Story by Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports. Photos by Clara Yuan/Red Sports

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Lim Shengyu (Temasek #12) driving the ball against Ryan (Sheares #10). (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)

National University of Singapore, Tuesday, February 3, 2015 — A 26-point outing by national cager Lim Shengyu (#12) propelled Temasek Hall to a 64–36 victory over Sheares Hall in their second game of the preliminary round of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Inter-Hall Games (IHG) Basketball Championship.

Temasek have yet to lose a game, while Sheares go down to a 1–1 win-loss record. Both teams have secured semi-final berths.

Both teams exchanged baskets and were neck-and-neck in the opening quarter. Lim Shengyu’s (#12) play in the second quarter opened up a lead for Temasek. Including a three pointer by (#7), Temasek outscored Sheares 6–18, extending their lead to 34–20 to end the half.

Temasek continued their dominance in the second half, while Sheares were experiencing trouble converting their attempts. With three minutes remaining in the third quarter and Lim (#12) on the bench, Lester Ng (#6) went on a 5–0 run of his own to reduce the deficit to 15 points. Ng (#6) finished the game with a team-high eight points.

Sheares’ shooting woes continued in the closing quarter, while Temasek enjoyed better field goal percentages. Led by Lim (#12), who poured in 11 points in the period, Temasek outscored Sheares 22–9 to claim the 64–36 victory.

“We basically focused on our defence. We didn’t care whether we were going to perform on the offensive end. We just wanted to play good defence and limit their offence,” said Temasek captain, Gerard Lai (#3).

On the probability of a rematch against Sheares in the final, Lai (#3) added, “We know each other pretty well, so I guess it all boils down to who wants the game more during the final.”

Score by Quarter
Sheares vs Temasek
1st quarter: 14–16
2nd quarter: 6–18 (20–34)
3rd quarter: 7–8 (27–42)
4th quarter: 9–22 (36–64)

Top scorers
Sheares
Lester Ng (#6) – 8 points

Temasek
Lim Shengyu (#12) – 26 points
Chan Wai Hon (#21) – 10 points

Sheares Roster
Eddie Ng (#1), Ivan (#2), Loh Wan Xin (#3), Lester Ng Jia Wei (#6), Zhou Xiangyu (#7), Ng Hui Wen (#8), Ryan (#10), Jun Wei (#11), Goh Kong Tat (#12), Kenneth Low (#13), Paul (#26), Yao Zhong (#30)

Temasek Roster
Choo Jun Min (#1), Gerard Lai (#3), Ivan Neo Kai Tang (#7), Hong Kah Qi (#8), Marcus Sia (#9), Nicholas Tan Yao Hui (#11), Lim Shengyu (#12), Lai Qiu Zhu (#13), Lai Choon Peng (#14), Chan Wai Hon (#21), Robin Lobe Bodin (#37), Daryl Tan Zhi Wei (#79)

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