Pan Arab Games 2011. Somalia tame Kuwait in Doha

Manal Cali

Somalia - Kuwait 66:47

Somalia registered the second win at Pan Arab Games in Doha. They held off Kuwait to improve at 2-2 record in the ladder. Somalia now share the third position with Jordan. Somalia will take on Jordan tomorrow.
Somalia stunned their opponents in the first frame. The African side went on a 22:9 run to leave their opponents behind. The margin grew at 16-point mark at halftime 36:20. Kuwait tried to stay in the game in the third quarter. They trimmed the deficit to 14 points with ten minutes remaining 36:50. Somalia however quickly boosted the gap to 20 points and never looked back en route to the win. Manal Cali (F/C-86) provided 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for Somalia. Qamar Abdi Mohamed (G-87) netted 13 points in the win. Mashael Almarzouq (C-79) answered with 17 points and 10 rebounds for Kuwait. Laila Behbehani (C-86) had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists in the loss.

Somalia: Manal Cali 20, Qamar Abdi Mohamed 13, Mariam Hussein 12
Kuwait: Mashael Almarzouq 17+10 boards, Laila Behbehani 10