Early rematch as reigning champs face Shabab Al Ahli next
DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) – Al Riyadi hardly broke a sweat in beating Zhejiang Guangsha, 102-66, to complete the BCL Asia 2025 Semi-Finals ensemble Wednesday night at the Coca-Cola Arena.
The defending champions opened the game with a fiery 25-7 start and that was essentially all they needed to seize control the rest of the way, never to be bothered anymore even as they lost Wael Arakji.
The reigning tournament MVP suffered an apparent shoulder injury after bumping into opposing center Xu Zhonghao at the 8:36-mark of the second period, and then left the venue just before halftime.
But that hardly affected his team’s focus in any way as the Yellow Castle continued the onslaught, with their second unit making the most out of their extended time as the opposition struggled to keep up.
Al Riyadi will now turn their attention to the Semi-Finals, where they’re set to face a vengeful Shabab Al Ahli in a rematch of last year’s BCL Asia Final and the FIBA WASL Final 8 2025 Semi-Finals as well.
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