Pyrogen down Easyway

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, October 24, 2009

PYROGEN took second place in the Belait District Basketball Association Under-23 tournament after defeating Easyway 69-48 at the Kg Baru basketball court in Seria yesterday.

Pyrogen had a balanced offence with Darren Wong leading the team with 13 points. On the other hand, Choo Yung Jian had a game-high 18 points for Easyway and Lee Khai Yuan contributed 13 points to a losing cause.

Both teams started out equally but Pyrogen edged ahead 15-10 heading into the second quarter. Pyrogen picked up the pace with good teamwork and passing in the second period to extend their lead to 36-21 going into halftime.

Pyrogen were relying on their fastbreaks to outrun their opponents to score quickly. Easyway, the Brunei Youth Basketball Championship Under-21 champions last month, had difficulty getting back on defence and were losing out on the boards to their opponents. This allowed Pyrogen to open up a 20-point margin heading into the final stanza at 52-32.

Easyway were trying to cut into the deficit with their man-to-man defence but their careless turnovers put them out of the match as Pyrogen ran away with the victory. "Our opponents seemed a little demotivated for the game. Maybe it's because they had to play two days in a row after the loss to White Haven the previous night (Thursday night)," said David Choo of Pyrogen. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times