JEDDAH: Gensoul Lion beat UDG 96-80 in the 2016 Titan Watch-JBL Basketball Tournament at Khalidia basketball court here.

Gensoul Lion is undefeated up to the semifinals. UDG tried its best but Lion was too hard to stop offensively. Bong Umlas top-scored with 29 points for Gensoul Lion and was adjudged as the Titan Watch Best Player of the game while Villanueva and Camartin scored 25 and 20 points respectively for UDG.

This tournament is principally sponsored by Titan Watch of Al Hussaini & Al Yahya Investment Group (Othman Al-Husssaini). The co-sponsorss are: Al Aziziyah Islamic Center (Sheikh Ahmad & Sheikh Ali Ajlani), Mandhoubiyah Islamic Propagation Office, Jeddah Dawah Center, Giordano Fashions (Ahmadullah), Ric Santos Printing, Radian Massage Cream (Mahmoud Omer), Kabayan Gents Tailoring and Arab News.

VICCM of Dennis Elmenzo defeated Llamados Erfan 126-101. VICCM continued excellent team work to defuse the hard fighting Llamados Erfan. VICCM went to open man for the whole game for a higher percentage shots. Carbonnel scored 29 points for VICCM and was adjudged as the Giordano best player of the game while Zapanta had 25 points for Llamados Erfan.

Cinnabon of Jhun Ducusin beat Gensoul Eagle 115-79 to arrange 40 and above championship showdown against Gensoul Lion. Cinnabon playing even with 7 players are unstoppable on their offense. Gensoul Eagle tried hard to stop the run and gun offense. Doronilla led the Cinnabon with 33 points and was adjudged as the JBL Best Players of the game while Bersabr collected 22 points for Gensoul Eagle.

Movenpick Resort Al Nawras defeated Knights 108-100. It was a tight ballgame up to the last seconds of the game. Movenpick Resort Al Nawras showed heart in the dying seconds as Knights continued to keep the opponent at bay. Jonathan top-scored with 35 points for Movenpick Resort and was adjudged as Radian Massage Cream best player of the game while David chipped in 29 points for Knights.

Jeddah Titans of Harry Penaranda beat Pinas Hotshot 97-90. Jeddah Titans played their offense well in the whole game as Pinas Hotshot applied pressure defense. Bernard Carino chipped in 22 points for Jeddah Titans and was adjudged as the JBL Best Player of the game while Jasper top-scoreD with 19 points for the Pinas Hotshots even arriving late in the second quarter..

Radian Massage Cream of Team Manager Mahmoud Omer defeated Old Dawgs by default. Radian Massage Cream automatically entered semifinals in the Group A division.