Saturday, June 2, 2012

Stingers home in on double

Saturday, June 2, 2012


-Defending champions take on IMD in final today

National cager Ben Sim (L) will be pivotal in helping the SKS Stingers win their 2nd consecutive Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament trophy when they take on Istana Maintenance Department (IMD) in the final tonight at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.Picture: BT/ Jason Thomas THE SKS Stingers are only one win away from a double in the Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament.

They are riding a 17-game unbeaten streak in the two-year history of the competition.

Only Istana Maintenance Department (IMD) stand in their way as they face off in the final today at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

The Stingers were made to work after beating DST Communications 81-65 in the semi-finals on Thursday.

IMD, meanwhile, defeated Hyatt 81-62 in the other semi-final match to set up the encounter.

However, all is stacked in favour of the defending champions after they blasted their way to a 92-63 demolition of IMD in the group stage.

It is said that all streaks must come an end. Will IMD be able to pull out all the stops and cause an upset?

Stingers head coach Rhaul Palma Jr thinks otherwise and believes that they should be the last team standing after the game.

"We're prepared for them and we have our game plan ready," said Palma Jr in an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday. Read More…
Source: The Brunei Times

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