JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) - Mathna Almarwani came through with arguably the biggest shot of his career as Ittihad Club dethroned Kuwait Club from their reign as titlists of the FIBA WASL-Gulf League by way of a 64-63 decision, Tuesday night.
The veteran guard made sure not to waste the pass of Keron DeShields, driving from the left corner before rising for the tough go-ahead layup with 2.1 seconds left that sent the sea of yellow and black inside the Green Basketball Court into a frenzy.
Coach Slobodan Subotic's wards then turned to their defense afterward, preventing JaKarr Sampson from having a good look at the rim as time expired.
And shortly after, cheers and adoration filled the venue as they took down the defending two-time Sub-Zone League champions on the way to punching their ticket to the best-of-3 Semi-Finals, where they will face another Kuwaiti side in Qadsia.
Game heroes: DeShields led Itiihad with 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists as he did what he could on offense especially in the endgame - from nailing crucial buckets to willingly deferring to his teammates that eventually led to the winning play.
Makur Maker supplied 16 points and 10 rebounds while Mohamed Almarwani continued his fine play with another double-double with 10 and 10.
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