TEHRAN (Dubai Int'l Tournament) - Mehdi Kamrani poured in 36 points and Tony Madison added 17 Saturday as Mahram thrashed UAE 105-75 on the second day of 19th Dubai International Tournament. The defending champions finished the first quarter 34-17 and kept their hoop closed for 8:05 in the second quarter. The sauce-makers enjoyed a 61-29 half-time lead and 84-52 advantage at the end of the third quarter. Kamrani was awarded as the most valuable player at the end of the game.
On the same day, Hamed Afagh scored 26 points as Saba Battery took a 22-16 lead against their arch-rival, Sporting of Lebanon in the first period. But, the pressures and well-organized offense from the Asian Champions did not last long and Sporting finished the half-time 37-37. Ahead by only a 58-50 third-quarter margin, Sporting won the game as they edged Saba 82-77.
The results of Day 1, 2, and 3 are as follows:
Friday 18/1:
Al Jalaa (Syria) - Zain (Jordan) 83-59
UAE - Sagesse (Lebanon) 83-80
Saturday 19/1:
UAE - Mahram (Iran) 105-75
Al Ittihad (Syria) - Jazeira (Egypt) 75-80
Sporting (Lebanon) - Saba (Iran) 82-77
UAE - Al Jalaa (Syria) 80-98
Sunday 20/1:
Mahram (Iran)- Jazeira (Egypt) 95-90
Zain (Jordan) - Sporting (Lebanon) 105-90
Sagesse (Lebanon) - Al Ittihad (Syria) 87-78
Houman Bagheri
FIBA official correspondent
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