PTE Katok, LCB in MD Cup final

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, July 13, 2009

KATOK SIXTH FORM CENTRE (PTE Katok) and Laksamana College of Business (LCB) scored contrasting wins yesterday to arrange a title showdown in the 2009 MD Cup basketball tournament at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

National player Soon Jian Liang scored 22 points while Jamri Ramlee chipped in 17 points as PTE Katok clobbered Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College (SOASC) 65-48 to reach the championship round with a clean slate.

LCB, on the other hand, got 24 points from forward Thian Bii Soon to pull through 59-53 against Science College (MSPSBS).

The final will be played on Tuesday at 2:30pm right after the battle for third place match between MSPSBS and SOASC at 1.30pm.

"We were quite fortunate to win today as our players did their job. Our opponents played with the 1-2-2 defence formation so it was easy for us to penetrate their defence starting from the high post. Their defence was to defend our shooters so we had to play inside," said PTE Katok head coach Maxim Yap, whose team defeated LCB 62-46 in the elimination round.

MSPSBS managed to take the first period 15-14 but LCB bounced back and limited MSPSBS main scorers Han Ming Kwang and Khoo Chin Kai to grab the upperhand 28-26 at halftime.

LCB had to play a different game in the third period as they got into foul trouble early with only two substitutes on the bench. They managed to keep themselves in the game by being consistent on making baskets at every possession.MSPSBS's big headache was LCB forward Thian Bii Soon, who kept on slicing through their defence. Read More...

Courtesy of The Brunei Times