11am - Adiyat started strong and held the early lead with Nas fighting back to take a small lead at the half. The second half was all Nas as they put up 56 points and blew Adiyat out of the gym by a 89-54 final score.Sanel Sehic led the way with 27 points, hitting 8 threes with 6 of them coming in a row from far far out. Bilal Forde finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds while Yasin Douglas finished with 16 points and 7 rebounds. Adiyat came in with no subs which contributed to the second half collapse, they were led by Hamza Chaudhary with 23 points, including 6/9 shooting threes while Assim Chaudhary finished with 17 points and 9 rebounds. The win puts Nas into a three-way tie for third while the loss keeps Adiyat in 7th and the relegation zone.
12pm - Tamjeed defeated Zilzal by a 55-48 final score, they were led by Andre Henriques with 18 points and 6 rebounds as he made an impact against his former team. Zilzal used their size to attack and the mismatches resulted in a lot of free throw attempts that they made good on to control the game. Zilzal was led by Fareed Cheema with 19 points including 6 three's. Zilzal also made a shrewd more before the game as they acquired Ahmed Khalid who finished with 9 points and 6 rebounds in his debut, Khalid will provide them with some depth and a good wing player to give them an offensive boost as he moves from Ma'un who will miss his presence and desperately need others on the team to now step up.
1pm - Asr demolished Kawthar by a 50-29 final score as they started the game on fire building a 19-point lead at the half and coasting the rest of the way. Asr was led by Sebastian Selea and Zohaib Danish who each finished with 12 points, with Salea going 4/6 on three's. Sajjawal Khan finished with 11 points and 6 rebounds while Uzair Danish finished with 9 points and 10 rebounds in a limited role as he deals with a foot injury. Kawthar started slow and were never able to recover. Isfan Prebtani and Esau Habibulla each finished with 7 points to lead their team.
2pm - Takathur got a 20-0 default win over Kursi who have been struggling with injuries and missing players and could not pull together five players. Takathur was going to be missing a few of their key players as well but were ready to compete.
3pm - Fathia defeated Falaq in overtime by a 45-43 final score in the game of the day. A trademark of all Fatiha games is low scoring and tough defense and this one followed those usual traits. Falaq built an early lead but Fatiha chipped away to take a two point lead at the half and the game was never more than a one-possession lead the rest of the way. Overtime was a reflection of the rest of the game as Fatiha got the only basket as Mike Jacobs hit a runner in traffic as time expired. Fatiha was led by Mike Jacobs with 14 points while Jawad Khalid finished with 12 points. Deklon Roberts had a big influence with 10 points and some great defense and he set up the winning shot with a great drive and dish play. Falaq was led by Sherif Shehata with 11 points and Darko Trifunovic with 9 points and 10 rebounds.
4pm - Qariyah dominated this one and walked away with a 92-56 win as they dominated the post with their size advantage and caught Inshirah out of position for easy transition baskets. Qariyah was led by Babur Ali with 25 points and 9 rebounds as he had some highlight finishes around the rim. Saad Ahmad finished with 20 points and did not have to exert himself much further with his team up; Abdullah Alzoubi finished with 18 points and 23 rebounds while Rohan Mohammed Ghori finished with 16 points. Inshirah was led by Deen Choudhury with 25 points with 4/6 shooting three's while Reyhan Choudhury finished with 19 points. Inshirah is still looking for their first win of the season but if the two Choudhury brothers are around its only a matter of time before they get on the winning track. Qariyah remains undefeated and is in great position to finish top two and earn the play-in game to the Tier-1 playoffs.
The league is now on a winter break with games starting up again on January 10th.
Sunday 20 December 2015
Monday 7 December 2015
December 6th - Week Six
11am - Adiyat defeats Bayyina by a 73-50 final score for their first win of the season while Bayyina is left to still find their first win. Adiyat was led byHamza Chaudhary with 20 points including 5/7 on three pointers. Louis Moore added 15 points while Omar Sabri finished with 9 points and 11 rebounds. Bayyina got a big game from Stefan Mioc with 19 points and 11 rebounds while Tyrone Ford finished with 13 points. Bayyina is off until the new year and need to figure out how to right the ship or they face the danger of being relegated.
12pm - Qariyah gets a comeback win over Al-Masad by a 48-46 score. Al-Masad led most of the game but Qariyah slowly chipped away eventually taking the lead late and holding on for the win. Qariyah was led by Saad Ahmad with 21 points and 8 rebounds while Abdullah Alzoubi finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Al-Masad was led by Adnan Kahwaji with 11 points and Tremell Mayers with 10 points. Poor outside shooting did Al-Masad in as they went 4/25 on three-pointers which allowed Qariyah to stage the comeback. Qariyah now has a solid grip on first place and a matchup with winless Inshirah next week while Al-Masad is off until the new year.
1pm - Ikhlas defeats Kursi 59-47 to move into first place. Ikhlas was led byChad Mondesir with 18 points and 13 rebounds while Zamam Khan has 17 points and Zakariya Tmj Khan finished with 13 points and 16 rebounds. Kursi were once again missing some of their key players and had no subs but put up a great effort nonetheless. They were led by Wasef Ahmad with 20 points. Kursi has now lost their last two games and have another tough game next week against Takathur.
2pm - Zilzal escapes with a 47-46 win over Kawthar. Saad Ali had a huge game against his former team, putting up 17 points and 13 rebounds while playing great lock-down defense; Fareed Cheema finished with 15 points. Kawthar was led by Jon Grunham with 14 points and 12 rebounds while Komail Rawjani finished with 11 points. Kawthar looks to rebounds against Asr next week while Zilzal gets a tough match-up with Tamjeed.
3pm - Nas grinds out a 57-53 win over Fatiha after building an 18-1 lead early in the game and doing enough to hold on in the final minutes when Fatiha clawed back to make it a 2-point game. Nas was led by Shawn Berry with 16 points and 6 rebounds while Sanel Sehic finished with 12 points - and only took 4 three-point shots. Nas got a boost with JamalSaugaCity Bundy Douglas playing through a foot injury to put up 7 points.Jim Ex also come off the IR and gave some solid minutes early in the game with 8 points and 4 steals. Fatiha was led by Deklon Roberts with 13 points while Mike Jacobs put up 10 points and 9 rebounds. Early turnovers created a big whole for Fatiha to climb out of which they nearly did but their horrendous start cost them the game. Fatiha gets a tough match-up with Falaq next week while Nas faces Adiyat who are coming off their first win of the season.
4pm - Ma'un defeated Asr by a 44-38 score in a game that was close right to the final buzzer. Asr got into early foul trouble that disrupted their flow and ended with them trailing 21-10 at the half but they chipped away to make it a one-possession game late but didn't have enough to tie it up.Jamal Khan led his team to the win with 17 points and 13 rebounds whileYasser Lachemi added 9 points. Asr was led by Uzair Danish with 16 points and 9 rebounds as he kept his team in this game single-handed most of the time. Both teams shot poorly from the outside, Asr 3/18 and Ma'un 2/15 with the latter cutting down on some of their poor shot selection from previous games which helped them win here. Asr will face Kawthar next week with both teams sporting a 1-3 record while Ma'un is off until the new year.
12pm - Qariyah gets a comeback win over Al-Masad by a 48-46 score. Al-Masad led most of the game but Qariyah slowly chipped away eventually taking the lead late and holding on for the win. Qariyah was led by Saad Ahmad with 21 points and 8 rebounds while Abdullah Alzoubi finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Al-Masad was led by Adnan Kahwaji with 11 points and Tremell Mayers with 10 points. Poor outside shooting did Al-Masad in as they went 4/25 on three-pointers which allowed Qariyah to stage the comeback. Qariyah now has a solid grip on first place and a matchup with winless Inshirah next week while Al-Masad is off until the new year.
1pm - Ikhlas defeats Kursi 59-47 to move into first place. Ikhlas was led byChad Mondesir with 18 points and 13 rebounds while Zamam Khan has 17 points and Zakariya Tmj Khan finished with 13 points and 16 rebounds. Kursi were once again missing some of their key players and had no subs but put up a great effort nonetheless. They were led by Wasef Ahmad with 20 points. Kursi has now lost their last two games and have another tough game next week against Takathur.
2pm - Zilzal escapes with a 47-46 win over Kawthar. Saad Ali had a huge game against his former team, putting up 17 points and 13 rebounds while playing great lock-down defense; Fareed Cheema finished with 15 points. Kawthar was led by Jon Grunham with 14 points and 12 rebounds while Komail Rawjani finished with 11 points. Kawthar looks to rebounds against Asr next week while Zilzal gets a tough match-up with Tamjeed.
3pm - Nas grinds out a 57-53 win over Fatiha after building an 18-1 lead early in the game and doing enough to hold on in the final minutes when Fatiha clawed back to make it a 2-point game. Nas was led by Shawn Berry with 16 points and 6 rebounds while Sanel Sehic finished with 12 points - and only took 4 three-point shots. Nas got a boost with JamalSaugaCity Bundy Douglas playing through a foot injury to put up 7 points.Jim Ex also come off the IR and gave some solid minutes early in the game with 8 points and 4 steals. Fatiha was led by Deklon Roberts with 13 points while Mike Jacobs put up 10 points and 9 rebounds. Early turnovers created a big whole for Fatiha to climb out of which they nearly did but their horrendous start cost them the game. Fatiha gets a tough match-up with Falaq next week while Nas faces Adiyat who are coming off their first win of the season.
4pm - Ma'un defeated Asr by a 44-38 score in a game that was close right to the final buzzer. Asr got into early foul trouble that disrupted their flow and ended with them trailing 21-10 at the half but they chipped away to make it a one-possession game late but didn't have enough to tie it up.Jamal Khan led his team to the win with 17 points and 13 rebounds whileYasser Lachemi added 9 points. Asr was led by Uzair Danish with 16 points and 9 rebounds as he kept his team in this game single-handed most of the time. Both teams shot poorly from the outside, Asr 3/18 and Ma'un 2/15 with the latter cutting down on some of their poor shot selection from previous games which helped them win here. Asr will face Kawthar next week with both teams sporting a 1-3 record while Ma'un is off until the new year.
Tuesday 1 December 2015
November 29th - Week Five
11am - Al-Masad defeated Kawthar 58-50 in a solid comeback as they trailed at halftime; Al-Masad has put together a solid run to win their last three games after losing in Week One. Kawthar were playing without leading scorer Mudasir Marfatia but Komail Rawjani stepped up with 16 points in a losing cause. Al-Masad were led by Tremell Mayers with 16 points while Ibrahim Rakkie and Masuud Issa each finished with 12 points with some hot shooting from the outside as Rakkie was 4/4 and Issa was 2/2 shooting three-pointers.
12pm - Fatiha ground out a win over Kursi by a 52-44 final score, handing Kursi their fist loss of the season and taking them out of first. Fatiha was led by Youssef Daif with 13 points while Kenrick Williams finished with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks as the big man controlled the paint. Kursi was led by Huziafa Khan with 17 points and Mannahel Choudhry with 10 points. Talha Basit was held to 2 points and 4 rebounds as his former teammates worked to keep him off the glass after he pulled down 31 rebounds in his last two games. Kursi has struggled with multiple injuries so a loss at some point isn't a surprise but if they can get healthy again they will get back to their winning ways.
1pm - Qariyah defeated Zilzal 62-50 as they built up an early lead and never looked back. Zilzal got a huge game from Fareed Cheema with 32 poitns and 12 rebounds but little support otherwise in the loss. Qariyah was led by Saad Ahmad with 21 points while Adam Muse and Rohan Mohammed Ghori each finished with 14 points - with both players hitting four three-pointers each. The win keeps Qariyah in sole possession of first place while Zilzal slides down to seventh. Saad Ahmad has been the driving force for Qariyah and his teammates will need to step up as defenses focus on him more as the season progresses.
2pm - Ikhlas routed Nas by a 58-43 final score where they felt they dominated all aspects of the game to exact some revenge after losing to Nas in the Championship game last season. Ikhlas was led by Zakariya Tmj Khan with 17 points while Chad Mondesir finished with 13 points. Nas was led by Sanel Sehic with 15 points (although he was forced out of the game at halftime) and Narcisse Ambanza with 10 points. Nas has struggled with injuries and the health of Jamal SaugaCity Bundy Douglas is critical as he tried to play through an ankle injury with little success. Jim Ex has reportedly been pondering whether he should come off the disabled list for next week's game against longtime rivals Fatiha but considering the seriousness of his knee injury and where his rehab is at it would be better if he waiting until he was closer to 100%. With the win Ikhlas moves into a tie for first place while Nas drops to sixth with two losses and with have not lost more than two regular season games in the last four seasons.
3pm - Takathur defeated Bayyina by a 52-44 score in a game that was close right to the end. Bayyina controlled the interior with their size but the patience and passing from Takathur along with some solid shooting from the outside allowed them to get the win. Faizal Merali led the way with 15 points while Alykhan Bhimji finished with 13 points. Bayyina was led by Paul Esplen with 13 points and Paul Boychuk with 11 points and 9 rebounds. The win puts Takathur into a tie for first place while Bayyina remains in last and still looking for their first win on the season.
4pm - Ma'un defeated Inshirah 65-34 in a game that was close until the final 10 minutes where Ma'un blew it open. Coming off a bitter loss to rivals Qariyah in Week Three, Ma'un were expected to come out strong but found themselves trailing early as Teepu Khawja drilled a pair of three's and had Ma'un on their heels. But the young legs of Ma'un kept plugging away and built a lead at halftime that shrunk early in the second half but as Inshirah wore down, Ma'un hit their shots to break the game open for their second win - equaling their win total from last season. Reyhan Choudhury led all scorers with 15 points while Khawja added 13 for Inshirah who remain win less for the season. Ma'un was led by Moazzam Sheikh with 14 points while Jamal Khan and Asfandyar Khan each finished with 13 points. Ma'un once again showed that the team has a bright green light to shoot three's at will as the team went 7/33 from the outside.
12pm - Fatiha ground out a win over Kursi by a 52-44 final score, handing Kursi their fist loss of the season and taking them out of first. Fatiha was led by Youssef Daif with 13 points while Kenrick Williams finished with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks as the big man controlled the paint. Kursi was led by Huziafa Khan with 17 points and Mannahel Choudhry with 10 points. Talha Basit was held to 2 points and 4 rebounds as his former teammates worked to keep him off the glass after he pulled down 31 rebounds in his last two games. Kursi has struggled with multiple injuries so a loss at some point isn't a surprise but if they can get healthy again they will get back to their winning ways.
1pm - Qariyah defeated Zilzal 62-50 as they built up an early lead and never looked back. Zilzal got a huge game from Fareed Cheema with 32 poitns and 12 rebounds but little support otherwise in the loss. Qariyah was led by Saad Ahmad with 21 points while Adam Muse and Rohan Mohammed Ghori each finished with 14 points - with both players hitting four three-pointers each. The win keeps Qariyah in sole possession of first place while Zilzal slides down to seventh. Saad Ahmad has been the driving force for Qariyah and his teammates will need to step up as defenses focus on him more as the season progresses.
2pm - Ikhlas routed Nas by a 58-43 final score where they felt they dominated all aspects of the game to exact some revenge after losing to Nas in the Championship game last season. Ikhlas was led by Zakariya Tmj Khan with 17 points while Chad Mondesir finished with 13 points. Nas was led by Sanel Sehic with 15 points (although he was forced out of the game at halftime) and Narcisse Ambanza with 10 points. Nas has struggled with injuries and the health of Jamal SaugaCity Bundy Douglas is critical as he tried to play through an ankle injury with little success. Jim Ex has reportedly been pondering whether he should come off the disabled list for next week's game against longtime rivals Fatiha but considering the seriousness of his knee injury and where his rehab is at it would be better if he waiting until he was closer to 100%. With the win Ikhlas moves into a tie for first place while Nas drops to sixth with two losses and with have not lost more than two regular season games in the last four seasons.
3pm - Takathur defeated Bayyina by a 52-44 score in a game that was close right to the end. Bayyina controlled the interior with their size but the patience and passing from Takathur along with some solid shooting from the outside allowed them to get the win. Faizal Merali led the way with 15 points while Alykhan Bhimji finished with 13 points. Bayyina was led by Paul Esplen with 13 points and Paul Boychuk with 11 points and 9 rebounds. The win puts Takathur into a tie for first place while Bayyina remains in last and still looking for their first win on the season.
4pm - Ma'un defeated Inshirah 65-34 in a game that was close until the final 10 minutes where Ma'un blew it open. Coming off a bitter loss to rivals Qariyah in Week Three, Ma'un were expected to come out strong but found themselves trailing early as Teepu Khawja drilled a pair of three's and had Ma'un on their heels. But the young legs of Ma'un kept plugging away and built a lead at halftime that shrunk early in the second half but as Inshirah wore down, Ma'un hit their shots to break the game open for their second win - equaling their win total from last season. Reyhan Choudhury led all scorers with 15 points while Khawja added 13 for Inshirah who remain win less for the season. Ma'un was led by Moazzam Sheikh with 14 points while Jamal Khan and Asfandyar Khan each finished with 13 points. Ma'un once again showed that the team has a bright green light to shoot three's at will as the team went 7/33 from the outside.
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