Central 90–96 Al-Riyadi

Men Championship · Regular Season · Saturday 7 February 2026

Central 90

Final

Al-Riyadi 96

Score by quarter
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Central	24	25	27	14	90
RIY	23	27	22	24	96

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Central

Central box score
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	+/-
Jihad El Khatib S	40:00	21	2	3	0	1	3	7-17	3-8	4-4	-6
Anyeuri Castillo S	36:43	27	8	4	1	0	1	12-22	2-9	1-2	-3
Bigby-Williams Kavell S	34:27	23	13	1	0	1	4	9-13	0-0	5-9	-15
Donte Mcgill S	34:06	8	4	9	1	1	2	3-8	1-2	1-3	-10
Lucas Saleh S	24:06	6	3	3	1	1	1	2-4	2-3	0-0	-15
Anthony Naba	14:04	5	2	0	0	0	1	2-3	1-2	0-0	+1
Ghassan Salem	9:08	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+13
Elios Saad	7:26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+5
Mathieu Khoury	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Mark Kayal	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		90	35	20	3	4	12	35-68	9-24	11-18

Al-Riyadi

Al-Riyadi box score
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	+/-
Perrin Buford S	39:56	21	10	5	1	1	2	8-15	1-1	4-5	+6
Nuni Omot S	29:53	14	6	1	1	0	1	6-11	0-2	2-2	-4
Maurice Kemp S	27:22	10	5	1	0	0	0	4-10	0-0	2-2	-3
Hayk Gyokchyan S	27:27	8	6	4	1	1	0	3-9	0-2	2-2	+5
Ali Mansour S	25:41	13	7	5	5	0	3	4-9	1-2	4-6	+11
Amir Saoud	30:20	28	2	4	1	0	2	6-12	3-6	13-14	+7
Ismail Ahmad	12:39	2	3	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	+8
Bilal Tabbara	6:42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0
Raphael Jouljian	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Habib Abdallah	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Youssef Ghantous	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Omar Soubra	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		96	42	21	9	2	9	32-71	5-16	27-31

The play-by-play for this game is incomplete: it stops at 49–45, before the final score of 90–96.

Quarter 1

3:42 RIY P. Buford rebound
3:42 RIY P. Buford block
3:42 Central D. McGill 2-pointer missed
:02 RIY A. Omot rebound
:04 Central A. Castillo 3-pointer missed
:21 RIY A. Saoud 2-pointer made 24–23
:22 RIY A. Saoud rebound
:25 RIY I. Ahmad 3-pointer missed
:47 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer made 24–21
:47 Central B. Kavell rebound
:50 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer missed
:58 Central B. Kavell rebound
1:01 RIY A. Saoud 3-pointer missed
1:17 Central J. El Khatib assist
1:17 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer made 22–21
1:20 Central J. El Khatib rebound
1:23 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer missed
1:34 RIY A. Omot fouled
1:34 Central A. Naba foul
1:37 RIY A. Omot rebound
1:40 Central J. El Khatib 3-pointer missed
1:48 Central B. Kavell rebound
1:51 RIY A. Mansour 2-pointer missed
2:00 RIY P. Buford rebound
2:02 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer missed
2:12 Central A. Castillo rebound
2:14 RIY A. Omot 2-pointer missed
2:22 RIY I. Ahmad rebound
2:24 Central D. McGill 2-pointer missed
2:37 Central A. Naba fouled
2:37 RIY A. Omot foul
2:45 RIY P. Buford free throw made 20–21
2:45 RIY P. Buford fouled
2:45 Central A. Naba foul
2:45 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer made 20–20
2:57 Central A. Castillo assist
2:57 Central J. El Khatib 3-pointer made 20–18
3:09 RIY A. Mansour assist
3:09 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer made 17–18
3:14 Central D. McGill turnover
3:17 RIY I. Ahmad assist
3:17 RIY A. Mansour 2-pointer made 17–16
3:21 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer made 17–14
3:42 RIY A. Mansour assist
3:42 RIY A. Omot 2-pointer made 15–14
3:58 Central D. McGill rebound
4:01 Central J. El Khatib 2-pointer missed
4:24 RIY A. Omot assist
4:24 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer made 15–12
4:25 RIY A. Mansour rebound
4:28 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer missed
4:51 RIY P. Buford assist
4:51 RIY H. Gyokchyan 2-pointer made 15–10
5:09 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer made 15–8
5:15 Central A. Castillo rebound
5:18 RIY A. Omot 2-pointer missed
5:37 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer made 13–8
5:52 Central D. McGill fouled
5:52 RIY H. Gyokchyan foul
5:58 Central B. Kavell rebound
6:01 RIY A. Mansour 2-pointer missed
6:29 Central D. McGill assist
6:29 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer made 11–8
6:51 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer made 9–8
6:59 RIY A. Mansour fouled
6:59 Central A. Castillo foul
7:05 Central L. Saleh assist
7:05 Central J. El Khatib 2-pointer made 9–6
7:10 Central A. Castillo steal
7:10 RIY A. Mansour turnover
7:14 RIY A. Mansour rebound
7:16 Central A. Castillo 3-pointer missed
7:29 RIY A. Mansour assist
7:29 RIY H. Gyokchyan 2-pointer made 7–6
7:37 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer made 7–4
7:48 RIY P. Buford assist
7:48 RIY H. Gyokchyan 2-pointer made 5–4
7:58 Central B. Kavell free throw made 5–2
7:58 Central J. El Khatib assist
7:58 Central B. Kavell free throw made 4–2
7:58 Central B. Kavell fouled
7:58 RIY M. Kemp foul
8:11 RIY H. Gyokchyan assist
8:11 RIY A. Omot 2-pointer made 3–2
8:12 RIY H. Gyokchyan rebound
8:14 RIY H. Gyokchyan block
8:14 Central L. Saleh 2-pointer missed
8:14 Central L. Saleh rebound
8:19 Central A. Castillo 3-pointer missed
8:33 RIY A. Mansour turnover
8:40 RIY H. Gyokchyan rebound
8:40 Central B. Kavell free throw missed
8:40 Central D. McGill assist
8:40 Central B. Kavell free throw made 3–0
8:40 Central B. Kavell fouled
8:40 RIY M. Kemp foul
8:51 Central B. Kavell rebound
8:54 RIY H. Gyokchyan 3-pointer missed
9:00 RIY A. Mansour rebound
9:03 RIY H. Gyokchyan 2-pointer missed
9:23 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer made 2–0
9:23 Central B. Kavell rebound
9:27 Central J. El Khatib 2-pointer missed
9:38 Central D. McGill rebound
9:42 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer missed
9:59 Central B. Kavell jumpball
9:59 RIY M. Kemp jumpball
10:00 jumpball

Quarter 2

:03 RIY P. Buford free throw made 49–50
:03 RIY A. Mansour assist
:03 RIY P. Buford free throw made 49–49
:03 RIY P. Buford fouled
:03 Central L. Saleh foul
:09 RIY H. Gyokchyan steal
:09 Central L. Saleh turnover
:22 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 49–48
:22 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 49–47
:22 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 49–46
:22 RIY A. Saoud fouled
:22 Central L. Saleh foul
:33 RIY P. Buford rebound
:35 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer missed
:59 Central timeout
1:21 RIY A. Mansour 3-pointer made 49–45
1:30 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer made 49–42
1:36 RIY P. Buford assist
1:36 RIY A. Saoud 3-pointer made 47–42
1:37 RIY P. Buford rebound
1:39 RIY M. Kemp 2-pointer missed
2:05 RIY timeout
2:06 Central J. El Khatib assist
2:06 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer made 47–39
2:11 Central L. Saleh steal
2:11 RIY P. Buford turnover
2:21 Central J. El Khatib free throw made 45–39
2:21 Central B. Kavell assist
2:21 Central J. El Khatib free throw made 44–39
2:21 Central J. El Khatib fouled
2:21 RIY P. Buford foul
2:33 RIY A. Mansour free throw made 43–39
2:33 RIY A. Mansour free throw missed
2:33 RIY A. Mansour fouled
2:33 Central L. Saleh foul
2:35 RIY M. Kemp rebound
2:38 Central D. McGill 3-pointer missed
2:53 RIY A. Mansour free throw made 43–38
2:53 RIY A. Mansour free throw made 43–37
2:53 RIY A. Mansour fouled
2:53 Central J. El Khatib foul
2:55 RIY H. Gyokchyan rebound
2:57 Central L. Saleh 3-pointer missed
3:13 RIY M. Kemp 2-pointer made 43–36
3:13 RIY M. Kemp rebound
3:17 RIY M. Kemp 2-pointer missed
3:20 RIY A. Mansour rebound
3:22 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer missed
3:39 Central timeout
3:39 Central rebound
3:42 RIY H. Gyokchyan 2-pointer missed
3:49 RIY A. Mansour steal
3:49 Central B. Kavell turnover
3:56 Central B. Kavell rebound
3:58 RIY M. Kemp 2-pointer missed
4:16 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer made 43–34
4:32 RIY M. Kemp free throw made 41–34
4:32 RIY H. Gyokchyan assist
4:32 RIY M. Kemp free throw made 41–33
4:32 RIY M. Kemp fouled
4:32 Central B. Kavell foul
4:49 Central J. El Khatib free throw made 41–32
4:49 Central J. El Khatib free throw made 40–32
4:49 Central J. El Khatib fouled
4:49 RIY A. Omot foul
5:02 RIY A. Omot 2-pointer made 39–32
5:18 Central L. Saleh assist
5:18 Central J. El Khatib 2-pointer made 39–30
5:25 Central B. Kavell rebound
5:28 RIY A. Saoud 2-pointer missed
5:45 RIY rebound
5:45 Central J. El Khatib 3-pointer missed
6:07 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 37–30
6:07 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 37–29
6:07 RIY A. Saoud fouled
6:07 Central A. Naba foul
6:18 RIY timeout
6:18 Central D. McGill 2-pointer made 37–28
6:20 Central A. Naba rebound
6:22 RIY B. Tabbara 3-pointer missed
6:40 Central D. McGill 3-pointer made 35–28
6:57 RIY A. Omot free throw made 32–28
6:57 RIY A. Omot fouled
6:57 Central J. El Khatib foul
6:57 RIY A. Saoud assist
6:57 RIY A. Omot 2-pointer made 32–27
7:08 RIY rebound
7:11 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer missed
7:34 RIY P. Buford fouled
7:34 Central E. Saad foul
7:35 RIY P. Buford rebound
7:38 Central A. Naba 3-pointer missed
7:40 Central E. Saad rebound
7:42 Central J. El Khatib 3-pointer missed
7:59 RIY turnover
8:37 Central A. Castillo assist
8:37 Central J. El Khatib 3-pointer made 32–25
8:50 Central G. Salem fouled
8:50 RIY A. Saoud turnover
8:50 RIY A. Saoud foul
9:08 Central A. Castillo assist
9:08 Central J. El Khatib 2-pointer made 29–25
9:25 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer made 27–25
9:32 RIY A. Saoud rebound
9:34 Central A. Castillo 3-pointer missed
9:39 Central A. Naba rebound
9:42 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer missed
9:53 Central A. Castillo 3-pointer made 27–23

Quarter 3

:02 RIY I. Ahmad 3-pointer missed
:12 Central D. McGill assist
:12 Central A. Naba 3-pointer made 76–72
:30 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 73–72
:30 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 73–71
:30 RIY A. Saoud fouled
:30 Central E. Saad foul
:45 RIY P. Buford rebound
:47 Central J. El Khatib 2-pointer missed
:56 Central D. McGill fouled
:56 RIY A. Mansour foul
:56 Central jumpball
1:07 RIY M. Kemp 2-pointer made 73–70
1:07 RIY M. Kemp rebound
1:11 RIY A. Mansour 2-pointer missed
1:36 Central D. McGill assist
1:36 Central L. Saleh 3-pointer made 73–68
1:47 Central D. McGill rebound
1:49 RIY M. Kemp 2-pointer missed
1:51 RIY M. Kemp rebound
1:51 RIY A. Mansour free throw missed
1:51 RIY A. Mansour free throw made 70–68
1:51 RIY A. Mansour fouled
1:51 Central A. Castillo foul
2:00 Central B. Kavell free throw made 70–67
2:00 Central B. Kavell fouled
2:00 RIY A. Mansour foul
2:00 Central A. Castillo assist
2:00 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer made 69–67
2:06 Central L. Saleh rebound
2:09 RIY A. Saoud 2-pointer missed
2:17 RIY A. Mansour steal
2:17 Central B. Kavell turnover
2:41 RIY A. Omot turnover
2:45 RIY P. Buford rebound
2:47 Central D. McGill 2-pointer missed
3:02 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 67–67
3:02 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 67–66
3:02 RIY A. Saoud fouled
3:02 Central D. McGill foul
3:13 Central L. Saleh assist
3:13 Central J. El Khatib 2-pointer made 67–65
3:21 Central L. Saleh rebound
3:26 Central B. Kavell block
3:26 RIY M. Kemp 2-pointer missed
3:31 RIY A. Mansour rebound
3:35 Central J. El Khatib 2-pointer missed
3:53 RIY A. Omot free throw made 65–65
3:53 RIY A. Omot fouled
3:53 Central B. Kavell foul
3:54 RIY A. Saoud assist
3:54 RIY A. Omot 2-pointer made 65–64
3:58 RIY A. Omot rebound
4:00 Central A. Castillo 3-pointer missed
4:18 RIY A. Saoud assist
4:18 RIY M. Kemp 2-pointer made 65–62
4:37 Central D. McGill assist
4:37 Central L. Saleh 3-pointer made 65–60
4:53 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 62–60
4:53 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 62–59
4:53 RIY A. Saoud fouled
4:53 Central A. Castillo foul
5:07 Central A. Castillo 3-pointer made 62–58
5:28 RIY A. Saoud 3-pointer made 59–58
5:39 RIY P. Buford fouled
5:39 Central D. McGill foul
7:18 Central D. McGill assist
5:50 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer made 59–55
5:59 Central J. El Khatib rebound
6:00 RIY H. Gyokchyan 2-pointer missed
6:00 RIY H. Gyokchyan rebound
6:03 RIY M. Kemp 2-pointer missed
6:06 RIY A. Omot rebound
6:09 Central G. Salem 2-pointer missed
6:29 Central A. Castillo rebound
6:31 RIY A. Saoud 3-pointer missed
6:39 RIY P. Buford steal
6:39 Central J. El Khatib turnover
6:49 RIY H. Gyokchyan assist
6:49 RIY M. Kemp 2-pointer made 57–55
7:03 RIY P. Buford fouled
7:03 Central G. Salem foul
7:18 Central B. Kavell 2-pointer made 57–53
7:19 Central D. McGill rebound
7:23 Central D. McGill 2-pointer missed
7:40 Central A. Castillo rebound
7:40 RIY P. Buford free throw missed
7:40 RIY H. Gyokchyan assist
7:40 RIY P. Buford free throw made 55–53
7:40 RIY P. Buford fouled
7:40 Central A. Castillo foul
7:48 RIY A. Omot steal
7:48 Central B. Kavell turnover
8:09 RIY A. Saoud 2-pointer made 55–52
8:21 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer made 55–50
8:36 Central B. Kavell rebound
8:39 RIY H. Gyokchyan 2-pointer missed
8:40 RIY H. Gyokchyan rebound
8:42 RIY H. Gyokchyan 3-pointer missed
8:59 Central D. McGill free throw made 53–50
8:59 Central D. McGill fouled
8:59 RIY A. Mansour foul
8:59 Central D. McGill 2-pointer made 52–50
9:01 Central D. McGill steal
9:01 RIY A. Mansour turnover
9:07 Central B. Kavell free throw made 50–50
9:07 Central B. Kavell free throw missed
9:07 Central B. Kavell fouled
9:07 RIY A. Omot foul
9:07 Central B. Kavell rebound
9:07 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer missed
9:27 Central rebound
9:27 Central J. El Khatib block
9:27 RIY A. Mansour 2-pointer missed
9:31 RIY A. Mansour steal
9:31 Central A. Castillo turnover
9:39 Central A. Castillo rebound
9:41 RIY A. Mansour 3-pointer missed
9:44 RIY H. Gyokchyan rebound
9:48 RIY A. Omot 2-pointer missed
9:52 RIY A. Mansour fouled
9:52 Central G. Salem foul

Quarter 4

:08 RIY A. Mansour rebound
:09 Central J. El Khatib 3-pointer missed
:19 RIY H. Gyokchyan free throw made 90–96
:19 Central A. Castillo free throw made 90–95
:19 RIY A. Omot foul
:19 RIY H. Gyokchyan free throw made 89–95
:19 Central timeout
:19 RIY H. Gyokchyan fouled
:19 Central J. El Khatib foul
:21 RIY H. Gyokchyan fouled
:21 Central B. Kavell foul
:21 RIY A. Saoud fouled
:21 Central L. Saleh foul
:24 RIY A. Omot rebound
:26 Central A. Castillo 3-pointer missed
:30 RIY A. Saoud 2-pointer made 89–94
:30 RIY rebound
:39 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer missed
1:04 Central D. McGill assist
1:04 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer made 89–92
1:12 Central B. Kavell rebound
1:15 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer missed
1:37 RIY P. Buford rebound
1:39 Central A. Castillo 3-pointer missed
2:01 RIY A. Mansour 2-pointer made 87–92
2:07 RIY P. Buford rebound
2:10 Central D. McGill block
2:10 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer missed
2:23 RIY timeout
2:25 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer made 87–90
2:43 Central B. Kavell rebound
2:45 RIY A. Omot 3-pointer missed
2:50 RIY A. Mansour rebound
2:52 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer missed
3:15 RIY P. Buford turnover
3:36 Central D. McGill assist
3:36 Central J. El Khatib 3-pointer made 85–90
3:51 Central timeout
3:51 RIY P. Buford assist
3:51 RIY A. Omot 2-pointer made 82–90
3:57 RIY A. Saoud steal
3:57 Central J. El Khatib turnover
4:09 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer made 82–88
4:15 RIY A. Mansour fouled
4:15 Central D. McGill foul
4:30 Central D. McGill assist
4:30 Central A. Naba 2-pointer made 82–86
4:39 Central A. Castillo fouled
4:39 RIY A. Mansour foul
4:43 Central A. Castillo rebound
4:45 RIY A. Omot 3-pointer missed
5:21 RIY A. Omot rebound
5:21 Central A. Castillo free throw missed
5:21 Central A. Castillo fouled
5:21 RIY M. Kemp foul
5:22 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer made 80–86
5:41 RIY A. Mansour 2-pointer made 78–86
5:45 RIY A. Mansour steal
5:45 Central D. McGill turnover
5:56 RIY A. Mansour assist
5:56 RIY A. Saoud 3-pointer made 78–84
5:59 RIY A. Mansour steal
5:59 Central B. Kavell turnover
6:17 Central timeout
6:17 RIY M. Kemp assist
6:17 RIY P. Buford 3-pointer made 78–81
6:34 Central A. Castillo 2-pointer made 78–78
6:35 Central A. Castillo rebound
6:42 Central J. El Khatib 2-pointer missed
6:55 RIY P. Buford 2-pointer made 76–78
7:08 RIY M. Kemp rebound
7:10 Central J. El Khatib 3-pointer missed
7:31 RIY A. Saoud turnover
7:40 RIY P. Buford rebound
7:43 RIY A. Saoud 3-pointer missed
8:05 RIY I. Ahmad rebound
8:05 Central D. McGill free throw missed
8:05 Central D. McGill free throw missed
8:05 Central D. McGill fouled
8:05 RIY B. Tabbara foul
8:08 Central A. Castillo rebound
8:11 RIY A. Saoud 2-pointer missed
8:35 Central J. El Khatib turnover
8:42 Central B. Kavell rebound
8:45 Central L. Saleh block
8:45 RIY B. Tabbara 2-pointer missed
9:03 RIY I. Ahmad rebound
9:03 Central B. Kavell free throw missed
9:03 Central B. Kavell free throw missed
9:03 Central B. Kavell fouled
9:03 RIY H. Gyokchyan foul
9:12 RIY P. Buford assist
9:12 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 76–76
9:12 RIY A. Saoud free throw made 76–75
9:12 RIY A. Saoud free throw missed
9:12 RIY A. Saoud fouled
9:12 Central A. Naba foul
9:27 Central A. Naba turnover
9:45 RIY A. Saoud assist
9:45 RIY I. Ahmad 2-pointer made 76–74

Al-Riyadi Outlast Central, 96-90

Al-Riyadi held off a competitive Central squad to claim a hard-fought 96-90 D1M victory at Central on Saturday, February 7. Perrin Buford led the charge for Al-Riyadi with a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds. The lead changed hands 7 times before Al-Riyadi eventually pulled away for good.

Al-Riyadi took a 50-49 lead into halftime. The fourth quarter was the decisive stretch, with Al-Riyadi outscoring their opponents 24-14 to swing the momentum in their favor.

The game featured several highlight plays. The game featured 6 dunks in total, with B. Kavell (Central) throwing down a powerful slam in the first quarter. A. Castillo (Central) connected from beyond the arc in the second quarter during a crucial stretch. H. Gyokchyan was a force on the defensive end with 6 blocks.

Perrin Buford was the undeniable star of the game, finishing with 21 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists in 40 minutes of action. He shot 8-of-15 (53%) from the field, 4-of-5 (80%) from the free-throw line. The double-double effort underlined his all-around impact on the game. Amir Saoud provided valuable support with 28 points, 4 assists, including 3 three-pointers. Ali Mansour also chipped in with 13 points off the starting lineup.

Al-Riyadi's bench was a major factor, contributing 30 points off the pine. Amir Saoud was the standout reserve, providing 28 points, 4 assists in a spark-plug role. Al-Riyadi also generated 15 second-chance points and 27 fast-break points, capitalizing on every opportunity.

Al-Riyadi held a significant edge in field goal shooting at 45% compared to Central's 51%. From beyond the arc, Al-Riyadi connected on 5-of-16 (31%) while Central managed just 9-of-24 (37%). Al-Riyadi also had the advantage at the charity stripe, converting 27 free throws to Central's 11.

Al-Riyadi dominated the boards 42-35, including 13 offensive rebounds that led to extra possessions.

Down the stretch, Al-Riyadi came up clutch when it mattered most. H. Gyokchyan nailed a clutch free throw with 00:19 remaining to help seal the victory.

In a losing effort, Anyeuri Castillo fought hard for Central, finishing with 27 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists. Bigby-Williams Kavell added 23 points, 13 rebounds, but their combined efforts were not enough to turn the tide.