Mental lapses cost Brunei the crown
Thursday, July 5, 2012
'We lost against KK in the last 30 seconds'
IT WAS a case of 'so close yet so far' for the national basketball team.
They lost their crown to Kota Kinabalu in the 14th Borneo City Men's Basketball Invitational Tournament in Labuan last weekend.
The result was almost determined after they lost to eventual champions 65-59 in the first game last Friday.
The national cagers kept their hopes alive by bouncing back with a 62-59 victory over 10-time winners Miri in the second game before defeating hosts Labuan 69-60 in their last game.
KK were thrashed 92-55 by Miri in a non-bearing game resulting in matching 2-1 win-loss records for the former and Brunei.
The championship was won by KK as the winners were determined by head-to-head records.
"It is a disappointment for all us but there are some good and bad points that can be taken out from the competition," said Kevin Reece, the national basketball coach, in an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday. Read More…
Source: The Brunei Times
IT WAS a case of 'so close yet so far' for the national basketball team. They lost their crown to Kota Kinabalu in the 14th Borneo City Men's Basketball Invitational Tournament in Labuan last weekend.
The result was almost determined after they lost to eventual champions 65-59 in the first game last Friday.
The national cagers kept their hopes alive by bouncing back with a 62-59 victory over 10-time winners Miri in the second game before defeating hosts Labuan 69-60 in their last game.
KK were thrashed 92-55 by Miri in a non-bearing game resulting in matching 2-1 win-loss records for the former and Brunei.
The championship was won by KK as the winners were determined by head-to-head records.
"It is a disappointment for all us but there are some good and bad points that can be taken out from the competition," said Kevin Reece, the national basketball coach, in an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday. Read More…
Source: The Brunei Times
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