BASKETBALL – AL Ettihad posted a hard-earned 94-87 victory over Manama last night as gameweek five continued in the 2026-27 Zain Bahrain Basketball League.
Ettihad led for much of the contest and went up by as many as 17 points, but Manama fought back and got within striking distance in the fourth quarter, coming within a single possession with just over a minute to go after Brandone Francis scored to make it 87-89.
Nader Shaker then made a hook shot to extend Ettihad’s slim lead, and then three free-throws from Omari Peek-Green iced the game in the dying seconds.
Peek-Green finished with a team-high 28 points while Shaker chipped in with 20 to go along with nine rebounds. Mohamed Yusuf Ghazwan contributed 13 for Ettihad, who buried 13 three-pointers in the contest.
Francis paced Manama with a game-best 33 points and 17 rebounds, while Ahmed Salman had 18 and Mohammed Ghazi 16.
Ettihad claimed only their second win in five outings while Manama lost for the second time in three games, struggling without two of their key players Ali Jaber and Mohammed Buallay, who remain sidelined due to injury.
Meanwhile, also yesterday, Nuwaidrat powered to their first victory of the season after routing Isa Town 92-70.
Nuwaidrat used a 28-7 second quarter to erase an 18-20 deficit at the end of the first as they took full control of the contest. They led by as many as 25 points the rest of the way.
Wesley Alcegaire and Abbas Albasri combined for 51 points of Nuwaidrat’s total output, with Alcegaire scoring 26. Pape Bocar Sall chipped in with 19 points and 11 boards.
Talal Qaheri was Isa Town’s top man with 18 markers and 11 rebounds.
Nuwaidrat ended their four-game losing skid while handing Isa Town their third defeat in four tries.
The fifth round of league action concludes tonight with two-time defending champions Muharraq facing Al Najma at 8pm in a clash between the last two unbeaten teams remaining this campaign.
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