11am - Falaq defeated Adiyat 48-40 to move into a tie for first place, meanwhile Adiyat is tied for last and yet to win this season. Falaq should have sole possession of first had it not been for silly fouls that resulted in them playing the last three minutes of the game and OT down a player and giving away their lead and the win. Tahir Khan led all scorers with 15 points but it wasn’t enough for Adiyat. Falaq was led by Sherif Shehata with 12 points and Ahsan Mahmood with 10 points and 7 rebounds.
12pm - Kursi defeats Bayyina 45-36 in another game that saw first vs worst. Bayyina is known for their size and expected advantage on rebounding but they were surprisingly outmatched on the glass 32-27. Kursi was led by Huziafa Khan with 17 points and Talha Basit with 10 points and 16 rebounds who clearly was being under-utilized when he was with Fatiha. Bayyina was led by Paul Esplen with 11 points.
1pm - The game of the day saw Qariyah get an overtime win over Ma’un by a 64-63 final score. Ma’un will lament how this one got away when they review the game tape, they held the lead for most of the game but were unable to hit front end bonus shots in the final minutes to seal it and played poor defence as a team allowing Qariyah to get transition scores. Saad Ahmad carried Qariyah as he poured in 44 points and 14 rebounds, his support was limited but his teammates knew to feed the hot hand. Some key plays were made down the stretch by Babur Ali who left Ma’un after last season in a reported cost cutting move which now they surely regret. Ma’un was led by Jamal Khan with 26 points and 11 rebounds while Moazzam Sheikh added 10 points. Aside from the aforementioned poor team defence from Ma’un (and that’s putting it lightly) their shot selection was equally poor, high percentage jumpers were declined in favour of launching three pointers - the team leads the league in three pointers attempted and the worst percentage which is a bad combination. That said this was a fun game to watch so circle their next matchup on April 3rd which will likely be a critical game to determine the final standings.
2pm - Tamjeed held on to defeat Asr 33-29 but cannot be pleased with the result. Asr was leading most of the game but an injury to Uzair Danish turned the tide and allowed Tamjeed to grind out a close win. Tamjeed was led by Andre Henriques with 15 points while Asr was led by Uzair Danish with 15 points in just over a half before he left the game with a lower body injury. After blowing out Inshirah to open the season, Tamjeed has struggled to get their offence going and need to turn it around quickly.
3pm - Nas defeated Takathur by a 57-48 final score in another great match-up between these rivals. Takathur came into this game with a short bench and it seemed to hurt them down the stretch. Nas was led by Sanel Sehic with 19 points, including six (long range) three pointers. He was supported by Jamal SaugaCity Bundy Douglas with 16 points as he turned it on in the second half after a heckler said he looked tired. Takathur was led by Faizal Merali with 15 points while Alhussein Gillani and Fahim Merali each finished with 10 points.
4pm - Kawthar got their first win of the season over Inshirah by a 66-27 final score as they built a 42-19 lead at the half and coasted the rest of the way. Kawthar was led by Mudasir Marfatia with 22 points mainly of his lighting it up from the outside with six three-pointers. Komail Rawjani added 12 points in the winning effort. Inshirah was led by Reyhan Choudhury with 12 points and the presence of his brother Deen Choudhury would have made this game a lot closer but he was unavailable to play this week.
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