SABA Battery defends Asia Champions Cup title

The game turned into a dramatic contest with the sides keeping it on level terms for the major part of the game. However DaJuan Tate accounted for a couple of key points in the dying minutes to propel the SABA Battery to an impressive success.

SABA Battery and Rayyan exchanged the blows early in the encounter with the Iranian outfit grabbing a 16:15 lead at the first intermission. Rayyan relied on solid performance from Eric Chatfieldto regain the control over the game in the second quarter. Rayyans American import came up with 15 points in the frame and Qatari team claimed a 10-point advantage at halftime. The things changed radically in the third stanza and SABA Battery started to claw their way back. DaJuan Tate and Gabe Muoneke teamed up to ignite a 32:14 rally that put SABA in front 61:53 after three quarters of action.

Eric Chatfield came up with a trey to tie it all at 68 late in regulation. DaJuan Tate answered with 7 straight points to carry SABA to safe distance and they ensured the winning outcome at the end. DaJuan Tate scored 30 points to lead all scorers. Gabe Muoneke added 26 points, while Hamed Hadadi nailed 18 points for the winners. Eric Chatfield knocked down 29 points to pace Rayyan. Yaseen Ismail accounted for 15 points and Dalron Johnson had 13 in defeat.