D1 Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Nadi Basket and Widad post wins

Nadi Basket - USM Alger 75-64

Nadi Basket dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to USM Alger's 32. The former international guard Hichem Dekakene (190-1997) nailed 28 points for the winning side and Mohamed Bensalah (200-2002, college: Paul Quinn) accounted for 18 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Ahmed Boutiba (188-1995) came up with 15 points and 8 rebounds and guard Zakariya Khoudja (182-2005) added 4 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists respectively for USM Alger in the defeat. Four USM Alger players scored in double figures. USM Alger's coach Kamel Ait Kaci rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Nadi Basket: H.Dekakene 28+3reb+2ast, M.Bensalah 18+8reb+1ast, K.Ouahab 9+7reb+2ast, A.Fedala 7+3reb+4ast, Z.Maatoub 6+6reb, M.Yahya 3+4reb+5ast
USM Alger: B.Ahmed 15+8reb, Z.Mehdi 12+3reb, M.Laamouri 12+5reb+1ast, M.Redouane 11+5reb+1ast, B.Ramdane 5+1reb+1ast, K.Zakariya 4+5reb+11ast

Widad - Chabab Sportif 62-55

Widad forced 19 Chabab Sportif turnovers. The former international point guard Tarek Hamdani (194-1995) stepped up and scored 16 points, 5 assists and 5 steals for the winners and guard Louai Chebel (199-1998) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side Farouk Hadjadj-Aoul responded with 7 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists and Mustapha Braik scored 19 points and 6 steals.
Top scorers:
Widad: T.Hamdani 16+4reb+5ast, L.Chebel 12+6reb+2ast, K.Mtidji 9+4reb+1ast, M.Sahraoui 8+2reb, D.Achache 7+8reb+2ast, E.Ikamba 5+8reb+2ast
Chabab Sportif: B.Mustapha 19+4reb+2ast, O.Abakar 11+7reb+1ast, T.Nizar 10+11reb+2ast, H.Farouk 7+13reb+8ast, B.Seyyid 5+3reb, M.Khalid 3+1reb