Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 3rd placed Lebanese Sagesse (3-4) to second ranked Iranian Tabiat (5-2)

75-73 in the game for the second place. It was a great evening for Croatian power forward Ivan Buva (207-1991) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds. American swingman Stedmon Lemon (198-1992, college: JCSU) helped adding 12 points. The best for the losing side was point guard Marc Khoueiry (185-2001) with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Defending Iranian champion maintains second place with 5-2 record having just one point less than leader Al Riyadi. Sagesse at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. Tabiat are looking forward to face league's leader Al Riyadi in Beirut in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Sagesse will play against Al-Difaa and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Beirut. Third ranked Lebanese host Sagesse (3-4) defeated 4th placed Jordanian Amman United (2-6) 88-76. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Zach Lofton (193-1992, college: NM State, agency: Slash Sports) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 10 assists. Omar Jamaleddine accounted for 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Ukrainian center Vladyslav Koreniuk (210-1994, agency: BIG) came up with 21 points and 9 rebounds for Amman United in the defeat. Sagesse maintains third place with 3-4 record having just one point less than leader Al Riyadi. Amman United at the other side keeps the fourth position with six games lost. Sagesse will play against Al-Difaa (#5) in the next round. Amman United will have a break next round.
The game between Top Four teams took place in . 4th placed Jordanian host Amman United (2-6) lost to leader Lebanese Al Riyadi (7-0) 84-66. The best player for the winners was Amir Saoud who scored 19 points and 5 assists. Al Riyadi's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Jonathan Arledge who recorded 19 points and 7 rebounds. Undefeated Al Riyadi have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending Lebanese champion maintains first place with 7-0 record. Loser Amman United keeps the fourth position with six games lost. Al Riyadi will meet at home league's second-placed Tabiat in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Amman United will have a break next round.

In the last game of round 15 Tabiat won against Al-Difaa on the opponent's court 87-83.

Group West-Asia

Al-Difaa - Tabiat 83-87

Rather expected game when 5th ranked Iraqi Al-Difaa (1-6) was defeated at home by second ranked Iranian Tabiat (5-2)

87-83

on Friday. The best player for the winners was Croatian power forward Ivan Buva (207-1991) who had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds. American-Guinea-Bissau point guard Parrish Petty (185-1988, college: UTRGV) chipped in 19 points and 5 assists. Petty is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Tabiat's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Ramon Galloway (190-1991, college: La Salle) who recorded 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and the other American import forward Jordan Hamilton (201-1990, college: Texas) added 15 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. Four

Tabiat

and five

Al-Difaa

players scored in double figures. Defending Iranian champion maintains second place with

5-2

record having just one point less than leader Al Riyadi. Defending Iraqi champion

Al-Difaa

keeps the fifth position with six games lost.

Tabiat will meet league's leader Al Riyadi in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Al-Difaa will play against Sagesse (#3) in Beirut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Al-Difaa: R.Galloway 24+8reb+6ast, A.Ismael 17+3reb+3ast, J.Hamilton 15+13reb+4ast, I.Al-Zuhairi 12+8reb+1ast, T.Hammoodi 10+8reb+1ast, A.Alqarnawi 5+1reb+1ast
Tabiat: I.Buva 22+11reb+2ast, P.Petty 19+4reb+5ast, S.Vahedi 16+6reb+5ast, R.Mozafari 11+1ast, A.Zangeneh 6+11reb+5ast, S.Lemon 5+1reb

Sagesse - Amman United 88-76

The game between Top Four teams took place in Beirut. Third ranked Lebanese host Sagesse (3-4) defeated 4th placed Jordanian Amman United (2-6)

88-76

.

Sagesse

players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Zach Lofton (193-1992, college: NM State, agency: Slash Sports) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 10 assists. American-Lebanese guard Omar Jamaleddine (193-2000, college: SLC) accounted for 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Four Sagesse players scored in double figures. Ukrainian center Vladyslav Koreniuk (210-1994, agency: BIG) came up with 21 points and 9 rebounds and American-Lebanese power forward Jonathan Arledge (207-1991, college: ODU) added 20 points and 11 rebounds respectively for

Amman United

in the defeat.

Sagesse

maintains third place with

3-4

record having just one point less than leader Al Riyadi.

Amman United

at the other side keeps the fourth position with six games lost.

Sagesse will play against Al-Difaa (#5) in the next round. Amman United will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Amman United: V.Koreniuk 21+9reb+2ast, J.Arledge 20+11reb+1ast, A.Abuhawwas 16+4reb+5ast, H.Abbas 8+10reb+5ast, A.Hamarsheh 6+5reb+2ast, F.Ibrahim 5+2reb+3ast
Sagesse: Z.Lofton 34+4reb+10ast, O.Jamaleddine 15+5reb+6ast, M.Khoueiry 13+2reb+3ast, A.Majok 11+6reb+1ast, A.Abdel Massih 7+3reb, S.Muhammad 4+4reb+1ast

Amman United - Al Riyadi 66-84

The game between Top Four teams took place in . 4th placed Jordanian host Amman United (2-6) lost to leader Lebanese Al Riyadi (7-0)

84-66

.

Al Riyadi

looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Amir Saoud (187-1991) who scored 19 points and 5 assists. Forward Hayk Gyokchyan (203-1990, college: F&M) chipped in 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Al Riyadi players scored in double figures. Al Riyadi's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American-Lebanese power forward Jonathan Arledge (207-1991, college: ODU) who recorded 19 points and 7 rebounds and American-Jordanian guard Amin Abuhawwas (190-1994, college: Mars Hill) added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively.

Al Riyadi

have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending Lebanese champion maintains first place with

7-0

record. Loser Amman United keeps the fourth position with six games lost.

Al Riyadi will meet at home league's second-placed Tabiat in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Amman United will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Amman United: J.Arledge 19+7reb, A.Abuhawwas 13+5reb+4ast, H.Abbas 13+6reb, V.Koreniuk 7+9reb+2ast, A.Al Shiyab 6+1reb+3ast, Y.Abuwazaneh 4+4reb+1ast
Al Riyadi: A.Saoud 19+5ast, W.Arakji 15+1reb+2ast, H.Gyokchyan 11+7reb+6ast, M.Georges-Hunt 10+3reb+1ast, B.Tabbara 8+4reb, A.Mansour 6+2reb+5ast

Tabiat - Sagesse 75-73

This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 3rd placed Lebanese Sagesse (3-4) to second ranked Iranian Tabiat (5-2)

75-73

in the game for the second place. It was a great evening for Croatian power forward Ivan Buva (207-1991) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds. American swingman Stedmon Lemon (198-1992, college: JCSU) helped adding 12 points. Four

Tabiat

players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was point guard Marc Khoueiry (185-2001) with 19 points and 8 rebounds and American-Lebanese guard Omar Jamaleddine (193-2000, college: SLC) scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Defending Iranian champion maintains second place with

5-2

record having just one point less than leader Al Riyadi.

Sagesse

at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost.

Tabiat are looking forward to face league's leader Al Riyadi in Beirut in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Sagesse will play against Al-Difaa and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sagesse: M.Khoueiry 19+8reb+2ast, O.Jamaleddine 18+7reb+2ast, Z.Lofton 11+2reb+6ast, S.Muhammad 9+5reb+1ast, A.Abdel Massih 6+2reb, A.Majok 5+9reb
Tabiat: I.Buva 16+15reb+3ast, S.Vahedi 13+1ast, S.Lemon 12+3reb+3ast, R.Mozafari 11+1reb+2ast, P.Petty 10+1reb+6ast, A.Zangeneh 6+6reb+2ast