Al Nasr victorious in Vice-President Cup basketball

Dubai: Al Nasr clinched the Basketball Vice President Cup for the second successive year after beating Al Ahli 71-58 in the final held at the Saeed Bin Maktoum indoor sports hall at the Al Shabab Sports Club Sunday night.

Al Nasr dominated the match from the start showing an excellent performance which crowned them champions for the second season running.

"We dominated from the beginning and never let the lead slip from our hands. Al Ahli is a good team, but we played better and our players were determined to keep the trophy for the second year," said Serbian Srdan Aijtic the Al Nasr coach who began with the team two months ago.

Al Nasr led in the first quarter 20-11, continued in the second quarter 38-30, widened the gap to 13 points at the end of the third quarter 56-43 and finished winners 71-58.