D1 Round 17 (Regular Season): Mouloudia defeat Nadi Basket

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The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Nadi Basket (13-4) in Staoueli on Tuesday night. Hosts were edged by sixth ranked Mouloudia (11-7) 71-69. orchestrated the victory by scoring 13 points and 8 rebounds. contributed with 11 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Mohamed Bensalah answered with 23 points and 7 rebounds for Nadi Basket. Mouloudia moved-up to fourth place, which they share with USM Alger. Nadi Basket lost third consecutive game. Defending champion still keeps top position with four games lost.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Widad (12-6) against twelfth ranked US Setif (5-13) on Tuesday night. Visiting Widad was defeated by US Setif in Setif 80-69. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Widad. stepped up with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 19 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Makram Benchouche chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. US Setif's coach Abdesslem Djeroudi used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tarek Hamdani responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. US Setif maintains twelfth place with 5-13 record. Widad at the other side keeps the third position with six games lost.
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between CR Dar Beida (9-9) and CSC Djasr (8-10), which took place in Constantine. 8th ranked CR Dar Beida lost to eleventh ranked CSC Djasr in a road game 45-52 on Tuesday. Moussa Bougria nailed 14 points and 5 steals for the winning side. Younes Benanesbaghor came up with 8 points and 16 rebounds for CR Dar Beida in the defeat. CSC Djasr moved-up to tenth place. Loser CR Dar Beida keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with USM Blida.

In the last two games of round 17 USM Alger beat Moustakbal on the road 72-60. USM Blida won against CR Beni Saf on its own court 89-80.
The most impressive performance of 17th round was 23 points and 10 rebounds by Mohamed Boudoumi of USM Blida.



Moustakbal - USM Alger 60-72

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked USM Alger (11-7) beat bottom-ranked Moustakbal (3-15) in Ouled Chbel 72-60 on Tuesday. USM Alger had a 34-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when USM Alger made 7 blocks. Laamouri Merahi nailed 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Redouane Mimouni accounted for 14 points and 10 rebounds. Abdelmalek Kaci came up with 17 points and 7 rebounds and Ahmed Allali added 14 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Moustakbal in the defeat. USM Alger have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Mouloudia. Moustakbal lost seventh consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
USM Alger: L.Merahi 21+5reb+5ast, A.Boutiba 17+5reb+3ast, R.Mimouni 14+10reb+1ast, M.Zaim 7+12reb+1ast, Z.Khoudja 5+2reb+4ast, I.Fodil 5+1reb
Moustakbal: K.Abdelmalek 17+7reb+3ast, A.Ahmed 14+9reb+1ast, B.Slimane 9+3reb+4ast, D.Demba 6+9reb, L.Abdelnacer 6+1reb+1ast, F.Abderrahmane 4+8reb+1ast

Nadi Basket - Mouloudia 69-71

The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Nadi Basket (13-4) in Staoueli on Tuesday night. Hosts were edged by sixth ranked Mouloudia (11-7) 71-69. Mokdad Samir orchestrated the victory by scoring 13 points and 8 rebounds. Mohamed Touati contributed with 11 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Mohamed Bensalah answered with 23 points and 7 rebounds and Hichem Dekakene added 12 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Nadi Basket. Mouloudia moved-up to fourth place, which they share with USM Alger. Nadi Basket lost third consecutive game. Defending champion still keeps top position with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Mouloudia: R.Merahi 13+2reb+1ast, Z.Aggoun 13+1ast, M.Samir 13+8reb+2ast, M.Touati 11+5reb+1ast, Y.Khalfallah 8+7reb, M.Bourakaib 4+4reb+6ast
Nadi Basket: B.Mohamed 23+7reb+3ast, D.Hichem 12+8reb+1ast, F.Anis 9+4reb+3ast, B.Mohamed 6+4reb+1ast, M.Zakaria 6+2reb, B.Abderraouf 6+6reb

CSC Djasr - CR Dar Beida 52-45

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between CR Dar Beida (9-9) and CSC Djasr (8-10), which took place in Constantine. 8th ranked CR Dar Beida lost to eleventh ranked CSC Djasr in a road game 45-52 on Tuesday. Moussa Bougria nailed 14 points and 5 steals for the winning side and Zakaria Guezout accounted for 15 points. Younes Benanesbaghor came up with 8 points and 16 rebounds and Mohamed Belhadi added 11 points respectively for CR Dar Beida in the defeat. CSC Djasr moved-up to tenth place. Loser CR Dar Beida keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with USM Blida.
Top scorers:
CSC Djasr: Z.Guezout 15+3reb+1ast, M.Bougria 14+4reb+1ast, H.Yamame 8+9reb, B.Messaoudi 5+7reb+1ast, A.Amri 4+3reb+1ast, L.Adrar 4+6reb+1ast
CR Dar Beida: B.Mohamed 11+3reb+2ast, B.Ishak 8+2reb+1ast, B.Younes 8+16reb+1ast, A.Ouail 7, S.Abdesselem 6+4reb+2ast, B.Sif 5+5reb+2ast

US Setif - Widad 80-69

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Widad (12-6) against twelfth ranked US Setif (5-13) on Tuesday night. Visiting Widad was defeated by US Setif in Setif 80-69. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Widad. US Setif players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Mutomb Mbav stepped up with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 19 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Makram Benchouche chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. US Setif's coach Abdesslem Djeroudi used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tarek Hamdani responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists and Kadour Mtidji scored 18 points and 6 rebounds. Four Widad players scored in double figures. US Setif maintains twelfth place with 5-13 record. Widad at the other side keeps the third position with six games lost.
Top scorers:
US Setif: M.Mbav 24+19reb+5ast, M.Benchouche 13+6reb+2ast, A.Azzouz 10+5reb, A.Faidia 9+3reb+6ast, O.Gadaoui 6+1ast, Y.Kalkoul 5+4reb+6ast
Widad: M.Kadour 18+6reb+2ast, Z.Rabah 15+10reb, H.Tarek 11+11reb+8ast, M.Ali Mohamed 10+5reb+2ast, B.Adel 8+9reb, C.Louai 4+3reb

USM Blida - CR Beni Saf 89-80

There was a minor upset when 7th ranked CR Beni Saf (10-8) lost on the road to ninth ranked USM Blida (9-9) 89-80 on Tuesday. USM Blida made 40-of-53 free shots (75.5 percent) during the game, while CR Beni Saf only scored twenty two points from the stripe. Mohamed Boudoumi nailed a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and Abdesslem Dekkiche accounted for 15 points and 4 assists. Four USM Blida players scored in double figures. Imad Didi came up with 25 points and Houssam Moussa added 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for CR Beni Saf in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. USM Blida moved-up to eighth place, which they share with CR Dar Beida. Loser CR Beni Saf keeps the seventh position with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
USM Blida: M.Boudoumi 23+10reb+3ast, A.Dekkiche 15+2reb+4ast, S.Ghalmi 15+2reb, M.Zahaf 11+3reb+2ast, A.Aichi 9+5reb+2ast, M.Gherbi 6+6reb
CR Beni Saf: D.Imad 25+3reb+3ast, A.Mohamed 18+1reb, M.Houssam 9+7reb+4ast, K.Mamadou 8+1reb+3ast, D.Haman 6+3reb, B.Issam 5+3reb+3ast