Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was a loss of Antranik (2-1) in Beirut on Wednesday night. Visitors were edged by Homentmen (2-1)

97-94. Homentmen looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a good game for American point guard Jordan Stevens (182-1994, college: Midwestern St.) who led his team to a victory with 24 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. New Zealand-Kenyan center Yuat Alok (211-1997, college: NM State) contributed with 15 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. American forward Anthony Fairley (205-1999, college: Miles) answered with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) for Antranik. Homentmen's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Beirut Club.
An interesting game for Al Riyadi (3-0) which hosted in Beirut Mayrouba (2-1). Al Riyadi had an easy win 105-75. It was a great evening for the former international forward Hayk Gyokchyan (203-1990, college: F&M) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Wael Arakji helped adding 18 points and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was Dominican-American forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) with 27 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Al Riyadi's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena .
A very close game took place in Jounieh between Al Markaziyyah and Hoops. Al Markaziyyah (1-2) got a very close home victory over Hoops (0-3). Al Markaziyyah managed to escape with a 2-point win 71-69 on Saturday evening. It was an exceptional evening for Osiris Eldridge who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Al Markaziyyah's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Dikembe Dixson came up with a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds for Hoops in the defeat. Al Markaziyyah will meet Antonine (#10) on the road in the next round. Hoops will have a break next round.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 3: winless NSA was beaten by Tadamon on the road 80-74. Sagesse destroyed Antonine on its own court 101-80. Maristes lost to undefeated Beirut Club in a road game 97-103.
The most impressive performance of 3rd round was 21 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists by Ali Mezher of Beirut Club.

Al Markaziyyah - Hoops 71-69

A very close game took place in Jounieh between Al Markaziyyah and Hoops.

Al Markaziyyah

(1-2) got a very close home victory over

Hoops

(0-3).

Al Markaziyyah

managed to escape with a 2-point win

71-69

on Saturday evening.

Al Markaziyyah

outrebounded

Hoops 43-29

including 29 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for American swingman Osiris Eldridge (191-1988, college: Illinois St.) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Jeremy Tyler (208-1991, college: Louisville) accounted for 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Al Markaziyyah's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American forward Dikembe Dixson (201-1996, college: UIC) came up with a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds and Nigerian-American center Abayomi Iyiola (208-1998, college: Kansas St.) added 16 points and 7 rebounds respectively for

Hoops

in the defeat.

Al Markaziyyah will meet Antonine (#10) on the road in the next round. Hoops will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Al Markaziyyah: O.Eldridge 17+13reb+3ast, J.Tyler 17+8reb, J.Zaloum 10+3reb+8ast, A.Nabaa 10+1reb, E.Ghaleb 9+10reb+1ast, G.Choueiry 8+2reb+1ast
Hoops: D.Dixson 37+11reb+2ast, A.Iyiola 16+7reb+1ast, J.Jarrouge 7+2reb, A.Sabbagh 7, R.Akl 2+3reb+4ast, A.Sabbagh 0+1reb

Tadamon - NSA 80-74

Tadamon

used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from

80-74

on Wednesday night.

Tadamon

outrebounded

NSA 45-33

including a

31-20

advantage in defensive rebounds. American players dominated the game. It was an exceptional evening for swingman Jacobi Boykins (198-1995, college: La Tech) who led the winners and scored 31 points and 9 rebounds. Point guard Ken Brown (180-1989, college: Philander Smith) accounted for 25 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Guard Shane Rector (188-1994, college: Utah St.) came up with 29 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 8 steals and forward Jordan Washington (203-1993, college: Iona, agency: Interperformances) added 17 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals respectively for

NSA

in the defeat.

Tadamon will meet at home Antranik (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. NSA will play against Mayrouba (#4) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Tadamon: J.Boykins 31+9reb+1ast, K.Brown 25+7reb+3ast, G.Daaboul 13+5reb+3ast, A.Ekkewi 5+5reb, M.Atli 2+9reb+4ast, M.Ziadeh 2+6reb
NSA: S.Rector 29+6reb+6ast, J.Washington 17+9reb+4ast, M.Haddad 14+4reb, L.Saleh 6+6reb, K.Mickle 5+2reb+1ast, S.Alaeddine 3

Homentmen - Antranik 97-94

The most surprising game was a loss of Antranik (2-1) in Beirut on Wednesday night. Visitors were edged by Homentmen (2-1)

97-94

.

Homentmen

looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a good game for American point guard Jordan Stevens (182-1994, college: Midwestern St.) who led his team to a victory with 24 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. New Zealand-Kenyan center Yuat Alok (211-1997, college: NM State) contributed with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Five

Homentmen

players scored in double figures. American forward Anthony Fairley (205-1999, college: Miles) answered with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) and American point guard Saeed Nelson (188-1998, college: American) added 27 points and 10 assists in the effort for Antranik.

Homentmen's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Beirut Club.
Top scorers:
Homentmen: J.Stevens 24+4reb+9ast, G.Chivichyan 22+4reb+5ast, G.Ajemian 20+2reb+2ast, Y.Alok 15+14reb+3ast, A.Toupane 11+8reb+1ast, B.Harfouch 5+1reb
Antranik: A.Fairley 28+9reb+4ast, S.Nelson 27+4reb+10ast, T.Criswell 22+8reb+5ast, R.Moussa 8+10reb+7ast, A.Kopaly 5+4reb+1ast, K.Aoun 2+3reb+3ast

Sagesse - Antonine 101-80

Very expected game when Antonine (0-3) was smashed by Sagesse (3-0) in Beirut

101-80

on Thursday.

Sagesse

shot 25 for 35 from the free-throw line, while

Antonine

only scored eight points from the stripe. They outrebounded

Antonine 46-34

including 32 on the defensive glass.

Sagesse

looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American players dominated the game. It was an exceptional evening for Muhammad Shabazz who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Zach Lofton (193-1993, college: NM State, agency: Slash Sports) accounted for 19 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists for the winning side. Point guard Kerwin Roach II (192-1996, college: Texas) came up with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and guard Kevin Murphy (197-1990, college: Tenn Tech) added 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for

Antonine

in the defeat. Antonine's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win.

Sagesse's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut .
Top scorers:
Sagesse: M.Shabazz 29+12reb, G.Hadidian 24+4reb+2ast, Z.Lofton 19+8reb+10ast, O.Jamaleddine 9+8reb+2ast, M.Khoueiry 8+5reb+8ast, J.Khalil 6+4reb+5ast
Antonine: K.Murphy 28+6reb+4ast, K.Roach II 23+8reb+8ast, M.Loncar 11+11reb, P.Abboud 7+3reb+3ast, B.Mansour 5+2reb+2ast, M.Martinez 2+1reb+1ast

Al Riyadi - Mayrouba 105-75

An interesting game for Al Riyadi (3-0) which hosted in Beirut Mayrouba (2-1).

Al Riyadi

had an easy win

105-75

.

Al Riyadi

players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. It was a great evening for the former international forward Hayk Gyokchyan (203-1990, college: F&M) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. International guard Wael Arakji (193-1994) helped adding 18 points and 6 assists. Four

Al Riyadi

players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Dominican-American forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) with 27 points and 8 rebounds and American power forward James Padgett (203-1991, college: Maryland) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.

Al Riyadi's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena .
Top scorers:
Al Riyadi: H.Gyokchyan 23+5reb+4ast, W.Arakji 18+2reb+6ast, I.Ahmad 14+8reb, I.Diop 13+8reb, A.Saoud 12+3reb+4ast, A.Mansour 6+7reb+7ast
Mayrouba: A.Castillo 27+8reb+1ast, J.Padgett 15+12reb, S.Daniel 11+7reb+1ast, K.Kozah 7+1reb+3ast, K.Salam 5, A.Koubba 4+1reb+3ast

Beirut Club - Maristes 103-97

Rather predictable result when Beirut Club (3-0) won against at home Maristes (1-2)

103-97

on Friday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory.

Beirut Club

looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when

Beirut Club

made 8 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for the former international point guard Ali Mezher (182-1994) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists. Cameroonian forward Kenneth Kadji (211-1988, college: Miami, FL) accounted for 27 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winning side. American center Henry Sims (208-1990, college: Georgetown) came up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds and the other American import point guard Joshua Gray (185-1993, college: LSU) added 23 points and 12 assists respectively for

Maristes

in the defeat. Five

Beirut Club

and four

Maristes

players scored in double figures.

Beirut Club's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut Homentmen.
Top scorers:
Beirut Club: K.Kadji 27+9reb+1ast, A.Mezher 21+10reb+15ast, R.Ledo 20+4reb+2ast, S.El Darwich 14+4reb+1ast, M.Haidar 13+4reb+6ast, Q.Miller-Scott 6+2reb+1ast
Maristes: H.Sims 25+11reb+2ast, J.Gray 23+2reb+12ast, A.John 21+6reb+1ast, J.Salem 11+8reb, R.Zanbaka 7+1reb+2ast, G.Samaha 6+8reb+1ast