Bahrain Beat Oman 94-49 to Reach Asian Cup Finals
Bahrain’s under-18 basketball team booked their place in the FIBA U18 Asia Cup finals after thrashing Oman 94-49 in Doha on Monday for a third straight win in the Gulf qualifiers.
The victory took Bahrain to six points and sealed qualification with one match still to play. They face hosts Qatar on Thursday, seeking a fourth win, a perfect record and the Gulf title.
Bahrain seized control early, leading 22-12 after the first quarter before outscoring Oman 30-10 in the second to take a 52-22 lead into half-time.
They stretched the gap to 77-31 by the end of the third quarter after winning the period 25-9. Oman edged the final quarter 18-17, but the contest had already been settled.
Somto Onoduenyi led Bahrain with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Mohamed Adel scored 14 points, supplied seven assists and made five steals, while Yosuf Yaqoob also finished with 14 points.
Hassan Abdulkadir added 13 points and six rebounds, Mohamed Farhan scored nine, and Mahdi Habib and Ali Khalil contributed seven each.
The 45-point win followed Bahrain’s 62-54 victory over Saudi Arabia and 106-51 defeat of Kuwait, leaving the side unbeaten after three matches.
The qualifiers are being played in Doha under a single round-robin format, with Thursday’s match against Qatar set to decide the title.
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