Babes Boutique pull off stunning win over Soon Lee-Easyway
Roldan Binas (R) of Babes Boutique gets fouled by Muiz Ghani of Soon Lee-Easyway during last night's game at the BBA Open Challenge Trophy.Picture: BT/Maui Salazar
Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
WHAT a difference a week makes. In Soon Lee-Easyway's two games last
week, the national squad handed out beatings of 84 and 120 points to
their overwhelmed opponents. Last night they came back to earth with a
thud when Babes Boutique shocked them with a 99-84 victory in Group B of the BBA Open Challenge Trophy at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) court in Batu Bersurat.
In a game that stretched more than two hours, Babes had six players score in double figures. Josend Mangoroban led the way with 21 points followed by Mark Del Mundo with 17, Wilmar Canapi 12 while Jeoffrey Camay, Ronnel Sugnan and Roldan Binas each chipped in 10.
Yap Cup Ping had a game-high 34 points for Soon Lee-Easyway but he couldn't carry the team down the stretch.
SoonLee-Easyway's vaunted defence went from suffocating to porous against the 2009 Brunei Pepsi Cup champions. Foul trouble also plagued the national squad as they racked up 43 in comparison to Babes' 25.
"We won the game with our experience tonight (Tuesday night). Our opponents had a lot of stamina which made it difficult but we're also lucky that Mordeno didn't foul out," said Babes Boutique head coach Albert Cenabre.
"Our 1-2-2 defence worked well in the first half but switching to man-to-man really did the damage in the second half," he added.
National basketball coach, Kevin Reece, on the other hand, pointed to being dominated in the paint and on the boards as keys to his team's first loss of the season.
"We were giving them too many second chance shots. We also didn't make the right decisions on our fast breaks. We just didn't play to our full potential," said Reece.
Source: The Brunei Times
WHAT a difference a week makes. In Soon Lee-Easyway's two games last
week, the national squad handed out beatings of 84 and 120 points to
their overwhelmed opponents. Last night they came back to earth with a
thud when Babes Boutique shocked them with a 99-84 victory in Group B of the BBA Open Challenge Trophy at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) court in Batu Bersurat.
In a game that stretched more than two hours, Babes had six players score in double figures. Josend Mangoroban led the way with 21 points followed by Mark Del Mundo with 17, Wilmar Canapi 12 while Jeoffrey Camay, Ronnel Sugnan and Roldan Binas each chipped in 10.
Yap Cup Ping had a game-high 34 points for Soon Lee-Easyway but he couldn't carry the team down the stretch.
SoonLee-Easyway's vaunted defence went from suffocating to porous against the 2009 Brunei Pepsi Cup champions. Foul trouble also plagued the national squad as they racked up 43 in comparison to Babes' 25.
"We won the game with our experience tonight (Tuesday night). Our opponents had a lot of stamina which made it difficult but we're also lucky that Mordeno didn't foul out," said Babes Boutique head coach Albert Cenabre.
"Our 1-2-2 defence worked well in the first half but switching to man-to-man really did the damage in the second half," he added.
National basketball coach, Kevin Reece, on the other hand, pointed to being dominated in the paint and on the boards as keys to his team's first loss of the season.
"We were giving them too many second chance shots. We also didn't make the right decisions on our fast breaks. We just didn't play to our full potential," said Reece.
Source: The Brunei Times
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