Shahrdari Beats Al Shorta, Advances to FIBA WASL-West Asia League Final

The Iranian team emerged victorious at the Al Sha’ab Hall of Baghdad on Thursday night.

Shahrdari had defeated the Iraqi side 102-64 last week in Tehran.

The Iranian champion erupted for 30 points in the fourth to complete the reversal after trailing for most of the night on the way to securing a return trip to the sub-zone tilt's title bout - and give itself another chance at the gold after losing to Al Riyadi last season.

Sina Vahedi starred in the victory with 28 points on 6-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc, alongside 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal.

Navid Rezaeifar backed him up with 20 points on 72.7-percent shooting from the field.

Arsalan Kazemi only had 4 points but his all-around efforts proved big anew as the veteran forward collected 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals in nearly 36 minutes of play.

The locals picked it up on a night when Will Cherry got held to just 5 points in 19 minutes.