Round 6 (Regular Season): City Oilers lose to Bangui

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between Top Four teams took place in Kampala. 4th ranked Ugandan host City Oilers (1-5) lost to second ranked Central African Bangui (3-3) 91-76. Bangui made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Power forward Omega Ngaifei (204-2001) had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Kurt-Curry Wegscheider (196-2001, college: LCU) chipped in 21 points and 4 steals during the contest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Patrick Rembert (185-1990, college: UC Irvine) with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Bangui maintains second position with 3-3 record having just two point less than leader APR, which they share with Ahly Benghazi. Defending Ugandan champion City Oilers keep the fourth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Benghazi. One of their biggest challengers Libyan host Ahly Benghazi (3-3) lost to first ranked Egyptian Al Ahly (5-1) 87-76. Guard Ehab Amin (193-1995, college: Oregon) notched 19 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and Mark Lyons supported him with 17 points, 8 assists and 8 steals. Al Ahly C.'s coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 26 points and 15 rebounds by South Sudanese-Australian center Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (213-1994, college: Baylor) did not help to save the game for Ahly Benghazi. Defending Egyptian champion maintains first position with 5-1 record. Defending Libyan champion Ahly Benghazi dropped to the second place with three games lost. They share the position with Bangui. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Benghazi. Third ranked Libyan host Ahly Benghazi (3-3) smashed 4th ranked Ugandan City Oilers (1-5) 110-78. The best player for the winners was Jo Lual-Acuil Jr who had a double-double by scoring 42 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Khaman Maluach who recorded a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Libyan champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Bangui. Defending Ugandan champion City Oilers keep the fourth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 6 Bangui was destroyed by Al Ahly on the opponent's court 94-71.



City Oilers - Bangui 76-91

The game between Top Four teams took place in Kampala. 4th ranked Ugandan host City Oilers (1-5) lost to second ranked Central African Bangui (3-3) 91-76. Bangui made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Power forward Omega Ngaifei (204-2001) had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Kurt-Curry Wegscheider (196-2001, college: LCU) chipped in 21 points and 4 steals during the contest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Patrick Rembert (185-1990, college: UC Irvine) with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and his fellow American import Dane Miller (198, college: Rutgers) scored 16 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Bangui maintains second position with 3-3 record having just two point less than leader APR, which they share with Ahly Benghazi. Defending Ugandan champion City Oilers keep the fourth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Bangui: N.Omega 22+11reb+2ast, K.Wegscheider 21+4reb+2ast, R.Fula Nganga 20+2reb+3ast, D.Thierry 13+3reb+7ast, J.Djimrabaye 8+5reb+4ast, N.Geraldin 5+3reb
City Oilers: P.Rembert 21+9reb+4ast, D.Miller 16+9reb+1ast, R.Culpepper 16+2reb+6ast, K.Maluach 10+13reb, R.Opong 6+3reb+1ast, J.Okello 4

Ahly Benghazi - Al Ahly C. 76-87

The game between Top Four teams took place in Benghazi. One of their biggest challengers Libyan host Ahly Benghazi (3-3) lost to first ranked Egyptian Al Ahly (5-1) 87-76. Guard Ehab Amin (193-1995, college: Oregon) notched 19 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and American guard Mark Lyons (185-1989, college: Arizona) supported him with 17 points, 8 assists and 8 steals. Al Ahly C.'s coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 26 points and 15 rebounds by South Sudanese-Australian center Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (213-1994, college: Baylor) did not help to save the game for Ahly Benghazi. South Sudanese forward Majok Deng (205-1993, college: ULM) added 12 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Defending Egyptian champion maintains first position with 5-1 record. Defending Libyan champion Ahly Benghazi dropped to the second place with three games lost. They share the position with Bangui. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Al Ahly C.: E.Amin 19+9reb+2ast, M.Lyons 17+2reb+8ast, T.Mitchell 16+3reb+2ast, O.Oraby 11+10reb, P.Gardner 9+2reb, M.Nasr 6+4reb+3ast
Ahly Benghazi: J.Lual-Acuil Jr. 26+15reb+2ast, G.Almaghribi 14+3reb, M.Deng 12+7reb+2ast, P.Jackson 10+2reb+5ast, S.Hamad 8+2reb+2ast, S.Diabate 3+5reb+9ast

Ahly Benghazi - City Oilers 110-78

The game between Top Four teams took place in Benghazi. Third ranked Libyan host Ahly Benghazi (3-3) smashed 4th ranked Ugandan City Oilers (1-5) 110-78. Ahly Benghazi dominated down low during the game scoring 82 of its points in the paint compared to City Oilers' 42. Ahly Benghazi looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was South Sudanese-Australian center Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (213-1994, college: Baylor) who had a double-double by scoring 42 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds. American guard Kevin Murphy (197-1990, college: Tenn Tech) chipped in 21 points and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was South Sudanese center Khaman Maluach (217-2006, college: Duke) who recorded a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 rebounds and American Dane Miller (198, college: Rutgers) added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists respectively. 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. Defending Libyan champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Bangui. Defending Ugandan champion City Oilers keep the fourth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Ahly Benghazi: J.Lual-Acuil Jr. 42+11reb+1ast, K.Murphy 21+3reb+5ast, M.Deng 18+8reb+2ast, S.Diabate 14+6reb+8ast, S.Hamad 6, G.Almaghribi 4+3reb+1ast
City Oilers: B.Ahmed 14+2reb+1ast, R.Culpepper 14+2reb+4ast, P.Rembert 11+1reb+4ast, K.Maluach 11+13reb+2ast, R.Opong 11+1ast, D.Miller 8+6reb+10ast

Al Ahly C. - Bangui 94-71

The game between closely ranked teams ended with second-best Central African Bangui's (3-3) road loss to first ranked Egyptian Al Ahly (5-1) 71-94 on Saturday. Al Ahly looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Bangui's players. The best player for the winners was guard Ehab Amin (193-1995, college: Oregon) who scored 8 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Guard Amr Gendy (192-1991) chipped in 10 points and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Thierry Darlan (198-2004) who recorded 15 points and 7 rebounds and guard Kurt-Curry Wegscheider (196-2001, college: LCU) added 16 points and 4 assists respectively. Defending Egyptian champion maintains first position with 5-1 record. Bangui at the other side keeps the second place with three games lost. They share the position with Ahly Benghazi. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Al Ahly C.: P.Ali 13+3reb+1ast, M.Lyons 11+1reb+6ast, P.Gardner 10+7reb, A.Gendy 10+3reb+6ast, A.Elmaraghy 9+2reb, M.Kejo 8+9reb
Bangui: K.Wegscheider 16+4reb+4ast, D.Thierry 15+7reb+3ast, J.Djimrabaye 10+11reb+3ast, N.Geraldin 9, R.Fula Nganga 6+3reb, N.Omega 6+10reb