Bahrain's Muharraq faced a disappointing exit from the 35th Arab Clubs Basketball Championship in Doha after a closely contested quarter-final match resulted in a 95-108 loss to Morocco's AS Sale.
Throughout the game, Muharraq struggled to maintain a lead but displayed commendable determination. However, AS Sale proved to be the stronger team on the day.
AS Sale will now advance to the semi-finals, where they will compete against the winner of an all-Egyptian quarter-final clash between Al Ahly and Al Ittihad Alexandria.
The semi-finals are scheduled for tomorrow, with the gold and bronze medal games following on Thursday. Today is a designated rest day for the participating teams.
Muharraq found themselves trailing 21-22 at the end of the first period yesterday, with American professional Julius Coles Jr making a crucial baseline three-pointer right before the quarter buzzer.
In the second quarter, Muharraq briefly took the lead, but AS Sale fought back and established a double-digit advantage, leading 48-37 at halftime. Muharraq faced a 41-53 deficit at halftime.
Despite their efforts to make a comeback, AS Sale extended their lead to 80-66 heading into the final quarter. Coles managed to narrow the gap to 14 with a long triple before the end of the third quarter. However, AS Sale ultimately secured the victory, ending Muharraq's hopes of becoming the first Bahraini club to win the tournament.
Yesterday's result brought an end to Muharraq's three-game winning streak in the competition. They had started their campaign with a loss to defending champions Kuwait Sports Club but rebounded with consecutive victories against Bureij Services of Palestine and Qatar Sports Club in the preliminary stage.
Muharraq then clinched a win against Dynamo from Lebanon in the round of 16, setting the stage for their challenging match-up against AS Sale.
The tournament is being conducted under the auspices of the Arab Basketball Confederation.
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