Urdan Express drop Shun Wei
Saturday, June 19, 2010
URDAN EXPRESS are still hot in the hunt for a semi-finals spot following a 84-77 victory over Shun Wei in Group A of the 2nd Queenielin's Cup on Thursday night.
Playing at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat, Roldan Binas scored a game-high 22 points to pace Urdan Express while Novem Mamacang topscored for Shun Wei with 20 points in a losing effort.
Urdan Express started off the game with their second string of players and got off to a slow start. Shun Wei were moving the ball quickly but failed to score on several easy attempts making it a sluggish opening period for both teams.
Shun Wei however came up on top of the first quarter by taking a 14-11 lead into the second period.
Urdan Express's starters entered the game in the second stanza but struggled to perform early off the bench.
Mark Del Mundo was doing his usual job cleaning the glass and scoring inside the paint while Shun Wei were clearly missing their centre and topscorer Sonny Bautista in the match but still managed to extend their advantage to 41-33 at halftime.
It was a whole different affair in the third quarter as Urdan Express
pulled out all the stops on the defensive end by adapting to a man-to-man strategy.
Shun Wei, who had been creating good shots in the first half were never the same side as they only managed 10 points in the quarter, translating to a 64-51 deficit heading into the final period.
Shun Wei were however quickly losing steam as they lacked depth on the bench while Urdan Express were in total control, utilising their bench completely.
There was never a real threat of a Shun Wei comeback despite the close score as Urdan Express picked up their fourth victory in five games of the tournament. Read More...
Source: The Brunei Times
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