Sharifah Hasmin mesmerise MK Lee

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, October 8, 2010

SHARIFAH Hasmin Enterprise opened their campaign with a 48-40 victory over MK Lee-Jusone last night in the 38-year-old and above category of the Syarikat MK Jazmar Cup at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Joseph Recato led the way for Sharifah with 14 points and Zaldy Umandap poured in seven in the victory.

Tse Tow Joon Yeen had the game-high of 20 points to pace MK Lee-Jusone in the losing effort.

Both teams got off to slow starts and were missing their shots. But it was MK Lee-Jusone who led 9-8 heading into the second quarter.

MK Lee-Jusone, made up of players under the specified age in the category, used their speed advantage and outran their opponents to score on layups. They were aggressive on the defensive end but it wasn't enough to widen their lead as Sharifah was only down 19-18 at halftime.

The tides turned after the interval as Sharifah piled on the pressure onto their opponents' ball handlers and it worked to perfection.

They extended the lead to 30-25 midway through the third period. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times