Story by Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports. Photos by Lee Jian Wei/Red Sports

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Tan Jin Hui (#8) of Dunman High drives the ball against Clarence Ong (#11) of Ngee Ann. Tan finished with a team-high 18 points in the victory. (Photo 1 © Lee Jian Wei/Red Sports)

Anglican High School, Monday, March 2, 2015 — Dunman High survived a second-half rally to beat Ngee Ann Secondary 60–58 and finish third in the East Zone B Division Basketball Championship.

Tan Jin Hui (#8) led Dunman High with 18 points, while teammates Chan Ray (#13) and Erh Zhi Hong (#15) added 13 and 11 points respectively. Ngee Ann’s Ben Chew (#7) recorded a game-high 20 points, while Toshiro Murakami (#8) and Aaron Ho (#9) contributed 14 and 11 points in the loss.

Dunman High dominated play in the opening half, as they increased their lead to 20 points to head into the break.

Unwilling to be outdone, Ngee Ann erupted in the second half. The trio of Chew (#7), Murakami (#8) and Ho (#9) combined for 37 of Ngee Ann’s 47 points in the frame, as they outscored the entire Dunman High squad on their own.

Despite a 28-point output in the final quarter, Ngee Ann’s fate was sealed as Chan’s (#13) final two points closed out the victory for Dunman High.

Score by Quarter
Ngee Ann vs Dunman High
1st quarter: 8–13
2nd quarter: 3–18 (11–31)
3rd quarter: 19–14 (30–45)
4th quarter: 28–15 (58–60)

Top scorers
Ngee Ann
Chew Po-Chin Ben (#7) – 20 points (1 x 3-pointer)
Toshiro Kristen Murakami (#8) – 14 points
Ho Choon Ming Aaron (#9) – 11 points

Dunman High
Tan Jin Hui (#8) – 18 points (2 x 3-pointers)
Chan Ray (#13) – 13 points
Erh Zhi Hong (#15) – 11 points (1 x 3-pointer)

Ngee Ann Roster
Beins Joshua Matthew (#4), Shamin B Shaik Othuman (#5), Tay Qin Da Isaac (#6), Chew Po-Chin Ben (#7), Toshiro Kristen Murakami (#8), Ho Choon Ming Aaron (#9), Mohamad Fawwaz B Mohamad Feruz (#10), Clarence Ong Jian Loong (#11), Zhang Guofa Leon (#12), Lukman Hakim B Yusof (#13), Preston Lim Jin Wei (#14), Teo Xue Bin Justin (#15)

Dunman High Roster
Gerryl Pay (#4), Irvin Seet (#5), Fabian Ng (#6), Gregory Teo (#7), Tan Jin Hui (#8), Tan Yan Zhou (#9), Yang Zi Meng (#10), Daniel Tan (#11), Max Tan (#12), Chan Ray (#13), Tan Zheng (#14), Erh Zhi Hong (#15)

East Zone B Division Basketball Championship — fixtures and results

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