Fu fighters fend off LeApple
Friday, May 20, 2011
LIAN FU Restaurant picked up their third victory in the Aewon Cup 2011 yesterday, holding on for a 58-53 win over LeApple Bakery at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat. Leong Ming Seng had the game-high of 14 points to pace Lian Fu and Fang Bo Jun contributed 13 points in the triumph.
Soon Chin Long scored 13 points to lead LeApple and Ho Poh San added 12 points in the losing effort.
Lian Fu were the better team in the opening period but were made to rue their missed chances, unable to connect from the charity stripe despite drawing fouls early on.
The game remained close but it was a low scoring affair with Lian Fu ahead 11-9 heading into the second quarter.
LeApple, who are made up of the veteran national cagers, were struggling on offence with Lian Fu playing a 3-2 defensive strategy to cover the outside shooters.
Lian Fu were penetrating into the paint and playing a faster game but could not connect on any of their open shots, allowing LeApple to stay close, down 21-27 at halftime.
Having more stamina than their older opponents, Lian Fu, opened up a lead as large as seven points midway through the third period but a three-point play by Tony Tan brought LeApple to within one possession at 35-37 with three minutes to go in the stanza. Read More…
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