Bahrain under-16 team stun Japan.BAHRAIN put on a scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. show in the end-game to pull off an stunning 85-84 victory over Japan yesterday in the Asian Under-16 Basketball Championship in Johor Bahru Johor Bahru, also spelled Johor Baharu, Johor Baru, (Baru means "new" in the Malay language) or Johore Bahru and abbreviated as JB, is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. , Malaysia. The nationals outscored their heavily favoured rivals 18-10 in the final five minutes of the contest to claim their first win in two games in group 'B' of this International Basketball Federation (Fiba) tournament. Ali Ahmed Jamal posted a game-high 29 points to spearhead the Bahrain's attack. He was fouled 16 times in the game, which indicated his dominating presence against the Japanese defence. Sayed Hasan Ali The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. chipped in with a fine double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds. Fadhel Mohammed added 13 markers, Hanafi Subah Hussain 12 and Mansoor Hussain 10 for Bahrain, who are coached by veteran tactician Aqeel Milad. Tsukasa Tano and Taiki Uehara paced Japan with 19 and 18 points respectively while Ryo Tawatari added 13 and Hikaru Tanaka. The Far Easterners were the aggressors in the beginning of the contest as they took a 27-25 lead at the end of the first quarter which they later extended to 46-35 at half-time. They continued to cruise in the third, when they built a virtually insurmountable 68-54 advantage. But with the odds stacked Stacked is an American television sitcom that premiered on Fox on April 13, 2005. On May 18, 2006, Stacked was cancelled, leaving five episodes unaired in the United States. The last episode aired on January 11, 2006. against them, Bahrain rose to the occasion with a furious rally in the closing minutes. Their decisive run in the game's closing minutes was enough to eke out eke out Verb [eking, eked] 1. to make (a supply) last for a long time by using as little as possible 2. an one-point victory, which kept their hopes of the quarter-finals alive. Bahrain are presently third in group 'B' standings behind undefeated leaders the Philippines and Kazakhstan. The Filipinos beat the Kazakhs 76-50 in yesterday's other game. For the Japanese, yesterday's loss was their second straight. They are at the bottom of the table. Bahrain face the Philippines today in their final preliminary round game at 3am Bahrain time. The quarter-finals tip off tomorrow. It will also be played in round-robin format, with the top eight teams from the preliminaries divided into two groups. The remaining eight squads from the first round will be in action in the placement groups. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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