It's Stingers vs IMD in the final BASKETBALL
Friday, June 1, 2012
THE SKS Stingers survived a late scare to progress to the Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament final after beating DST Communications 81-65 last night. The only unbeaten team in the competition's two-year history, the defending champions pulled away in the second quarter and took a 50-26 lead heading into the second half at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.
But a lack of urgency on both ends of the court meant they were almost punished late in the third quarter when DST pulled out all the stops to claw back to 11 points.
Though they ran out of steam mid-way through the final period, DST deserve credit for their gutsy effort and succeeded in providing the crowd an entertaining end to the semi-final clash.
SKS will meet Istana Maintenance Department (IMD in tomorrow's final at 7:30pm, IMD beating Hyatt 81-62 in last night's other semi-final.
Justin Yong was a big reason DST were able to edge back into last night's game, the lanky centre leading all scorers with 29 points 17 of them in the second half.
Both sides were head-to-head in the opening exchanges until DST went on a cold spell half-way through the quarter, which ended with an Alwin Lavarias baseline jumper which gave SKS a 10-point lead at 22-12. Read More…
Source: The Brunei Times
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