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by second ranked Chabab Sportif (11-5) 79-63. It ended at the same time the 11-game winning streak of Nadi Basket. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Chabab Sportif dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Nadi Basket's 28. They outrebounded Nadi Basket 40-26 including 30 on the defensive glass. Chabab Sportif looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. fired 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds. Mohamed Bensalah produced 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for lost side. Chabab Sportif maintains second position with 11-5 record having just one point less than leader Nadi Basket, which they share with Widad. Defending champion Nadi Basket still keeps top place with two games lost.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Alger: USM Alger (#7) and Mouloudia (#5). USM Alger (9-7) won against visiting Mouloudia (9-7) 74-65. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Mehdi Zaim contributed with 9 points and 19 rebounds for the winners. Mustapha Adrar replied with 20 points and 5 rebounds for Mouloudia. USM Alger moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Mouloudia and CR Beni Saf. Mouloudia lost third consecutive game.
Bottom-ranked NA Hussein Dey managed to get a third victory on Saturday night. This time they won against sixth-ranked CR Beni Saf 85-67. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 18-point difference proves that NA Hussein Dey was well-prepared to that game. Worth to mention a great performance of Rayan Hamdi who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds. At the losing side Mamadou Keita responded with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. CR Beni Saf's coach Didi Said rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. NA Hussein Dey (3-13) moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Moustakbal. CR Beni Saf at the other side dropped to the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with Mouloudia and USM Alger.

Rest of the games of round 16 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Taradji Amel was defeated by US Setif in a road game 80-74. USM Blida beat CSC Djasr at home 76-58. Widad destroyed Moustakbal on the opponent's court 79-59. Rouiba managed to outperform CR Dar Beida in a home game 70-55.
The best stats of 16th round was 19 points and 20 rebounds by Sid Benzaime of Rouiba.



Nadi Basket - Chabab Sportif 63-79

Top ranked Nadi Basket (13-2) recorded its second loss in Staoueli on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by second ranked Chabab Sportif (11-5) 79-63. It ended at the same time the 11-game winning streak of Nadi Basket. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Chabab Sportif dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Nadi Basket's 28. They outrebounded Nadi Basket 40-26 including 30 on the defensive glass. Chabab Sportif looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Mustapha Braik fired 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Yacine Benyahya chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Four Chabab Sportif players scored in double figures. Mohamed Bensalah produced 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and Hichem Dekakene added 16 points respectively for lost side. Chabab Sportif maintains second position with 11-5 record having just one point less than leader Nadi Basket, which they share with Widad. Defending champion Nadi Basket still keeps top place with two games lost.
Top scorers:
Chabab Sportif: M.Braik 18+8reb+6ast, F.Hadjadj-Aoul 17+4reb+5ast, Y.Benyahya 16+10reb+3ast, N.Taleb 10+3reb+3ast, S.Bensalah 8+9reb+3ast, K.Merzoug 6+1ast
Nadi Basket: D.Hichem 16+2reb+2ast, Y.Merouane 14+4reb+1ast, B.Mohamed 13+7reb+4ast, B.Mohamed 9+3reb+3ast, F.Anis 4+2reb+1ast, B.Abderraouf 3+2reb

NA Hussein Dey - CR Beni Saf 85-67

Bottom-ranked NA Hussein Dey managed to get a third victory on Saturday night. This time they won against sixth-ranked CR Beni Saf 85-67. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 18-point difference proves that NA Hussein Dey was well-prepared to that game. They also forced 19 CR Beni Saf turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Rayan Hamdi who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds and Nabil Saidi who added 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side Mamadou Keita responded with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Houssam Moussa scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. Five NA Hussein Dey and four CR Beni Saf players scored in double figures. CR Beni Saf's coach Didi Said rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. NA Hussein Dey (3-13) moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Moustakbal. CR Beni Saf at the other side dropped to the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with Mouloudia and USM Alger.
Top scorers:
NA Hussein Dey: R.Hamdi 23+14reb+2ast, N.Saidi 17+7reb+5ast, F.Bellakhdar 17+2reb+5ast, R.Haddad 13+9reb+2ast, M.Djellili 11+8reb+7ast, A.Idir 4+4reb+1ast
CR Beni Saf: K.Mamadou 16+5reb+5ast, M.Houssam 13+9reb+3ast, D.Imad 13+2reb+3ast, B.Youcef 12+10reb+2ast, B.Djaouad 6, M.Brahim 5+6reb

US Setif - Taradji Amel 80-74

There was a minor upset when 11th ranked Taradji Amel (6-9) was defeated on the road by thirteenth ranked US Setif (4-12) 80-74 on Saturday. US Setif forced 19 Taradji Amel turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Anis Azzouz who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 28 points and 19 rebounds and Mutomb Mbav who added 15 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Nabil Nouari responded with 23 points and 4 assists and Mohamed Ait Ouchane scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Taradji Amel's coach Ali Belhoucine tested ten players in this game, but that didn't help. US Setif moved-up to twelfth place. Loser Taradji Amel keeps the eleventh position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
US Setif: A.Azzouz 28+19reb+2ast, M.Mbav 15+11reb+2ast, R.Souici 15+5reb+6ast, A.Faidia 8+1ast, M.Benchouche 7+4reb+2ast, A.Bouzidi 3+1reb
Taradji Amel: N.Nabil 23+4reb+4ast, A.Ouchane Mohamed 18+5reb+1ast, H.Abdellah 12+8reb, F.Belkhodja 7+7reb+5ast, B.Adam Mohammed 5+1reb+3ast, G.Nabil 5+5reb+6ast

USM Alger - Mouloudia 74-65

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Alger: USM Alger (#7) and Mouloudia (#5). USM Alger (9-7) won against visiting Mouloudia (9-7) 74-65. USM Alger forced 25 Mouloudia turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Laamouri Merahi who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Mehdi Zaim contributed with 9 points and 19 rebounds for the winners. Mustapha Adrar replied with 20 points and 5 rebounds and Merouane Bourakaib added 9 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Mouloudia. USM Alger moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Mouloudia and CR Beni Saf. Mouloudia lost third consecutive game.
Top scorers:
USM Alger: L.Merahi 19+8reb+4ast, Z.Khoudja 18+2reb+2ast, I.Fodil 9+2reb, M.Zaim 9+19reb, R.Belhadj 8+3reb, R.Mimouni 6+3reb
Mouloudia: A.Mustapha 20+5reb, Z.Abdelkrim 10+5reb+1ast, A.Oussama 9+7reb+5ast, B.Merouane 9+8reb+6ast, M.Ramzi 6+8reb+5ast, A.Zakaria 6+2reb

USM Blida - CSC Djasr 76-58

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked USM Blida and 10th ranked CSC Djasr had identical 7-8 record. This time USM Blida used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Constantine 76-58 on Saturday night. Worth to mention a great performance of Abdesslem Dekkiche who helped to win the game recording 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and Mohamed Boudoumi who added 16 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Five USM Blida players scored in double figures. At the losing side Ibrahim Haichour responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Hezil Yamame scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. USM Blida (8-8) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with CR Dar Beida. Loser CSC Djasr keeps the tenth position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
USM Blida: M.Boudoumi 16+7reb+2ast, A.Dekkiche 15+6reb+5ast, S.Ghalmi 15+5reb+2ast, A.Aichi 13+3reb+1ast, M.Zahaf 10+5reb+2ast, A.Debbi 4+1reb+1ast
CSC Djasr: Y.Hezil 18+7reb, A.Lotfi 14+5reb+2ast, H.Ibrahim 12+10reb+4ast, A.Nguere 6+8reb, B.Moussa 5+4reb+1ast, G.Zakaria 3+3reb+5ast

Moustakbal - Widad 59-79

Very expected game in Ouled Chbel where 12th ranked Moustakbal (3-13) was rolled over by third ranked Widad (11-5) 79-59 on Saturday. Widad held Moustakbal to an opponent 24.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 43.1 percent accuracy of the winners. Widad forced 24 Moustakbal turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Rabah Zitoun who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks and Adel Bachouche who added 10 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. Four Widad players scored in double figures. At the losing side Abdelmalek Kaci responded with 31 points and Demba Diakite produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 19 rebounds. Widad have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Chabab Sportif. Moustakbal lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the thirteenth position with 13 games lost. They share it with NA Hussein Dey.
Top scorers:
Widad: R.Zitoun 28+10reb, L.Chebel 17+3reb+3ast, K.Mtidji 14+5reb+3ast, A.Bachouche 10+8reb+7ast, A.Messad 6+3reb, T.Hamdani 4+7reb+9ast
Moustakbal: K.Abdelmalek 31+3reb+1ast, B.Abdelwaheb 12+4reb+3ast, D.Demba 10+19reb, A.Zakaria 3+2reb+1ast, T.Salaheddine 2+1ast, T.Chihab 1+3reb

Rouiba - CR Dar Beida 70-55

Rather predictable result when fourth ranked Rouiba (10-6) beat at home 8th ranked CR Dar Beida (8-8) 70-55 on Saturday. Rouiba forced 19 CR Dar Beida turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Sid Benzaime who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 20 rebounds and Mohamed Guermat who added 10 points and 6 assists during the contest. Four Rouiba players scored in double figures. At the losing side Younes Benanesbaghor responded with 13 points and 9 rebounds and Abdelwahab Ait Abderrahim scored 8 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Rouiba maintains fourth position with 10-6 record. Loser CR Dar Beida keeps the eighth place with eight games lost. They share the position with USM Blida.
Top scorers:
Rouiba: S.Benzaime 19+20reb+1ast, M.Roubai 12+5reb+1ast, Z.Chenieff 10+5reb, M.Guermat 10+4reb+6ast, A.Abaz 7+7reb+3ast, H.Touchi 3
CR Dar Beida: B.Younes 13+9reb+2ast, B.Sif 10+2reb+4ast, B.Ishak 9+5reb+1ast, A.Abderrahim Abdelwahab 8+8reb+1ast, M.Abderraouf 8+3reb, B.Mohamed 5+4reb+3ast