11am - The season opened with Ma'un getting a 43-32 win over Al-Masad, a new team to the league. The players are familiar with each other from outside of the league and Ma'un seemed to relish the opportunity to open their season with a win over their rivals. Ma'un was led by Jamal Khan with 14 points while Al-Masad was led by Masuud Issa with 13 points. Ma'un also got a boost with the return of Ahmed Khalid who was a late signing, his leadership on both ends of the court will be a boost for this young team.
Ma'un now has half as many wins as they did all last season so a good start.
12pm - Zilzal got a 42-36 win over Asr in a game that saw Asr make a late run but run out of time before being able to tie it up. Zilzal was let by Rizwan Rana with 15 points (and some bad fouls in the final minutes) while Asr was led by Umer Jamal with 11 points. Fareed Cheema pitched in with 10 points for Zilzal in their win.
1pm - Fatiha defeated Adiyat by a 57-42 score in a game where both teams were missing some key players. Louis Moore led Adiyat with 23 points in a losing cause and was supported by Tahir Khan with 9 points. Fatiha was led by Mike Jacobs with 14 points and Jawad Khalid with 13 points.
2pm - Ikhlas made a comeback to take the game to overtime where they managed to emerge with a 48-43 win over Bayyina. Bayyina got off to a strong start led by Stefan Mioc who finished with 14 points as the team used their size to dominate the paint early. Ikhlas made their comeback thanks to the hot shooting of Andrew Motta who finished with 27 points while Chad Mondesir finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Bayyina fed off the energy of Saifullah Khan as the youngster made his debut in a touching father/son moment with Abdul-Rehman Khan.
3pm - Falaq worked for a 47-39 win over Takathur. After losing some players in the offseason, Falaq retooled in a big was as they got the standard big game from Ahsan Mahmood with 13 points while new comers Sherif Shehata (13 points) and Darko Trifunovic 13 points and 15 rebounds were key. Takathur was led by Faizal Merali with 10 points while Hussain Shivji and Khalfan Abdul Majid Khalfan each finished with 9 points.
4pm - Tamjeed blew-out newcomers Inshirah by a 86-21 score. Tamjeed was not happy being placed in Tier-2 and decided to flex their muscle on a short-handed and overwhelmed Inshirah as they ran up the score and pressed to the end. Tamjeed was led by Andre Henriques with 21 points and Devane G-m with 16 points. Inshirah was led by Onofre Arias with 11 points.
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