2010 Yong Suk Cup: Plaza Sutera Biru outclass LVS Unikorn to advance
PLAZA SUTERA BIRU have secured a berth in the semi-finals of the 2010 Yong Sok Cup with a 71-62 victory over LVS Unikorn in Group A at the Kampung Baru basketball court in Seria.
In their second straight victory, Esmond Tan had the game-high for the favourites with 25 points while Jong Guo Zhang contributed 10 points.
It was a closely contested affair in the first half with Plaza Sutera Biru, the BBA Open Challenge Trophy champions, taking a 32-29 lead at halftime. However, LVS Unikorn's starters were made to work extra hard without a formidable bench before succumbing to Plaza Sutera Biru's man-to-man full court defence in the second half for their first defeat of the competition.
"Our opponents were no easy team to beat which made it a game in the first half. After tonight's (Tuesday night's) match, we will need to continue
working on our defence but it was good that we finally played with a full squad," said Fong Yeh Leong, a forward of Plaza Sutera Biru, in an
interview with The Brunei Times after the triumph.
"After leading by double figures, we decided and managed to rotate the bench to get everyone involved and to run some plays in preparations for the next round which went well," added Fong.
In the earlier game, the Ilonggo Stingers are also through to the semi-finals with their second win in as many games after a 104-41 thrashing of Wolverines in Group B.
The Stingers had a balance offence with four players in double figures.
Lowey Jee Palma led the Stingers with 15 points followed by Alwin
Lavarias with 14 points. Cesar Asaldo and Rio Oblido had 10 points each.
"We needed this as a good practice game. We ran a couple of plays and I used the man-to-man full court pressure defence for conditioning that
our opponents never recovered from," said Stingers coach Rhaul Palma Jr.
"I just told everyone to forget the score and get everything done as we
lacked practice and it ended up really well for us," added Palma Jr.
The competition continues tomorrow with Marauders facing Primeland Estate Agency in Group A at 7pm while Team Wayne meeting Wolverines at 8.15pm.
Source: The Brunei Times
In their second straight victory, Esmond Tan had the game-high for the favourites with 25 points while Jong Guo Zhang contributed 10 points.
It was a closely contested affair in the first half with Plaza Sutera Biru, the BBA Open Challenge Trophy champions, taking a 32-29 lead at halftime. However, LVS Unikorn's starters were made to work extra hard without a formidable bench before succumbing to Plaza Sutera Biru's man-to-man full court defence in the second half for their first defeat of the competition.
"Our opponents were no easy team to beat which made it a game in the first half. After tonight's (Tuesday night's) match, we will need to continue
working on our defence but it was good that we finally played with a full squad," said Fong Yeh Leong, a forward of Plaza Sutera Biru, in an
interview with The Brunei Times after the triumph.
"After leading by double figures, we decided and managed to rotate the bench to get everyone involved and to run some plays in preparations for the next round which went well," added Fong.
In the earlier game, the Ilonggo Stingers are also through to the semi-finals with their second win in as many games after a 104-41 thrashing of Wolverines in Group B.
The Stingers had a balance offence with four players in double figures.
Lowey Jee Palma led the Stingers with 15 points followed by Alwin
Lavarias with 14 points. Cesar Asaldo and Rio Oblido had 10 points each.
"We needed this as a good practice game. We ran a couple of plays and I used the man-to-man full court pressure defence for conditioning that
our opponents never recovered from," said Stingers coach Rhaul Palma Jr.
"I just told everyone to forget the score and get everything done as we
lacked practice and it ended up really well for us," added Palma Jr.
The competition continues tomorrow with Marauders facing Primeland Estate Agency in Group A at 7pm while Team Wayne meeting Wolverines at 8.15pm.
Source: The Brunei Times
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