Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game of round 14 was a derby match between two teams from Lebanon. The game took place in Beirut where top-ranked Al Riyadi won against visiting Sagesse (2-3)

100-85. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sagesse. They outrebounded Sagesse 37-26 including 24 on the defensive glass. Al Riyadi looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. U.S. Virgin Islands-American forward Marcus Georges-Hunt (196-1994, college: Georgia Tech) scored 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and guard Wael Arakji (193-1994) chipped in 20 points and 6 assists during the contest. American guard Zach Lofton (193-1992, college: NM State, agency: Slash Sports) responded with 40 points (!!!) and 6 assists. Sagesse's coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Al Riyadi (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending Lebanese champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Sagesse at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost. Al Riyadi are looking forward to face Amman United (#4) in the next round. Sagesse will play against Amman United and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a home loss of second ranked Iranian Tabiat (3-2) against fourth ranked Jordanian Amman United (2-4) on Tuesday night. Host Tabiat was defeated by Amman United in a tough game at home 69-74. Palestinian-Jordanian forward Hashem Abbas (198-1999, college: Bridgeport) notched 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and Vladyslav Koreniuk supported him with 15 points and 16 rebounds. Even 13 points and 8 rebounds by Croatian power forward Ivan Buva (207-1991) did not help to save the game for Tabiat. Amman United moved-up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. Defending Iranian champion Tabiat keeps the second position with two games lost. Amman United will play against league's leader Al Riyadi in Beirut in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Tabiat will play against Al-Difaa and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Iraqi Al-Difaa has finally registered their first victory this season after five consecutive losses. The win is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they outplayed Jordanian Amman United (2-4) 92-68 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Jordan Hamilton who had a double-double by scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists. Vladyslav Koreniuk produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds for the hosts. Defending Iraqi champion maintains fifth position with 1-5 record. Loser Amman United dropped to the third place with four games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Al-Difaa will meet at home league's second-placed Tabiat in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Amman United will play against the league's leader Al Riyadi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 14 Al Riyadi won against Al-Difaa on the opponent's court 94-79.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists by Marin Maric of Al Riyadi.

West-Asia

Amman United - Al-Difaa 68-92

Iraqi Al-Difaa has finally registered their first victory this season after five consecutive losses. The win is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they outplayed Jordanian Amman United (2-4)

92-68

on Wednesday.

Al-Difaa

shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 53.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Jordan Hamilton (201-1990, college: Texas) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Ali Ismael (199-1994) chipped in 23 points and 8 rebounds. Four Al-Difaa players scored in double figures. Ukrainian center Vladyslav Koreniuk (210-1994, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Fadi Qarmash (180-2002) added 12 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists respectively for the hosts. Defending Iraqi champion maintains fifth position with

1-5

record. Loser Amman United dropped to the third place with four games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams.

Al-Difaa will meet at home league's second-placed Tabiat in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Amman United will play against the league's leader Al Riyadi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Amman United: V.Koreniuk 15+12reb+1ast, F.Qarmash 12+7reb+9ast, A.Abuhawwas 9+2reb, A.Al Shiyab 9, J.Arledge 9+10reb+2ast, H.Abbas 8+6reb+6ast
Al-Difaa: A.Alqarnawi 28+3reb, A.Ismael 23+8reb+2ast, J.Hamilton 17+14reb+7ast, R.Galloway 14+3reb+16ast, I.Al-Zuhairi 8+9reb+2ast, T.Hammoodi 2+4reb+2ast

Al Riyadi - Sagesse 100-85

The most interesting game of round 14 was a derby match between two teams from Lebanon. The game took place in Beirut where top-ranked Al Riyadi won against visiting Sagesse (2-3)

100-85

. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sagesse. They outrebounded

Sagesse 37-26

including 24 on the defensive glass.

Al Riyadi

looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. U.S. Virgin Islands-American forward Marcus Georges-Hunt (196-1994, college: Georgia Tech) scored 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and guard Wael Arakji (193-1994) chipped in 20 points and 6 assists during the contest. Four

Al Riyadi

players scored in double figures. American guard Zach Lofton (193-1992, college: NM State, agency: Slash Sports) responded with 40 points (!!!) and 6 assists and his fellow American import Shabazz Muhammad (198-1992, college: UCLA) scored 11 points and 5 rebounds. Sagesse's coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.

Al Riyadi

(6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending Lebanese champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row.

Sagesse

at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost.

Al Riyadi are looking forward to face Amman United (#4) in the next round. Sagesse will play against Amman United and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sagesse: Z.Lofton 40+6ast, S.Muhammad 11+5reb+1ast, O.Jamaleddine 10+6reb, A.Abdel Massih 9, A.Majok 8+8reb, M.Khoueiry 5+2reb+3ast
Al Riyadi: M.Georges-Hunt 27+5reb+4ast, W.Arakji 20+2reb+6ast, H.Gyokchyan 19+5reb+1ast, K.Zeinoun 15+1reb+2ast, I.Diop 10+7reb+1ast, M.Maric 7+12reb+2ast

Tabiat - Amman United 69-74

Very important is a home loss of second ranked Iranian Tabiat (3-2) against fourth ranked Jordanian Amman United (2-4) on Tuesday night. Host

Tabiat

was defeated by

Amman United

in a tough game at home

69-74

. Palestinian-Jordanian forward Hashem Abbas (198-1999, college: Bridgeport) notched 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and Ukrainian center Vladyslav Koreniuk (210-1994, agency: BIG) supported him with 15 points and 16 rebounds. Four Amman United players scored in double figures. Even 13 points and 8 rebounds by Croatian power forward Ivan Buva (207-1991) did not help to save the game for

Tabiat

. Arman Zangeneh (202-1993, agency: BIG) added 13 points and 9 rebounds for the hosts.

Amman United

moved-up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. Defending Iranian champion

Tabiat

keeps the second position with two games lost.

Amman United will play against league's leader Al Riyadi in Beirut in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Tabiat will play against Al-Difaa and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Tabiat: I.Buva 13+8reb+3ast, A.Zangeneh 13+9reb, A.Gholizadeh 10+2reb, P.Petty 8+4reb+8ast, S.Lemon 7+3ast, S.Vahedi 7+6reb+4ast
Amman United: H.Abbas 19+8reb+6ast, V.Koreniuk 15+16reb, A.Abuhawwas 14+2reb+1ast, J.Arledge 10+7reb+1ast, A.Al Shiyab 6+2reb, F.Ibrahim 4+2reb+2ast

Al-Difaa - Al Riyadi 79-94

Very expected game when 5th ranked Iraqi Al-Difaa (1-5) was defeated at home by top-ranked Lebanese Al Riyadi (6-0)

94-79

on Tuesday.

Al Riyadi

looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. The best player for the winners was Croatian center Marin Maric (211-1994, college: DePaul, agency: BIG) who scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). U.S. Virgin Islands-American forward Marcus Georges-Hunt (196-1994, college: Georgia Tech) chipped in 23 points. Four Al Riyadi players scored in double figures. Power forward Ihab Al-Zuhairi (210-1998) produced 25 points and 9 rebounds and American guard Ramon Galloway (190-1991, college: La Salle) added 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists respectively for the hosts.

Al Riyadi

have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending Lebanese champion maintains first position with

6-0

record.

Al-Difaa

lost fourth consecutive game. Defending Iraqi champion keeps the fifth place with five games lost.

Al Riyadi will meet Amman United (#4) in the next round. Al-Difaa will play against the league's second-placed Tabiat and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Al-Difaa: I.Al-Zuhairi 25+9reb+2ast, R.Galloway 21+5reb+8ast, J.Hamilton 18+5reb+5ast, A.Ismael 7+8reb+4ast, A.Alqarnawi 3+1reb, T.Hammoodi 3+4reb+2ast
Al Riyadi: M.Georges-Hunt 23+2reb+2ast, M.Maric 21+9reb+5ast, W.Arakji 14+3reb+7ast, K.Zeinoun 10+3reb+4ast, A.Mansour 9+5ast, H.Gyokchyan 7+6reb+3ast