Lebanese Homenetmen claims Arab Clubs Basketball Championship

RABAT, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese side Homenetmen claimed the 30th Arab Clubs Basketball Championship, after beating hosting side from Morocco AS Sale 99-98 in the Moroccan city of Sale on Thursday.

In a tense game, Homenetmen won the title after a period of extra time that ended 18-17. The four quarters of the match ended 26-15, 17-19, 20-14 and 18-33.

In the semifinal, Homenetmen booked their ticket to the final after defeating GS Petroliers of Algeria 99-78.

As for the Moroccan team, they qualified after beating El Gezira of Egypt 83-76.

The Egyptian team ended in the third spot after wining 98-86 against Algerian side GS Petroliers.

Running since October 23, the tournament brought together 12 teams from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.