Nesma remains unbeaten, Marogong stuns Shadow Lounge

Nesma Holdings Co. remained on top of the eight-team pack in Inter-Commercial Open Non Rated C after it crushed overmatched Duke Hammadi 76-59 but Marogong stole some of the thunder when it dealt powerhouse Shadow Lounge a shock 96-87 defeat in Inter-Commercial Open Non-Rated A in the 1st Friendi Basketball Tournament presented by all new WPBL at the Ahmed Khaki Sports Complex (Orca) court here.
It was the third straight victory for Nesma which is still without a defeat in the tournament along with idle Petromin Oils (2-0) in Open Non-Rated B and Carrier Juffali (3-0) in Inter-Commercial Open Rated Division.
Nesma’s Pattad with 21 points was named Best Player of the game.
Carrier, the latest team to increasingly win adulation of basketball fans, duly completed a sweep of the first round eliminations by beating Thunderous Marogong 80-75 in the nightcap Thursday with big Elamparo named as Best Player of the game.
Carrier saw its 11-point lead cut to five in the fourth quarter when it got bottled up by Maroong’s trapping defense.
Other than that nervy stretch Carrier was pretty much in control of the game as it consigned Marogong to its third straight defeat.
The two other teams in the division, Nunungan Lakers and Shadow Lounge, are 2-1 and 1-2 respectively going into the last half of the double round eliminations.
Shadow Lounge gained a weekend split in Non-Rated A when it brought down Moulinex 96-86 in the nightcap Friday. Ron Magat was the Best Player with 32 points.
Sultanate Masiu improved to 2-1 in Non-Rated B by defeating Saudia Jet Aviation 78-70 in the fourth game Friday. Anwar emerged as the game’s Best Player.
Ate Aida’s Catering edged out BTC-Baud Telecom Co. 90-89 and evened its record at 2-2 in the Open Non-Rated C.
Coronado was Best Player of the game.
In the 10th KFAFH Inter-Department organized by United Filipino Workers of King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital (UFWORK), CSSD-Warriors downed Engineering B 62-54 and Dietary defeated AATC 64-52 in the games Thursday.
Lucas and Danao were the Best Player awardees.
Friday’s action had Warehouse clipping HB 80-72 and Nursing winning over BME 53-40.
Jay Liam and Magat were the winners of the Best Player accolade.
This tournament within a tournament is sponsored by Indomie courtesy of Prabowo Kuswardono, national sales manager, and Omar Alawi, marketing manager, and Jollibee.
Team sponsors are: Jeddah Dental Supply, Gulf Medical Co., Johnson & Johnson, Al-Jeel Medical & Trading Co. Ltd., Al Eshar Construction, Gazi Trading Est., Falcon Heat Changer Coil, Universal Coil, Ahmed Nahji & Al Soam Trading, El Ajou and Canon Therefore.