Saudi Diyar beat Zuhair Fayez Partnership 65-58 in the Titan–JBL Winter Invitational Basketball Tournament here. Both teams played well in the whole game. The winner pressed in the fourth quarter for a final assault. Junar Manila topscored with 21 points for the winner and was adjudged as the Titan best player of the game while Romel Umlas and Ryan Tiu scored 11 points apiece for the loser. This tournament is principally sponsored by Titan–Al-Hussaini & Yahya Investment Group with co-sponsors Giordano Fashions, ABS-CBN-The Filipino Channel, La Paz Batchoy Restaurant, La Paz Bakeshop & Grocery and Al Haddaf Sports Wear. NCB Autolease defeated Budget Unitrans 95-49. The loser tried to catch up with the winner but missed several easy baskets. Ahmed Attar scored 18 points for the winner and was adjudged as the Giordano best player of the game while Reyan Plaza topscored with 19 points for the loser. In Friday games, Nissan Al-Hamrani edged Bradley 103-95. The loser almost upset the superstar-loaded line-up of Nissan. Coach Herkie Mendoza of Bradley was happy with the performance of his team despite losing to Nissan. Nonoy Soliveres scored 34 points for the winner and was adjudged as the La Paz Batchoy Restaurant & Grocery best player of the game while Laurel Sausa topscored with 35 points for the loser. JCF beat Jeddah Dawah Center 90-81. The loser was ahead with 11 points after the third quarter. The winner played well in the final quarter to take lead for its second win in three outings. Amang Carador topscored with 18 points for the winner and was adjudged as the Al-Haddaf best player of the game while Ismael scored 28 points for the loser. __
