Reviewed file photo — Nehme1499 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Unaltered Riyadi club headquarters in Beirut, 2 January 2022; archival context, not the Atlas match in Zahle.
Williams scores 24 as Riyadi beats Atlas 103–58 in league opener
The November 1 win in Zahle gave the defending champion a convincing start.
Riyadi Beirut defeated Atlas Ferzol 103–58 in Zahle on November 1 in the second round of Lebanon’s basketball league. It was the defending champion’s first league game of the season, according to the match reports published by Sport W Bass and Beirut 24.
Riyadi led only 16–13 after the opening quarter. A 32–10 second quarter took the visitors to a 48–23 halftime advantage, before they extended their lead after the break.
Donovan Williams scored 24 points. Perrin Buford added 14 points and nine assists, while Ali Mansour recorded 10 points and 10 assists. Brian Halums led Atlas with 20 points. The image shows Riyadi’s Beirut headquarters in 2022, rather than the match venue.
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