Nanyang Polytechnic secured their first victory of the Polytechnic–Institute of Technical Education Games (POL-ITE) season over Singapore Polytechnic in an entertaining match that ended 64-61.
Temasek Polytechnic overcame an unexpected ejection of one of their players, Sherman Seet, in the second quarter, to defeat Ngee Ann Polytechnic 72-59 and kick-start their POL-ITE basketball championship campaign.
Wang Liang Rong (SIM #9) had a game-high 28 points in SIM's 80-79 victory over NUS. However, NUS emerged as SUniG champions due to the three-way tie.
Nanyang Technological University wrapped up one of the most competitive Singapore University Games basketball seasons in recent years by avenging last year’s loss against Singapore Institute of Technology with a dominant 74-52 victory to come in third.
Ng Kian Hao (SIM #27) had a game-high 22 points but SIM's efforts fell short as NTU remained composed to take the game 61-58.
Singapore Institute of Management cruised towards their 62–43 win against Singapore Management University in the Singapore University Games basketball championship match.
Despite a game-high 18 points from Darryl Lee (NTU #30), NUS played with calm and composure down the stretch to get the 57-50 victory.
Singapore Management University clinched their first victory for the Singapore University Games basketball championship with a strong 76-49 win over newcomers Singapore University of Social Sciences.
