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Derrick Lim (Cashew #5) goes for the basket. (Photo 1 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Senja-Cashew Community Club, Sunday, April 15, 2012 — Cashew CSC beat Ulu Pandan 58-35 in their opening game of the Community Games basketball tournament.

Dominic Chan of Ulu Pandan led all scorers with 18 points, including two 3-pointers, while Ho Boon Kee had a team-high 13 points for Cashew.

Cashew dominated the first two quarters, holding Ulu Pandan to single digits in each. Boon Kee had seven of his team’s 19 first-quarter points as Cashew outscored Ulu Pandan 19-7.

In the second quarter, Jeffrey Fu scored the first six points as Cashew outscored Ulu Pandan 15-8. Dominic Chan scored all eight of Ulu Pandan’s points, including one 3-pointer, but it was not enough to stop Cashew from taking a 19-point, 34-15 lead at half time.

Cashew found themselves outscored 6-8 in the third quarter, with Kevin Soh dropping a 3-pointer to open the third for Ulu Pandan. Dominic Chan contributed another four points for Ulu Pandan as his team narrowed the deficit just slightly to 17 points.

Cashew resumed normal service in the final quarter, with Nicholas Lee (4 points) and Abram Quek (4) leading their team’s scoring to outscore Ulu Pandan 16-10 and wrap up a 58-35 victory.

A final hurrah was given to Neo Beng Siang, the Singapore Slingers head coach, as his teammates gave him a layup to wrap up the victory.

The are five teams — Cashew, Ulu Pandan, Bukit Timah Phantom, Zhenghua CSC and Bukit Panjang CSC — playing in the Holland-Bukit Timah Cluster. All teams will play each other in a round-robin format, and the top two teams will go on to play in the Singapore National Games scheduled for September 1st to 9th.

Scoring by Quarters
Cashew vs Ulu Pandan
1st Q: 19-7
2nd Q: 15-8 (34-15)
3rd Q: 8-10 (42-25)
4th Q: 16-10
Final Score: 58-35

Cashew CSC Lineup
Sng Wee Hai, Derrick Lim, Lee Wee Thye, Lim Hong Meng, Kiang Li Rong, Tang Wee Theng, Ang Boon Huat, Chua Han Xiang, Ang Choon Yong, Jeffrey Fu, Neo Beng Siang, Ho Boon Kee, Kenneth, Joe Chandran, Goh Joon Aik

Ulu Pandan Lineup
Kevin Soh, Chang Zhi Ren, Lee Jin Yi, Dominic Chan, Lew Liang Siong, Nicholas Lee, Tan Kian Tong, Jeremy Chee, Ang Kiat Liang, Kenny Lau, Abram Quek

Scorers
Cashew CSC
Ho Boon Kee (#15) — 13 pts
(#14) — 10 pts
Ang Choon Yong (#12) — 9 pts
Kee Wee Thye (#6) — 8 pts
Derrick Lim (#5) — 6 pts (1 x 3-pts)
Chua Han Xiang (#11) — 4 pts
Ang Boon Huat (#10) — 3 pts
Sng Wee Hai (#4) — 3 pts
Kiang Li Rong (#8) — 2 pts
Neo Beng Siang (#7) — 2 pts

Ulu Pandan
Dominic Chan (#7) — 18 pts (2 x 3-pts)
Kevin Soh (#4) — 6 pts (1 x 3-pts)
Nicholas Lee (#11) — 6 pts
Lee Jin Yi (#6) — 2 pts
Abram Quek (#18) — 2 pts
Chang Zhi Ren (#5) — 1 pt

Ed’s note: The names and jersey numbers were from the team lineup form. If there are errors, please let us know and we’ll update the post.

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