Algeria

Regular Season Round 20: USM Alger - Nadi Basket 67-69

Date: January 27, 2026
Seventh-ranked USM Alger (11-9) used its home court advantage to challenge first ranked Nadi Basket (16-4) on Tuesday. The visitors from Staoueli managed to secure only two-point victory 69-67. However their fans expected much easier game. 25 personal fouls committed by USM Alger helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international guard Anis Fedala (185-1990) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 6 assists. Mohamed Bensalah (200-2002, college: Paul Quinn) contributed with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Four Nadi Basket players scored in double figures. Nadi Basket's coach Mohamed Yahya used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Guard Ahmed Boutiba (188-1995) replied with 27 points and 6 rebounds and the former international swingman Laamouri Merahi (195-1995) added 17 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for USM Alger. Nadi Basket have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 16-4 record. USM Alger at the other side keeps the seventh place with nine games lost. They share the position with USM Blida.

  NADI BASKET (coach: Mohamed Yahya)69
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
9 mRjsilih, bIhiBRd 48 4-0 (15%) 5-8 (5%) 0-7 (00.1%) 0 0 65 6 5 3 6 5 5 4 66 61 5
60 gRViVRjR, HaZhRB 45 3-2 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 5 4 4 5 8 4 5 5 5 3 68 3 5
3 yRdili, Sjas 87 4-7 (44.4%) 8-3 (05%) 7-68 (90%) 5 8 8 1 8 9 8 6 6 8 86 84 5
65 mRjQaDha, SMdRQQiIuf 81 4-2 (49.0%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 8 8 8 5 6 8 6 1 1 5
66 biiUIuM, ciViQai 80 4-1 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 8 3 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 2 2 5
2 YihFi, bRQIuijR 80 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 0 0 6 3 8 5 6 5 6 6 4 5
64 PuihiM, KhilRd 63 3-0 (25%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 65 66 5
63 mIussid, bIhiBRd 64 5-4 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 3 8 5 5 5 4 5 -2 5
68 SaIus, AiBa 0 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 5
0 AlaBija, HiBIud 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5
1 wafIuQi, cajR-qddajR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   85-33 (30.0%) 8-61 (68.0%) 84-48 (96.7%) 2 81 43 66 85 83 3 4 4 60 17 15  


  USM ALGER (coach: Kamel Ait Kaci)67
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
8 bRQiha, viiBIuQa 35 1-7 (11.9%) 6-0 (85%) 8-8 (655%) 6 65 66 8 8 8 6 5 5 4 69 86 5
83 mIuUaMi, ShBRd 47 1-65 (15%) 8-0 (35%) 7-68 (90%) 4 4 1 8 3 2 6 5 5 3 89 81 5
3 KhIudni, ciViQaFi 44 4-7 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 3 3 4 0 8 5 5 4 8 9 -4 5
87 SBiaQai, bIhiBRd 80 3-65 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 8 3 6 4 8 6 5 5 4 2 3 5
5 ciaB, bRhda 83 8-4 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 4 8 0 6 0 4 6 4 5 8 1 2 5
6 mRlhidn, eiBdijR 86 5-5 (5%) 5-3 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 4 3 8 4 5 5 8 8 8 5
99 yIdal, olFRs 63 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
81 eRdIuijR, wiQRV 2 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 3 5
67 Chiad, midQRddajR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
86 bRdnIuMa, miZaB  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
60 baBIuja, eRdIuijR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   86-38 (05.5%) 4-67 (60.2%) 61-88 (98.9%) 7 82 49 68 80 85 2 4 4 61 19 15  


Height: 188 cm
Position name: G
Born: Dec 22,1995
39
MINS
29
27
POINTS
21
3
D.REB
2
3
O.REB
0
6
T.REB
2
2
ASSISTS
6
1
STEALS
2
4
TO
2
0
BLOCKS
1
6/10
60.0%
2FGP
3/9
33.3%
2/5
40.0%
3FGP
2/4
50.0%
9/12
75.0%
FT
9/12
75.0%
26
RANK
23
Height: 185 cm
Position: G
Born: Jan 8,1990
Born: 1990
VS
67
Points Scored
69
65
Starting Five Points
58
2
Bench Points
11
28
Defensive Rebounds
26
9
Offensive Rebounds
8
37
Rebounds
34
12
Assists
11
8
Steals
4
16
Turnovers
15
3
Blocked Shots
3
25
Personal fouls
20
21/42
50.0%
2FGP
20/44
45.5%
3/19
15.8%
3FGP
2/16
12.5%
16/22
72.7%
FT
23/32
71.9%
60
Rank
60

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)