Nuwaidrat keep quarters hopes alive in Khalifa bin Salman Cup
TDT | Manama
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Nuwaidrat kept their quarter-final hopes alive last night in this year’s Khalifa bin Salman Cup basketball tournament.
Nuwaidrat claimed their place with a 92-72 preliminary round victory over Samaheej at the Zain Basketball Arena in Um Al Hassam.
Nuwaidrat extended a 22-17 lead at the end of the first quarter to 47-33 at the half and never looked back.
They went up by as many as 22 points the rest of the way.
Imports Sameen Swint and Lamar Mallory combined for 63 points between them to spearhead the victors. Swint finished with a game-high 32 to go with 10 rebounds and four steals.
Abbas Jameel Ebrahim had an impressive nine points and 10 assists in the win.
For Samaheej, Basel Adel scored 25 points as their top performer. Ahmed Adel Abbas chipped in with 11 in the loss.
They now take on the winner of the other contest in the preliminaries between Sitra and Isa Town.
The victor of that game will book a berth in the final eight, where they join the seven already-qualified sides, including holders Manama, Muharraq, Al Ahli, Al Ettihad, Al Najma, Bahrain Club and Al Hala.
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