Al Naghi, Hyundai Castrol, Petro Rabigh, Nexus score in JBL Lifestylez Basketball

JEDDAH: MD SUYAT

Al Naghi of Regie Maga defeated United Naghi 71-38 at the Ahmed Mohammed Abdul Wahab Naghi Sports Complex in Ash Shati District here in Jeddah.
Al Naghi capitalized on the lack of players of United Naghi attacking the enemy defense to score its fifth straight win in the elimination round. Armantia and Unas scored 14 points apiece for United Naghi and were adjudged as the Lifestylez best players of the game while Lulu had 18 points for United Naghi.
This tournament is principally sponsored by Lifestylez with Mandoubia Filipino Community Basketball (Shiekh Faez), Jeddah Dawah Center (Baba Ahmad Peradilla), ABS-CBN — The Filipino Channel, Saudi Sign (Sam Adora), Al Haddaf Sportsware (Mohamed Bayoumi) and Arab News as co-sponsors.
Hyundai Castrol of Dennis Elmenzo beat Jaguar 94-38. Hyundai Castrol practiced their patented trapping defense to pulverize Jaguar offense. Jaguar tried hard but Hyundai Castrol defense was unbreakable. Dennis Elmenzo top-scored with 16 points for Hyundai Castrol and was adjudged as the MYN best player of the game while Cruz chipped in 10 points for Jaguar.
Friday, Petro Rabigh of Omar Agpalo defeated GIG 109-99 81 at the Al Baik – Mandoubia basketball court in Khalidia District to reach the best-of-three championship series for Inter-Company Division B.
Both teams played excellent basketball but Petro Rabigh went to the open man in the crucial seconds of the game and applied man to man defense to halt GIG offense. Samurai scored 22 points for Petro Rabigh and was adjudged as the Al Haddaf best player of the game while Mcnil top score with 18 points for GIG.
Nexus Flight Services of Enrico Reyes beat Solid North 64-55 to claim the Inter-Company Division A title. Nexus displayed sharpness in r outside snipping as Solid North committed crucial turnovers in the dying seconds of the game. Buhano top-scored with 20 points for Nexus Flight Services and was adjudged as the Arab News best player of the game while Ramos contributed 12 points for Solid North.