Review of Superleague Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Quarterfinals

Al Ittihad Al. - Petrojet 102-94

Al Ittihad Al. made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Al Ittihad Al. made 8 blocks. The former international center Anas Mahmoud (214-1995, college: Louisville) nailed a double-double by scoring 19 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks for the winning side and the former international guard Mohamed Abdelrahman (184-1996) accounted for 19 points and 10 assists. Ayman Chawkat came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists and Ibrahim Ladya added 18 points and 16 rebounds respectively for Petrojet in the defeat. Five Al Ittihad Al. and four Petrojet players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Al Ittihad Al.: M.Abdelrahman 19+1reb+10ast, M.Anas 19+12reb+8ast, A.Ahmed 15+7reb+2ast, Y.Helmy 14+3reb+3ast, H.Khalifa 11+6reb+5ast, Y.Aboushousha 9+4reb+1ast
Petrojet: C.Ayman 19+8reb+11ast, L.Ibrahim 18+16reb+3ast, A.Mohamed 15+1reb+2ast, K.Dykes 14+6reb+2ast, E.Adham 8+1reb, E.Youssef 5+1ast

Al Ahly C. - Sporting 67-68

27 personal fouls committed by Al Ahly helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Ahmed Rehan (195-2003) who helped to win the game recording 9 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Hassan Amer (188-2005) contributed with 14 points for the winners. Four Sporting players scored in double figures. Sporting's coach Ahmed Marei used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international guard Ehab Amin (193-1995, college: Oregon) answered with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and international guard Ibrahim Zahran (196-2004, college: Miami Dade CC) added 13 points in the effort for Al Ahly.
Top scorers:
Sporting: H.Amer 14+4reb+2ast, M.Abdellatif 13+2reb+1ast, I.Mohamed 10+1reb, Y.Ahmed 10+1reb+2ast, A.Rehan 9+12reb+7ast, S.El 5+5reb+1ast
Al Ahly C.: A.Ehab 26+11reb+5ast, Z.Ibrahim 13+4reb+3ast, O.Oraby 8+6reb+1ast, Z.Lofton 8+4ast, T.Moemen 6+1reb+1ast, S.Seif 4+7reb+1ast

WE Sporting - Smouha 69-53

WE Sporting outrebounded Smouha 49-27 including a 33-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Ali Omar nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and Omar Attia (189-1997) accounted for 10 points and 5 rebounds. The former international swingman Ebrahem Khaled (191-1989) came up with 7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Ahmed Khanka added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Smouha in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
WE Sporting: A.Omar 22+10reb+2ast, K.Brown 11+1reb+4ast, O.Attia 10+5reb+3ast, H.Fathy 8+6reb, M.Alzurayqi 6+7reb, F.Abo 4+8reb+1ast
Smouha: K.Ahmed 10+5reb, A.Youssef 10+3reb, A.Ahmed 7+4ast, K.Ebrahem 7+5reb+4ast, Z.Fahmy 6+2reb, A.Omar 5

Zamalek - Al Gezira 62-48

Zamalek held Al Gezira to an opponent 24.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 39.1 percent accuracy of the winners. Zamalek had a 34-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. Center Hazem Elmashad (206-1999) nailed 12 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and American guard AJ English (192-1992, college: Iona) accounted for 9 points and 4 assists. Abdelfadil Ebrahim came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and Ahmed Samy added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Al Gezira in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Zamalek: H.Elmashad 12+7reb+3ast, M.Adam 12+2ast, E.AJ 9+3reb+4ast, M.Mohamed 7+5reb+1ast, K.Abdelgawad 7+4reb+2ast, A.Hazem 4+1reb
Al Gezira: C.Thomas 11+1reb, S.Ahmed 11+5reb, E.Abdelfadil 10+10reb, K.Aly 7+2reb+1ast, R.Sameh 5+4reb+3ast, G.Sherif 2+2reb