FILE – Renaldo Balkman. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Sturdy Group-Philippines bowed out of competition following a 106-97 loss to Al Riyadi within the quarterfinal spherical of the thirty second Dubai Worldwide Basketball Championship on Friday (Manila time) at Al Nasr Membership Corridor.
Sturdy Group had no reply for Amir Saoud, who unleashed 17 of his 41 factors within the fourth quarter. The Lebanese nationwide workforce star’s scoring binge helped Al Riyadi draw back from an 81-all impasse because of an 11-0 run with 3:08 remaining.
BJ Andrade’s triple minimize the deficit to 4, 101-97, with 34 seconds left however Al Riyadi’s Dominic Johnson stored Sturdy Group at bay together with his free throws.
Al Riyadi exacted candy revenge towards the Philippine workforce, which dominated the thirty first version beneath the banner of Mighty Sports activities.
“Painful and irritating loss for us. Couldn’t cease Saoud immediately it doesn’t matter what we did. Simply too skilled for our workforce proper now. Offense wasn’t the issue however couldn’t get stops,” mentioned coach Charles Tiu.
“Thanks to our Filipino followers for supporting us. We’re sorry for the loss. We’ll come again stronger for certain.”
Tiu additionally took a swipe on the officiating.
“Didn’t assist that we received cooked badly. I don’t know what recreation the refs we’re watching.”
Except for Saoud, who fired seven three-pointers, Johnson additionally powered the Lebanese aspect with 23 factors and 7 rebounds. Nationwide workforce member Wael Arakji and Atel Majok contributed 13 factors every, whereas Gyok Haykchan added 12.
Shabazz Muhammad, as soon as once more, led Sturdy Group with 27 factors, seven rebounds, three assists, and one block as they ended their marketing campaign with back-to-back losses after successful their first three video games within the group stage.
Renaldo Balkman posted a double-double of 16 factors and 15 rebounds, whereas Justine Baltazar, who missed the Korean Basketball League’s registration deadline attributable to this Dubai stint, was the highest native with 13 factors, eight rebounds, three steals, and one help.
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