West Asian Basketball Championship: Iraqi Oil defeats Al-Riyadi Beirut

Beirut Sports Club suffered its first loss in the “Super League” basketball league for the West Asia region, against its host, Iraqi Oil, with a score of 87-100, today, Wednesday, in the second tournament group competition.

American professional Edgar Rafael Sosa established himself as the best player of the game, scoring 35 points, and his colleague Antoine Wiggins added 26 points with 10 rebounds, two assists and 3 steals.

Amir Saud on the other hand was the best with the Lebanese team, scoring 23 points, while the best player in Asia, Wael Arkaji, scored 17 points.

The Iraqi team, which had previously defeated the Syrian Al-Karamah in the opening round, leads the group standings with 4 points, and will play its next match against the Iranian Gorgan on January 3 in Tehran.

Club exposure #The_Athlete_Beirut For his first defeat in the “Super League” in regional basketball #Western Asiain front of his host #Iraq_oil With the score of 87-100, in the match that brought them together today, Wednesday, in the Iraqi capital #Baghdad As part of the second group of the tournament. #Al-Mayadeen_Lebanon pic.twitter.com/h8Ygq45oz1

– Mayadeen Lebanon (@mayadeenlebanon) December 28, 2022