Story by Ian Chew. Live update by Les Tan. Pictures by Vanessa Lim and Lai Jun Wei.

Singapore Indoor Stadium, Sunday, November 30, 2008 – Singapore Slingers entertain the Pampanga Buddies in the second game of a doubleheader.

In the first game played earlier this afternoon, Talk & Text beat San Miguel 85-80 in a Philippines Basketball Association game that attracted about 8,000 fans, the largest crowd ever in Singapore for a basketball game.

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Big Sam Harris hits a 3-pointer to finish off the game 100-72 for the Slingers over the Pampanga Buddies.

PB hits a 3. 97-72.

Desmond goes on a layup and draws a foul. He sinks 1 FT. 97-69.

3 Singaporeans on court right now – Pathman, Desmond Oh, Tan Chin Hong.

Vergara sinks 2 FTs. 95-69. Slingers near the 100-point mark.

Desmond Oh come back on court and works a good give and go with Pathman to score 2.

Game is a blowout for Slingers as they lead by 29 points, 87-59.

Slingers coach taking Sandrin off before the whole game explodes into a fight. Slingers leading 86-59.

Slingers on a fast break. Pathman to McDonald to Fitzgerald for a layup. He scores. 84-59.

Pathman on a layup and scores. 82-59.

Pathman under the basket. Draws the foul. He goes to the line for two and sinks both. 80-59.

Tan Chin Hong take the court for the Slingers. He’s getting bounced around quite a bit by the bigger Filipinos.

PB scores a basket with a jumper. 76-55.

Pathman scores two under the basket and draws the foul. 76-53.

Pathman is on the court. He is muscled out on a layup.

Start of 4th quarter

End of 3rd quarter

PB sink a jumper. 74-53.

Desmond scores his first 2 points on a left hand layup. 74-51.

Desmond lays off to McDonald for an open shot. No good. Slingers lead 72-51.

Desmond Oh comes on court.

PB come back with a successful layup. 68-51.

Slingers on a fast break. Kirkland lays up. No good. Darren Ng follows up the rebound with a basket. 68-49.

Kirkland hits a 3 from the corner. 66-49.

Sandrin sinks his free throw. 63-49.

Sandrin in the paint for 2 and he draws a foul. 62-49. Timeout called.

Fitzgerald goes up unhindered for a layup. 59-49.

PB comes back with a layup. 57-49.

Darren Ng hits another 3-pointer for the Slingers. 54-47 to the Slingers.

PB work the ball around before a layup…it’s good. 51-47.

Slingers ahead 51-45

Start of 3rd quarter

Live play-by-play update

Darren sinks all 3 free throws to bring us to half-time. Slingers walk off leading by 8 points, 49-41.

Darren Ng for 3 in the corner…misses. He draws the foul with 0:01 left on the clock.

Slingers force a turnover. Fitzgerald for two…he misses. Still 46-41.

Eric Sandrin of the Slingers goes for two but misses.

1:10 left and a PB 3-pointer is an air ball.

Fitzgerald lays up for two. 46-41 Slingers lead. Another PB timeout.

PB attack no good. All three attempts fizzle out. Slingers come back.

Slingers come back up the court, a jumper, it’s good. 44-41. Slingers lead by three. PB call a timeout.

A PB steal. A layup..no good!

Darren Ng comes back with a 3-pointer. 42-41 to the Slingers.

PB take the lead 39-41.

Kirkland jump shot no good. Still tied 39-39.

Filipino fans going wild, getting behind their countrymen.

PBA tie it up 39-39.

Slingers leading 39-37.

2nd quarter

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