Al Sadd and Al Arabi registered victories in the Qatar Cup basketball tournament at the Qatar Basketball Federation Hall yesterday. Sindou Ismael Diallo’s match-high 38 points went in vain as Al Sadd defeated Al Wakrah 103-93. Omar Mohamed Saad also scored 21 points for the losers. For Al Sadd, Skyler Tyrone Flatten and Elhadj Seydou Ndoye netted 25 (2 rebounds, 3 assists) and 24 points respectively. Babacar Dieng contributed 18 points.
In the first match of the day, Al Arabi defeated Al Rayyan 84-65 as Wael Arakji scored match-high 28 points (3 rebounds, 5 assists) and Victor Rudd netted 20 points. For Al Rayyan, Tyler James Lee Harris and Jistin Jamel Wright-Foreman scored 18 and 17 points respectively.
Abdulla Yassin Mousa also chipped in with 11 points.
Action from Al Sadd’s match against Al Wakrah at QBF headquarters court in Doha yesterday.
