FAP, Petroleos, Zamalek and US Monastir enter semifinal stage

REG - FAP 63-66

FAP held REG to an opponent 24.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 34.4 percent accuracy of the winners. FAP forced 24 REG turnovers. 30 personal fouls committed by REG helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American forward Deshaun Morman (193-1994, college: Towson) stepped up and scored 14 points for the winners and his fellow American import center Tyjhai Byers (211-1998, college: ECSU) chipped in 10 points and 10 rebounds. Byers is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side American guard Cleveland Thomas (192-1993, college: WKU, agency: Slash Sports) responded with 23 points and 8 rebounds and guard Jean Nshobozwa (193-1998) scored 7 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
FAP: D.Morman 14+4reb+3ast, J.Almeida 10+1reb+2ast, T.Byers 10+10reb+1ast, E.Brice 6+8reb, K.Cyrille 6+2reb+3ast, T.Etienne 4+2reb
REG: C.Thomas 23+8reb+1ast, D.Ndayisaba 11+5reb+3ast, K.Gasana 7+5reb+2ast, N.Jean 7+11reb+8ast, A.Mpoyo 5+5reb, O.Shyaka 5+3reb

P.Luanda - AS Sale 102-89

P.Luanda had a 31-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three nailing 19 long-distance shots on high 52.8 percentage. P.Luanda players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Portuguese-Angolan guard Carlos Morais (200-1985, agency: Duran International) nailed 27 points and 4 assists for the winning side and swingman Gerson Goncalves (193-1996) accounted for 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Four P.Luanda players scored in double figures. Guinean-American power forward Ousmane Drame (206-1993, college: Quinnipiac) came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds and Nigerien guard Abdoulaye Harouna (196-1992, college: Miami, OH) added 20 points and 4 steals respectively for AS Sale in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
P.Luanda: C.Morais 27+4reb+4ast, C.Dundao 19+4reb+5ast, G.Goncalves 14+10reb+4ast, A.Gakou 12+7reb, E.Matthews 7+1reb+1ast, L.Paulo 7+1reb
AS Sale: A.Harouna 20+4reb+1ast, T.Stoglin 19+3ast, O.Drame 19+13reb+2ast, K.Boukichou 7+1reb+2ast, Z.El Masbahi 7+1reb+2ast, A.Najah 6+6reb+1ast

Zamalek - SLAC 66-49

Zamalek forced 23 SLAC turnovers. Power forward Moustafa Elmekawi (204-94) fired a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Cameroonian-American DJ Strawberry (196-85, college: Maryland) chipped in 12 points and 4 assists. Zamalek's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Dane Miller (203-1990, college: Rutgers) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists and center Oumar Barry (211-1996, college: SJSU, agency: Helping Ballers) added 13 points and 12 rebounds respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Zamalek: M.Elmekawi 14+12reb, E.Sosa 13+3reb+3ast, D.Strawberry 12+4reb+4ast, A.Mahmoud 7+10reb+3ast, M.Abdellatif 6+2reb+1ast, A.Azab 5
SLAC: O.Barry 13+12reb, K.Mohamed 12+8reb, D.Miller 11+14reb+4ast, S.Mbaye 8+5reb, K.Alpha 2+3reb, B.Diallo 2+2reb+1ast

US Monastir - Cape Town T. 106-67

US Monastir dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Tigers' 32. They outrebounded Tigers 47-25 including a 39-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. US Monastir looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by Tigers' players. American-Georgian guard Michael Dixon (186-1990, college: Memphis) fired 23 points for the winners. Forward Radhouane Slimane (204-1980) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Forward Pieter Prinsloo (208-1992, college: Marist) produced 14 points and 8 rebounds and American Billy Preston (209-1997, college: Kansas) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
US Monastir: M.Dixon 23+4reb+1ast, R.Slimane 16+6reb+5ast, M.Ghayaza 13+9reb+1ast, M.Diabate 13+2reb+5ast, F.Lahyani 10+8reb+5ast, N.Jaziri 10+3reb+1ast
Cape Town T.: B.Preston 17+4reb+2ast, C.Early 15+2reb+2ast, P.Prinsloo 14+8reb+3ast, E.Ganapamo 10+2reb, L.Selepe 3+1reb, M.Kabongo 2+3reb+5ast



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