ITE College East, Tuesday, July 5, 2011 — Peter Soo’s trey sparked a decisive Singapore 12-1 run in the third quarter to effectively seal the third place for Singapore in the 3rd ASEAN Schools Games basketball competition. The hosts eventually cruised to a 64-49 win over Indonesia.
The Philippines finished first when they beat Malaysia 73-45 in the final.
In the girls’ competition, Singapore finished last when they lost their final round-robin game 40-62 to Thailand.
Coming off an exhausting loss against Malaysia in the semi-final, the Singapore boys appeared tentative in the early stages, missing on a few early attempts. Indonesia, on the other hand, found success through their huge centre (#14) making his presence felt in the paint.
Yet twins Peter and David Soo rallied with mid-range jumpers to bring Singapore level at 9-9. Singapore’s captain Ng Kian Hao also contributed off the bench to give the hosts a 21-16 advantage after the first quarter.
The second quarter saw a fierce Indonesian 10-3 rally that enabled them to close the gap to 30-31 at the end of the half. Singapore’s forwards certainly did not help their cause with several turnovers while the Indonesian players were spot on from the perimeter. A final long-range jumper by Ng Wei Xiang (#6) however enabled Singapore to take a one-point lead into the half-time break.
The third quarter proved key for the hosts as they broke out for a double-digit lead with a 19-7 scoring advantage. Forward Wong Keng Yang (#8) contributed five crucial points during this period with a three-pointer and a breakaway lay up while the Singapore players collapsed on the Indonesian centre (#14) whenever the ball was passed to him.
That strategy was to prove effective as Singapore never looked back, rotating their bench for a 64-49 win and a third-placed finish to conclude a satisfying run in the ASEAN Schools basketball tournament.
Scoring by Quarters
Singapore v Indonesia
1st Q: 21-16
2nd Q: 10-14 (31-30)
3rd Q: 19-7 (50-37)
4th Q: 14-12
Final Score: 64-49
Singapore lineup
Peter Soo (#4)
Thng Jun Rong (#5)
Ng Wei Xiang (#6)
David Soo (#7)
Wong Keng Yang (#8)
Hibshamir (#9)
Ng Kian Hao (#10)
Lee Lai Sheng (#11)
Tan Jun Wei (#12)
Lester Ng (#13)
Delvin Goh (#14)
Chun Wang Xuan (#15)
ASEAN SCHOOLS GAMES 2011: BASKETBALL
Venue: ITE East| DATE | TIME | TEAM A | PTS | TEAM B | PTS | GROUP | GENDER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul, Sat | 0900 | Thailand | 80 | Indonesia | 36 | A | Girls |
| 1030 | Singapore | 43 | Malaysia | 59 | A | Girls | |
| 1330 | Malaysia | 59 | Indonesia | 53 | X | Boys | |
| 1500 | Singapore | 62 | Philippines | 71 | Y | Boys | |
| 3 Jul, Sun | 1330 | Indonesia | 108 | Vietnam | 29 | X | Boys |
| 1500 | Philippines | 72 | Thailand | 76 | Y | Boys | |
| 4 Jul, Mon | 1330 | Malaysia | 53 | Thailand | 63 | A | Girls |
| 1500 | Singapore | 42 | Indonesia | 45 | A | Girls | |
| 1330 | Vietnam | 29 | Malaysia | 132 | X | Girls | |
| 1500 | Thailand | 45 | Singapore | 53 | Y | Boys | |
| 5 Jul, Tues | 1330 | Malaysia | 73 | Singapore | 68 | SF1 | Boys |
| 1500 | Philippines | 69 | Indonesia | 43 | SF2 | Boys | |
| 6 Jul, Wed | 0900 | Thailand | 62 | Singapore | 40 | A | Girls |
| 1030 | Indonesia | 48 | Malaysia | 57 | A | Girls | |
| 1330 | Singapore | 64 | Indonesia | 49 | 3rd/4th | Boys | |
| 1500 | Malaysia | 45 | Philippines | 73 | Final | Boys |
ASEAN SCHOOLS GAMES 2011: BASKETBALL GROUP A (GIRLS)
| GROUP A | P | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
If losse then immediately disband!
sg no. 6 amaze me w afew of his passes hahha… weights training for delvin goh is not so simple as u think … hahha…careful planning and proper trainer is required
I’m Singaporean of course talk about local team who care what other country did,mention them for what???And I didn’t hide behind the keyboard as the keyboard is always and forever infront of me.What A Great Job That Singaore Team made HAHAHAHA……………..!!!
typo for Wei Xiang’s number in the story.
cannot find good young players to beat the other team, remember that this is only school and not national team!
as long malaysia and indonesia participates, no hope you can win gold medal!
Jc dont be stupid had our YOG trio played,we would have been champion.
So what with our YOG trio played, in the end did they win??? What type of results did they give us, from a sure win games become a lost game can easily get into the final game in the end become third placing.Even there’s player who came from spore team doesn’t even played well still think that he’s a superstar without him the team were lose .
Last year they came in second,this year drop to third.What a waste!!!!
overall, sg team remain 5 strong place in sea regions
singapore team is fast improving, from 5 place to number 3 spot. long way to go
Refer to last year ,do you think they got improve meh???From sliver to bronze call improve with this type of results WHAT A JOKE
continued to practice, but not to disband!
what about suzuki football last year??
Malaysia from champion last year become second this year, you did not mention. Is this also a joke, if you’re that good then join the team and prove to them don’t hide behind keyboard talk rubbish Keep it up Singapore
malaysia and indonesia remains the power house in all south east asian region, after philippines thats the fact.
Wew, now i know where i should place!
lol delvin goh should go to the weight room hahahahahahahahah wth is he doing