D1 Round 3 of Quarter-Finals. Nadi Basket and Widad secure semifinal berth

Nadi Basket - CR Beni Saf 62-57

Nadi Basket held CR Beni Saf to an opponent 21.9 percent shooting from the field compared to 25.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Nadi Basket forced 19 CR Beni Saf turnovers and had a 38-26 advantage in offensive rebounds. CR Beni Saf was plagued by 32 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a quality performance for Mohamed Bensalah (200-2002, college: Paul Quinn) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds. The former international forward Abderraouf Benrighi (202-1996) accounted for 7 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Forward Mohamed Azzi (199-1991) came up with 15 points and 6 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and guard Issam Benarbia (180-1996) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively for CR Beni Saf in the defeat. CR Beni Saf's coach Didi Said tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game.
Top scorers:
Nadi Basket: M.Bensalah 22+12reb+2ast, H.Dekakene 12+4reb+1ast, M.Boussad 10+7reb+3ast, A.Benrighi 7+11reb+3ast, M.Yahya 6+5reb+3ast, K.Ouahab 4+9reb
CR Beni Saf: A.Mohamed 15+6reb+2ast, B.Issam 14+5reb+2ast, D.Imad 8+3reb+5ast, K.Mamadou 8+4reb+1ast, B.Youcef 4+7reb+2ast, M.Brahim 4+8reb

Widad - Mouloudia 98-94

Widad dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Mouloudia's 34. Widad forced 22 Mouloudia turnovers. Strangely Mouloudia outrebounded Widad 53-35 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. 26 personal fouls committed by Mouloudia helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for forward Kadour Mtidji (190-1998) who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points and 4 assists. The former international center Rabah Zitoun (211-1988) helped adding 14 points and 14 rebounds. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Ramzi Merahi (201-1995) with 19 points and 6 rebounds and the former international center Mustapha Adrar (202-1982) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Four Widad and five Mouloudia players scored in double figures. Mouloudia's coach Maamar Berrich rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Widad: K.Mtidji 26+4reb+4ast, E.Ikamba 19+6reb, T.Hamdani 15+2reb+5ast, R.Zitoun 14+14reb, M.Sahraoui 10+3ast, L.Chebel 9+8reb+2ast
Mouloudia: M.Ramzi 19+6reb+2ast, A.Mustapha 15+10reb, Z.Abdelkrim 15+5reb+1ast, B.Merouane 12+5reb+8ast, K.Youcef 11+9reb, S.Mokdad 8+5reb+1ast