West Asian Basketball Championship: Iraqi Oil defeats Al-Riyadi Beirut

Al-Riyadi Beirut suffers the first loss in the “Super League” basketball league for the West Asian region, against its host, Al-Naft Al-Iraqi.

  • West Asian Basketball Championship: Iraqi Oil defeats Al-Riyadi Beirut

Beirut Sports Club suffered its first loss in the “Super League” basketball league for the West Asian region, against its host, Iraqi Oil, with a score of 87-100, today, Wednesday, in the second group competitions of the tournament.

American professional Edgar Rafael Sosa imposed himself as the best player in the match, scoring 35 points, and his colleague Antoine Wiggins added 26 points with 10 rebounds, two assists and 3 steals.

On the other hand, Amir Saud was the best with the Lebanese team, scoring 23 points, while the best player in Asia, Wael Arkaji, scored 17 points.

The Iraqi team, which previously defeated the Syrian Al-Karamah in the opening round, topped the group standings with 4 points, and will play its next match with the Iranian Gorgan on January 3 in Tehran.

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