Superleague Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. Al Ittihad, Zamalek and WE Sporting advance

Quarterfinals

Petrojet - Al Ittihad Al. 74-98

Al Ittihad Al. outrebounded Petrojet 50-37 including a 35-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al Ittihad Al. looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Petrojet's players. The former international guard Mohamed Abdelrahman (184-1996) notched a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 assists to lead the effort and the former international center Anas Mahmoud (214-1995, college: Louisville) supported him with 8 points and 11 rebounds. Even 30 points and 7 rebounds by American-Palestinian Kyndall Dykes (192-1987, college: New Orleans, agency: Slash Sports) did not help to save the game for Petrojet. Ayman Chawkat added 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the hosts. 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:
Petrojet: K.Dykes 30+7reb+1ast, C.Ayman 16+5reb+4ast, E.Alaa 6+3reb, M.Ahmed 5+2reb+2ast, F.Omar 5+1reb, A.Ziad 4+7reb+3ast
Al Ittihad Al.: M.Abdelrahman 16+3reb+12ast, Y.Yasser 11+3reb+3ast, Y.Aboushousha 11+4reb, H.Khalifa 9+2reb+2ast, A.Aly 9+7reb+2ast, M.Anas 8+11reb+2ast

Sporting - Al Ahly C. 71-89

Al Ahly had a 30-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. American guard Zach Lofton (193-1992, college: NM State, agency: Slash Sports) notched 25 points and 4 assists to lead the effort and the former international center Seif Samir (203-1993) supported him with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Four Al Ahly C. players scored in double figures. Even 28 points by Yassen Ahmed did not help to save the game for Sporting. The former international forward Ahmed Rehan (195-2003) added 11 points and 5 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Sporting: A.Yassen 28+4reb+3ast, R.Ahmed 11+5reb+3ast, E.Selaawi Ahmed 10+2reb+1ast, A.Hassan 5+3reb+6ast, M.Ibrahim 4+2ast, M.Ayman 3+4reb+1ast
Al Ahly C.: L.Zach 25+1reb+4ast, S.Samir 13+15reb, A.Gendy 12+5reb+1ast, E.Amin 11+6reb+5ast, I.Zahran 8+3reb, A.Zahran 8+3reb+1ast

Al Gezira - Zamalek 51-62

Zamalek made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. Center Hazem Elmashad (206-1999) notched a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds to lead the effort and international Khaled Abdelgawad (204-1999) supported him with 19 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Even a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds by Abdelfadil Ebrahim did not help to save the game for Al Gezira. The former international point guard Sherif Gindy (181-1993) added 8 points for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Al Gezira: E.Abdelfadil 13+12reb+1ast, S.Ahmed 9+6reb, G.Sherif 8+4reb+3ast, E.Omar 7+1reb+5ast, E.Seifeldin 6+6reb, K.Aly 3+2reb+4ast
Zamalek: K.Abdelgawad 19+5reb+1ast, M.Ismael 14+2reb+2ast, H.Elmashad 12+14reb, E.AJ 8+3reb+4ast, O.Hussein 5+3reb+2ast, O.Azeb 4+2reb+1ast

Smouha - WE Sporting 69-71

WE Sporting made 20-of-24 charity shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Omar Attia (189-1997) scored 20 points and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Ali Omar chipped in 21 points during the contest. Guard Raouf Elsafany (186-1997) responded with 15 points and 7 rebounds and American point guard Jay Threatt (180-1989, college: Delaware St.) scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Smouha: E.Raouf 15+7reb+2ast, J.Threatt 12+6reb+3ast, K.Ahmed 10+7reb, M.Wael 9+2reb+2ast, A.Youssef 7+5reb+1ast, K.Ebrahem 5+5reb+3ast
WE Sporting: A.Omar 21+3reb+2ast, O.Attia 20+3reb+7ast, K.Brown 8+3reb+6ast, H.Fathy 8+12reb, M.Abdelshafi 4+3reb, F.Abo 4+3reb

9-16 Place

Al Zohour - Heliopolis 55-67

Heliopolis outrebounded Al Zohour 45-31 including a 32-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Hegazy Ali notched a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort and Mahmoud Shershaby supported him with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Even 16 points by Karim Hassan did not help to save the game for Al Zohour. Mohamed Hegazy added 6 points and 9 rebounds for the hosts. Al Zohour's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Al Zohour: H.Karim 16+3reb+1ast, S.Ahmed 10+1reb+1ast, M.Mamdouh 7+1reb, H.Mohamed 6+9reb, E.Wessam 5+1ast, M.Mamdouh 4+2reb+2ast
Heliopolis: H.Ali 17+12reb+2ast, M.Shershaby 13+13reb+3ast, G.Haytham 11+4reb+1ast, Y.Madaawy 9+3reb+2ast, M.Metwally 6+6reb+3ast, A.Hossam 5+2reb+3ast

Al Shams - Olympic 64-73

Olympic had a 32-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international forward Hatem Behiry (196-1992) notched 15 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the effort and Omar Mohamed supported him with 16 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Four Olympic players scored in double figures. Even 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists by American guard Jervae Robinson (188-1998, college: WSU, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for Al Shams. The former international forward Mostafa Meshaal (200-1986) added 10 points for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Al Shams: J.Robinson 25+7reb+4ast, M.Mostafa 10+3reb+2ast, K.Amr 7+6reb+1ast, A.Atef 6+3reb, A.Khaled 5, G.Omar 4+3reb+1ast
Olympic: O.Mohamed 16+6reb, H.Behiry 15+7reb+7ast, A.Youssef 12+2reb+3ast, G.Essam 10+9reb+3ast, O.Abden 6+3reb+3ast, M.Emad 6+5reb

Damanhour - Al Geish 59-58

Omar Talaat saved the victory by scoring 15 points and 9 rebounds. Omar Karkoura contributed with 14 points for the winners. Ashraf Moahmed replied with 18 points and Gamal Ezz added 10 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Al Geish. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Al Geish: M.Ashraf 18+4reb, E.Gamal 10+8reb+2ast, M.Moussa 6+4reb+2ast, M.Ramadan 6+8reb+3ast, A.Ashraf 5+2reb+4ast, R.Emad 4+6reb+3ast
Damanhour: O.Talaat 15+9reb, O.Karkoura 14+4reb+3ast, H.Elkhouga 9+2reb+2ast, K.El 4+3reb, S.Elessawy 4+5reb+5ast, M.Nassib 4+1reb+1ast

Aviation - Canal 62-66

American guard Madarious Gibbs (185-1993, college: Texas Southern) notched 38 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) to lead the effort and Ahmed Shaaban supported him with 8 points and 8 rebounds. Even a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds by Moustafa Harfoush did not help to save the game for Aviation. Power forward Mohamed Mahmoud (204-1995) added 18 points (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) for the hosts.
Top scorers:
Aviation: M.Mohamed 18+2reb+1ast, H.Moustafa 17+12reb+1ast, S.Yehya 9+4reb+7ast, O.Amr 6+4reb+1ast, O.Ehab 6+1reb+2ast, A.Omar 6+7reb+1ast
Canal: G.Madarious 38+8reb+4ast, A.Shaaban 8+8reb+2ast, M.Yeihya 6+1reb+2ast, R.Anwar 4, M.Hany 4, A.Gaber 2+6reb+2ast