Muharraq claim massive victory over Sitra

TDT | Manama                                                

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com     

Muharraq romped to a lopsided 124-60 victory over Sitra last night in game one of their bestof-three Golden Square semi-final series in the 2022/2023 Khalifa bin Salman Cup basketball tournament.

Muharraq raced out to a 33-12 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back, leading by as many as 66 points en route to the final buzzer.

All but one of Muharraq’s 12 players who took to the hardwood scored in the game. Ali Jaffar and Abdulla Rabea both came off the bench to contribute 22 and 20 points, respectively.

American professional Dajuan Summers added 21, while skipper Bader Abdulla Malabes and Mahmood Abbas Isa chipped in with 14 points apiece.

Dewayne Jackson finished with 13 points and 11 assists, while Ali Shukrallah, Muharraq’s only player not to score, still had a big contribution with 10 rebounds.

For Sitra, who were playing without an import, Ali Eid scored 15 and Abbas Fadhel Jasim had 14 to pace their team in the loss.

Muharraq are now favoured to close out the series and advance to the final with a win in game two on May 5. If needed, a third game will be held on May 10.

The other Gold Square match-up between Manama and Al Ahli gets underway tomorrow night. Game two will be on May 4 and game three, if needed on May 12.