Story by Thamim/Red Sports. Photos by REDintern Adeline Lee.

Vignesh Renagarajan (RI #11) driving in for a layup. He was the top scoere of the game, scoring 19 points. (Photo 1 © REDintern Adeline Lee)

Vignesh Renagarajan (RI #11) driving in for a layup. He had a game-high 19 points. (Photo 1 © REDintern Adeline Lee)

Singapore Basketball Centre, Monday, April 11, 2016 — Raffles Institution (RI) beat Tampines Junior College (TPJC) 54-17 in the National A Division Basketball Championship.

Vignesh Renagarajan (RI #11) scored a game high of 19 points while Kaixiang (#11) led TPJC with five.

The win improved RI to a 2-0 win-loss record while TPJC drop to 0-2.

From the first quarter, RI played a full court defense to intercept many of the TPJC passes and score on their fast breaks. RI also dominated the rebounds to score.

TPJC made attempts at driving in but RI successfully blocked most their attempts. RI established a commanding 17-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Ri fell into single-digit scoring in the second, as they managed only seven points in the quarter as TPJC tightened their defense. In so doing, TPJC gave away quite a few fouls, and RI put points on the board through free throws.

TPJC made short range shots but RI was able to block most of their attempts, limiting them to just four points in the quarter to lead 24-10 at half-time.

In the third quarter, RI continued their full court defense to score. While they scored fewer points from offensive rebounds, the RI man-to-man defense prevented TPJC from scoring in the quarter.

RI led by 21 points (31-10) heading into the fourth quarter.

RI had their best scoring quarter when they exploded for 23 points on the back of their rebounding and fast breaks. TPJC were also unable to prevent RI from scoring lay-ups.

RI next play Jurong Junior College in a top of the table clash, while TPJC will take on Temasek Junior College.

Scoring by Quarter
RI vs TPJC
1st Q: 17-6
2nd Q: 7-4 (24-10)
3rd Q: 7-0 (31-10)
4th Q: 23-7 (54-17)

Top Scorers
RI
Vignesh Renagarajan (#11) – 19 points
Justin Yeo (#10) – 10 points

TPJC
Kaixiang (#11) – 5 points
Kevin (#10) – 4 points

RI Roster
Justin Yeo (#10), Vignesh Renagarajan (#11), Chean Shao Jie (#6), Jovi Lim (#30), Danny Goh (#15), Huang Daran (#1), Shiva Kumanan (#8), Krison Sum (#12), Tan Ejin (#69), Wang Qirong (#3), Zhang Anli (#9), Tristen Zheng (#7)

TPJC Roster
Clifford (#17), Ian (#5), Khan (#4), Kaixiang (#11), Jake (#41), Kevin (#10), Andrew (#39), Fey Kiat (#8), Ding Feng (#2), Bryan (#1), Eng Khang (#14), Wayne (#9), Chandra (#13)

National A Division Basketball Championship – fixtures and results

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