Bahrain thrash Qatar B to remain unbeaten

TDT | Manama

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Bahrain’s unbeaten run at the 44th William Jones Cup continued yesterday morning, with Vovoras’ men outclassing Qatar B 81–47 at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City.

The Kingdom improved to 6-0 in the tournament, adding this dominant performance to earlier wins over Japan U25 (85–69), Chinese Taipei White (71–63), Malaysia (81–29), Australia United (106–91), and the UAE (77–71). This latest win featured Bahrain’s most disciplined defensive effort yet, holding Qatar to just 28.3% shooting from the field and forcing 25 turnovers. The game was close early, but Bahrain’s 22–4 second quarter created a separation that Qatar never recovered from.

Second-quarter

shutout Both teams traded buckets early and were level 17–17 at the end of the first quarter, but Bahrain’s pressure defense took over in the second frame. They outscored the Qataris 22–4 in a near-flawless stretch, creating transition chances off steals and converting high-percentage looks.

That gave Bahrain a 39–21 lead at halftime, and they stayed in control the rest of the way. Another 22-point third quarter stretched the gap even further, and a composed fourth quarter capped off the win.

Hamoda, Bindayneh lead

Mohamed Hamoda led the way again, scoring 11 points on 62.5% shooting while also pulling down four rebounds. Ahmed Bindayneh was clinical as well, finishing with a team-high 19 points on 6-of10 shooting, including 2 triples and 5-of-6 from the line.

Mahmood Khalifa added 11 points in 20 minutes, and Subah Azzam posted 7 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals in an all-around performance. Devon Chism quietly grabbed 10 boards to go with his 8 points.

Bahrain’s defense tallied 16 steals, including 2 each from Azzam and Abdulqader Mohamed, while Jakarr Sampson added a block and 7 points.

All 11 players who saw court time scored, with Mustafa Rashed the only one left out of action (DNP). Sterner Tests Ahead Bahrain return to action today at 2PM, facing tournament hosts Chinese Taipei, who might present the King.