Al Rayyan's Demarquis D’Angelo Bost (right) and Al Wakrah's Omar Saad in action.
Doha: Leaders Al Rayyan continued their dominant run in the Qatar Basketball Federation Men’s League with a convincing 94–74 victory over Al Wakrah at the Al Gharafa Sports Club court.
Demarquis D’Angelo Bost played a major role in their victory as Al Rayyan, the most decorated club in the history of the League with 18 titles, extended their win record to 12-2 with 26 points.
Both teams looked equally strong in the opening quarter, beginning the contest at a steady pace before finishing at 18-18. Al Rayyan then broke away in the second quarter, outscoring Al Wakrah 24-21 before upping the pace in the third quarter in which they scored 25 points against Al Wakrah’s 16.
They scored 27 points against their opponents’ 19 in the final quarter to wrap up the comfortable win, which was their third in a row.
Bost scored 30 points apart from making five rebounds and 6 assists in his 31-minute stay on the court, while Darious Tyran Clark delivered 10 points, eight rebounds and an assist.
Sindou Ismael Diallo was the main contributor for Al Wakrah.
Diallo added 26 points, handed out 3 assists and collected 2 rebounds while Aaron Randolph Mitchell supported his team with 18 rebounds also adding 13 points, but Al Wakrah struggled to match Al Rayyan’s prowess as they suffered their third loss in a row.
Al Wakrah, currently placed eighth in the points tally, have 17 points from three wins, sitting just one spot above bottom-ranked Al Khor.
Meanwhile, Al Shamal defeated Al Khor 101-92 on Wednesday night.
Despite ending up on the losing side, Billy Joel Hardy was the top scorer of the game with 30 points, while Terrell De Von Stoglin led Al Shamal with 24 points.
As a result, Al Shamal raised their total to 23 points, securing fourth place, while Al Khor remained in ninth place with 16 points.
