D1 Round 13: Ahly Tripoli lose to Al Itiihad

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise took place in Tripoli where host Al Ittihad (9-1) edged league's leader Ahly Tripoli (8-1) 74-71 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Ahly Tripoli. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Al Ittihad have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Defending champion Ahly Tripoli dropped to the second place with one game lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Ahly Benghazi.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Benghazi: Al Nasr (#2) and Al Hilal (#3). Al Nasr (7-2) crushed visiting Al Hilal (5-5) by 28 points 75-47. Al Nasr maintains second place with 7-2 record having just three points less than leader Ahly Benghazi, which they share with Shabab. Al Hilal lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the fourth position with five games lost.
Undefeated leader Ahly Benghazi delivered the ninth consecutive victory on Thursday night. This time they crushed 5th ranked Ittihad Al-Marj (2-7) 86-65. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Ahly Benghazi. They maintain first place with 9-0 record. Newly promoted Ittihad Al-Marj keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with Abo Slim.

Other games of round 13 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Al Madina crushed Jazeera in Tripoli 82-55. Winless Al Tahaddi was smashed by Al Morog at home 46-105. Abo Slim lost to Shabab on the opponent's court 65-74.

Ittihad Al-Marj - Ahly Benghazi 65-86

Undefeated leader Ahly Benghazi delivered the ninth consecutive victory on Thursday night. This time they crushed 5th ranked Ittihad Al-Marj (2-7) 86-65. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Ahly Benghazi. They maintain first place with 9-0 record. Newly promoted Ittihad Al-Marj keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with Abo Slim.

Jazeera - Al Madina 55-82

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Zwara where 4th placed Jazeera (3-6) was crushed by fifth ranked Al Madina (4-6) 82-55 on Saturday. Al Madina moved-up to fourth place. Jazeera lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the fifth position with six games lost.

Al Tahaddi - Al Morog 46-105

No shocking result in a game in Benghazi where fourth ranked Al Morog (5-4) smashed bottom-ranked Al Tahaddi (0-10) 105-46 on Sunday. Al Morog moved-up to third place. Al Tahaddi lost their tenth game in a row. They still close the standings with ten games lost. They share the position with Abo Al-Khair.

Al Ittihad - Ahly Tripoli 74-71

The biggest surprise took place in Tripoli where host Al Ittihad (9-1) edged league's leader Ahly Tripoli (8-1) 74-71 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Ahly Tripoli. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Al Ittihad have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Defending champion Ahly Tripoli dropped to the second place with one game lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Ahly Benghazi.

Al Nasr - Al Hilal 75-47

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Benghazi: Al Nasr (#2) and Al Hilal (#3). Al Nasr (7-2) crushed visiting Al Hilal (5-5) by 28 points 75-47. Al Nasr maintains second place with 7-2 record having just three points less than leader Ahly Benghazi, which they share with Shabab. Al Hilal lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the fourth position with five games lost.

Shabab - Abo Slim 74-65

Rather expected game in Tripoli where 6th ranked Abo Slim (2-7) was defeated by third ranked Shabab (7-2) 74-65 on Sunday. Shabab moved-up to second place, which they share with Al Nasr. Newly promoted Abo Slim dropped to the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with Ittihad Al-Marj.