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IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

JiaJin (ITE #12)(black) leaving her NTU opponents in her wake as she goes for a layup on a break. ITE defeated NTU 67-51. (Photo 1 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

NTU, Thursday, January 14, 2010 – The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) beat Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 67-51 in the Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Women’s Basketball Championship.

It was a game between two previously unbeaten teams and the win gives ITE sole position of first place in Group A and a perfect 4-0 win-loss record in the group stages.

NTU and ITE move on to the semi-finals.

N.B. Please provide us the results of the other games at the SCHOOLS FIXTURES & RESULTS page so that we can figure out who the other semi-finalists are. Thanks.

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

Yinyin (NTU #77)(white) doing defensive work against ITE’s vice-captain Weibin (#11). (Photo 2 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

Mei Fun (NTU #87) defends ITE captain Shu Xuan (#7) closely. (Photo 3 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

Kalai (NTU #71) and Felicia (NTU #76) trying to retrieve a rebound from Zheng Fang (ITE #17). (Photo 4 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

Weibin (ITE #11) holds her ground as she attempts to get an offensive rebound. (Photo 5 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE

Sarah (NTU #17) holds the ball while waiting for her team mates to move into place for her pass. (Photo 6 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

Bao Xian (NTU #67) drives past Amanda (ITE #5) towards the basket. (Photo 7 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

Felicia (NTU #76) finds the ball smacked out of her hand as she attempts a layup. (Photo 8 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

Shi Hui (NTU #37) loses out to Weibin (ITE #11) for the rebound. (Photo 9 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

ITE recover with the ball after a mad scramble to gain possession. (Photo 10 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

Cynthia (NTU #70) gets a nudge from Zheng Fang (ITE #17) as she drives towards the basket. (Photo 11 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

Yin Yin (NTU #77) gets the ball knocked out of her hands on her layup attempt by Wei Bin (ITE #11). (Photo 12 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

Weibin (ITE #11) winning another rebound with her aggressive display under the basket. (Photo 13 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)

IVP 2010 Basketball NTU vs ITE Womens

In an attempt to get back into the game, NTU’s gameplay was filled with hurried shooting and passes, such as this pass on a break put beyond the reach of Yin Yin (NTU #77). (Photo 14 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)