Muharraq win Golden Square opener

TDT | Manama                                                      

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Muharraq drew first blood in their Golden Square semi-final series against Al Ahli last night in the 2023/2024 Zain Bahrain Basketball League.

Muharraq posted a hardearned 95-82 victory against their opponents in game one of their best-of-three series.

The victors took control of the contest in the second half where they turned away a narrow 40-41 deficit before leading by as many as 15 points late on.

Muharraq will now be looking to close out this head-tohead with a win in game two, scheduled to take place Thursday at 8pm.

Ahli, on the other hand, will hope to force a decisive third game, which will be held, if needed, on April 25.

The winner of this Golden Square will face off with the victor of the other semis clash between defending league champions Manama and Al Ettihad.

Manama won the first game and will be returning to the hardwood on Friday for game two, with the hopes of booking their finals ticket.

Tyler Wilkerson finished as Muharraq’s leading scorer in their win last night with 28 points, while also taking down 15 rebounds and posting four steals.

Nader Ali came off the bench to contribute 17 markers, while Ricky Ledo had 16.

Bader Abdulla Malabes and Mohammed Juma’a each chipped in with 12 points, with Juma’a also finishing with a double-double with 11 boards.

Ahli, who led by 10 early on, were paced by Arnett Moultrie’s 28 and 13 rebounds, while James Ennis III had 15 and Ahmed Aldurazi 12.