In the match that determined the title of the international friendly tournament Doha Avenue, the first quarter ended between the Lebanese Hikma and his compatriot and his eternal rival Al-Atali with a score of 18-18 between the two clubs. The quarter was enthusiastic between the two sides and was punctuated by exhibition baskets from foreigners from the two clubs. Al Hikma’s Cliff Alexander started it, followed by Al Riyadi’s Kuallas Water Majok, and a skirmish between Al Hikma’s Hayek Geokjian. Riyadi and Patrick Bou Abboud of Al Hikma ended quickly.

In the second quarter, tensions between the two teams continued, amid huge attendances and enthusiastic spectators. Jean-Marc Groy spoke in terms of wisdom. Ali Mansour had a great quarter and gave his team a 5 point lead, 26-21. before coach Joe Ghattas asked for a timeout. Al-Hikma returned to the atmosphere of the second quarter and scored back-to-back goals through Aziz Abdel-Masih and Al-Gorouj to put back a 30–28 lead with 3.30 minutes left in the first half. However, the last moments of the half resulted in the loss of more than one ball from the green team, so Al Riyadi came back and decided the first half 38-36 with a perfect shot from foreigner Al Hikma Roche.