BASKETBALL
Singapore University Games 2007
Nanyang Technological University vs National University of Singapore (ladies’)
Saturday, 29 September 2007 at the NTU Sports & Recreation Centre
Story and pictures by Leslie Tan. © Red Sports/soulbreath pictures
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) ladies’ beat the National University of Singapore (NUS) 59-46 last Saturday to win the Singapore University Games (SUniG) basketball title.
Sheena Tan (#21, NUS) drives to the basket while Wing Han (#8, NTU) defends. Sheena finished with a team-high 14 points, including three 3-pointers. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports
NTU got off the brighter of the two sides and led 14-8 at the end of the first quarter but NUS came back in the second and levelled the score at 16-16 when Sheena Tan (#21) dropped a three-pointer, eliciting a huge cheer from her bench. NUS could not keep up the scoring pace however and NTU led 30-22 at half time.
In the third quarter, NTU outscored NUS 15-9 to keep NUS at arms’ length. The only highlight for the NUS girls was a three-point basket at the end of the quarter by Luisa Neo (#23) from way outside the three-point line at the buzzer to make it 31-45.
Cheryl Poon (#9, NTU) finished with a game-high 31 points, including three 3-pointers. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports
However, NUS made a game of it in the fourth quarter, matching NTU point-for-point. However, there was no containing Cheryl Poon (#9) of NTU who finished with a game-high 31 points, including three three-pointers. With the SUniG title under their belt, NTU should now be one of the favourites for the upcoming 2007 ITE-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Games.
Luisa Neo (#23, NUS) passes the ball off before Cheryl Poon (#9, NTU) clatters into her. Luisa scored an audacious buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of the third quarter from 2m outside the 3-point line that had the crowd cheering. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports
Top scorers:
Cheryl Poon (#9, NTU) – 31 points (three 3-pointers)
Sheena Tan (#21, NUS) – 14 points (three 3-pointers)
NTU:
Jean (#4)
Deanna (#5)
Lay Hoon (#6)
Maybelline (#7)
Wing Han (#8)
Cheryl Poon (#9)
Yin Yin (#10)
Vanessa Liu (#11)
Phyllis Yap (#12)
Cheryl Ng (#13)
Pei See (#19)
Kirana Ho (#26)
NUS:
Tan Ying Shi (#4)
Jayne (#7)
Violet Hoon (#9)
Yao Xiao Jun (#10)
Tan Hwee Jia (#11)
Jasmine Ang (#12)
Chen Hui Hui (#13)
Amanda (#14)
Amelia Siew (#15)
Tan Yeow Jiat (#17)
Sheena Tan (#21)
Luisa Neo (#23)
More pictures in the gallery.
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