Results and Stats from D1 Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Nadi Basket - CR Beni Saf 66-56

Nadi Basket forced 21 CR Beni Saf turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Guard Merouane Yahya (188-2003, college: N.Platte CC) stepped up and scored 20 points and 4 assists for the winners and Mohamed Bensalah (200-2002, college: Paul Quinn) chipped in 11 points and 9 rebounds. Four Nadi Basket players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Issam Benarbia (180-1996) responded with 19 points and guard Houssam Moussa (187-1997) scored 4 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Nadi Basket: M.Yahya 20+2reb+4ast, M.Bensalah 11+9reb+3ast, M.Boussad 10+5reb+4ast, K.Ouahab 10+3reb+1ast, Z.Maatoub 6+7reb+1ast, A.Fedala 5+5reb+9ast
CR Beni Saf: B.Issam 19+1reb+2ast, A.Mohamed 10, K.Mamadou 7+4reb+3ast, M.Brahim 5+3reb+1ast, D.Mohamed 4+1reb, M.Houssam 4+10reb+3ast

Chabab Sportif - Rouiba 66-57

Chabab Sportif dominated down low during the game scoring 36 of its points in the paint compared to Rouiba's 14. Chadian center Abakar Oumar (208-2002) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and Mustapha Braik chipped in 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. Four Chabab Sportif players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Abderraouf Redouane (190-2000) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and Ziad Chenieff (194-2001) scored 18 points (made all of his seven free throws). Rouiba's coach Mohamed Khideche rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Chabab Sportif: M.Braik 19+5reb+4ast, A.Oumar 18+12reb, S.Bensalah 12+5reb+2ast, Y.Benyahya 10+6reb+3ast, N.Taleb 5+3reb, F.Hadjadj-Aoul 2+8reb+4ast
Rouiba: C.Ziad 18+2reb+2ast, A.Abdelhakim 13+8reb+1ast, R.Abderraouf 10+12reb+2ast, N.Adel 8+1ast, T.Hamoud 6+3reb+1ast, S.Nacereddine 2+1reb

USM Alger - USM Blida 72-62

The former international swingman Laamouri Merahi (195-1995) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and guard Ahmed Boutiba (188-1995) chipped in 23 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side forward Mohamed Boudoumi (192-1998) responded with 19 points and 7 rebounds and the former international forward Mousaab Kaoub (194-2003) scored 19 points. USM Blida's coach Ahmed Ben Djabou rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
USM Alger: A.Boutiba 23+6reb+2ast, L.Merahi 16+13reb+7ast, M.Zaim 11+8reb, R.Mimouni 8+4reb+2ast, R.Belhadj 8+4reb, B.Medjoubi 6+1reb+2ast
USM Blida: B.Mohamed 19+7reb+2ast, K.Mousaab 19+3reb+3ast, D.Abdesslem 10+5reb+2ast, A.Ali 7+3reb+1ast, Z.Mohamed 3+1reb+3ast, B.Azeddine 2+4reb+1ast

Widad - Mouloudia 91-75

Widad looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Mouloudia's players. The former international point guard Tarek Hamdani (194-1995) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists for the winners and the former international forward Ali Mohamed Messad (201-1989) chipped in 16 points and 5 rebounds. Four Widad players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international forward Ramzi Merahi (201-1995) responded with 22 points and 6 rebounds and the former international point guard Merouane Bourakaib (180-1992) scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Widad: A.Messad 16+5reb+3ast, M.Sahraoui 15+4reb+3ast, T.Hamdani 13+8reb+11ast, E.Ikamba 10+4reb+2ast, K.Mtidji 10+4reb+1ast, R.Zitoun 10+9reb+1ast
Mouloudia: M.Ramzi 22+6reb+2ast, B.Merouane 16+5reb+7ast, Z.Abdelkrim 9+6reb+1ast, A.Mustapha 8+8reb+2ast, S.Mokdad 7+9reb+1ast, K.Youcef 6+3reb