Brunei KO KK in nail biter
Saturday, August 14, 2010
BASKETBALL fans were left on the edge of their seats as the Men's national basketball team put up an intense defensive effort to prevail over Kota Kinabalu (KK) 59-55 last night in the 12th Borneo City Men Basketball Invitation Tournament 2010 at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat. Brunei had led by as much as 14 points in the game but a quick 7-2 run in the beginning of the final stanza saw KK close to within 41-44 in the first two minutes. The national cagers were running the floor but poor passing led to turnovers which KK exploited to finally grab the lead at 47-46 via a three-pointer, courtesy of Halbert Legada halfway through the quarter.
From then on, it was a see-saw battle between both sides which boiled down to a battle of freethrows.
KK's Fadlisyam Ismail split his charities to bring his team within 55-58 with 24 seconds remaining.
His team was, however, not in the penalty, which meant that they had to foul to stop the clock.
Choo Yung Jian iced the game when he stepped up to the line to split his free throws with seven seconds remaining to make it a double possession game, thus sealing the win.
"We didn't play practically well on defence and I thought we had them on the ropes in the second quarter when we led by double digits. In the end, it turned into a see-saw battle but we knew we just had to stay focus," national basketball coach Kevin Reece informed The Brunei Times after the win.
"Our guard play was not the best and we'll need them to do a better job. We had too many turnovers but it's a good thing because the last time we had so many we lost," he said.
Three players got into double figures for the Sultanate with Ben Sim leading the way with 16 points, six rebounds, four steals and four assists. Muhd Zainul Ashyraf Hj Hussin produced a double-double effort with 12 points and 13 rebounds while Yap Chun Ping chipped in 11. Read More...
Source: The Brunei Times
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