By Les Tan

Singapore vs Uzbekistan AYG Basketball

Larry Liew of Singapore scored a game-high 24 points. He sank four 3-pointers and shot 40% from field goal range. (Photo © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports file photo)

Johor, Malaysia, Saturday, November 21, 2009 – Singapore beat Kuwait 61-45 to register their first group win at the 1st FIBA U-16 Basketball Championship.

Singapore’s Larry Liew put in a game-high 24-point performance on the back of eight of 20 (40%) shooting from the field. Larry also connected for four of 10 3-pointers and four of eight free-throws.

Teammate Remus Low registered 14 points while Russel Low had a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds.

Delvin Goh also contributed to the team effort with 12 rebounds.

Singapore led by 12 at the end of the first quarter on the back of two 3-pointers by Larry Liew and Remus Low but Kuwait put together an 11-3 run early in the second period to pull ahead 16-15 with a Hussain Shuaib 3-pointer.

Singapore trailed by one point (19-20) at half time but came good in the third.

A Larry Liew 3-pointer at 4:59 gave Singapore a 30-28 lead in the third quarter. It was a lead they never relinquished and they stretched it to eight by the end of the third at 41-33.

Within a minute and a half of the fourth quarter, Singapore were leading by a commanding 14 points (47-33) and Kuwait never came close again as our boys always maintained a double-digit lead.

Remus Low, with two 3-pointers, and Larry Liew, with seven points, together contributed 13 of the 22 points Singapore scored in the fourth quarter.

Singapore finished third in their group behind Korea (first) and Syria (second). Only the top two teams qualify for the quarter-final stage.

Quarter by Quarter Scores
Kuwait vs Singapore
1st Q: 5-12
2nd Q: 15-7
3rd Q: 13-22
4th Q: 12-20

Singapore U-16 Game Box Score

#NamePTSFG3PTFTORDRTRASTSTLBSPFSTOMIN
4Jabez Su10/70/21/22461001427:28
5*Russel Low135/100/03/8311140041338:09
6*Delvin Goh62/110/02/557120023137:59
7Hibshamir Bin Ibrahim00/00/00/0033010105:20
8Tan Jun WeiDNP
9David Soo00/10/00/0101000103:47
10Poh Wei Hao00/00/00/0101000002:08
11*Larry Liew248/204/104/80332103335:22
12*Remus Low145/84/70/01341103024:22
13Peter Soo00/00/00/0011000001:56
14*Ng Wei Xiang31/60/01/20222103123:29
15Lim Zi YiDNP
Total6121/638/1911/251334476461612
* Denotes starters. PTS - Points scored. FG - Field goals made/attempted. 3PT - Three-point field goals made/attempted. FT - Free throws made/attempted. OR - Offensive rebounds. DR - Defensive rebounds. TR - Total rebounds. AST - Assists. STL - Steals. BS - Blocked shots. TO - Turnovers. PF - Personal fouls. MIN - Minutes played.

Kuwait U-16 Game Box Score

#NamePTSFG3PTFTORDRTRASTSTLBSTOPFMIN
4Mashari Abu Dhom62/191/111/22350002036:43
5Ahmad Almehini00/10/00/0101000207:17
6Abdulhadi Kankoni00/20/10/0000000011:40
7Hussain Shuaib217/203/94/60552008437:06
8Ali Muhsen00/20/10/0022000002:56
9Khaled AlsanousiDNP
10Mubarak Marzouq42/30/00/01010000318:02
11Mohammad Aloun00/50/00/055100101333:17
12Abdullah Albader113/101/64/40110100423:05
13Aanulrahmon Alshammari10/50/01/42570223424:49
14Abdullah AlazmiDNP
15Athbe Alabdullah21/20/10/00220003215:05
Total4515/6947239426441123342421921
* Denotes starters. PTS - Points scored. FG - Field goals made/attempted. 3PT - Three-point field goals made/attempted. FT - Free throws made/attempted. OR - Offensive rebounds. DR - Defensive rebounds. TR - Total rebounds. AST - Assists. STL - Steals. BS - Blocked shots. TO - Turnovers. PF - Personal fouls. MIN - Minutes played.

Boys Team
Russel Low Wenqiang, 16 (Presbyterian High School)
Jabez Su Mingrong, 16 (Catholic High School)
Larry Liew Hua Sen, 16 (North Vista Secondary School)
Ng Wei Xiang, 16 (Unity Secondary School)
Hibshamir bin Ibrahim, 15 (New Town Secondary School)
Brandon Lim Zi Yi, 15 (Dunman High School)
Tan Jun Wei, 15 (Anglican High School)
David Soo Zheng Jie, 15 (Unity Secondary School)
Peter Soo Zheng Yi, 15 (Unity Secondary School)
Delvin Goh Kok Chiang, 14 (Unity Secondary School)
Remus Low Weng Hon, 15 (Unity Secondary School)
Poh Wei Hao (Not taking part), 16 (Naval Base Secondary School)

Team In Charge: Mr Yeo Yew Yong
Head Coach: Mr Ong Yao Kwang
Assistant Coach: Mr Choo Chuan Ling

1st FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship

DateTimeGroupWhitePtsDarkPts
Thu 19 Nov0700AKorea101Singapore 33
Thu 19 Nov0900BKazakhstan63Bahrain54
Thu 19 Nov1100CChina 109Saudi Arabia29
Thu 19 Nov1300DC. Taipei74Iran87
Thu 19 Nov1500AIndia31Jordan57
Thu 19 Nov1700CSyria53Kuwait52
Thu 19 Nov1900BJapan59Philippines63
Thu 19 Nov2115DMalaysia80Thailand44
Fri 20 Nov0800ASaudi Arabia40India55
Fri 20 Nov1000BBahrain85Japan84
Fri 20 Nov1200CKuwait50Korea91
Fri 20 Nov1400DThailand36Iran71
Fri 20 Nov1600BPhilippines76Kazakhstan50
Fri 20 Nov1800CSingapore58Syria71
Fri 20 Nov2000DMalaysia78C. Taipei114
Fri 20 Nov2200AJordan44China117
Sat 21 Nov0800BBahrain45Philippines62
Sat 21 Nov1000AJordan59Saudi Arabia36
Sat 21 Nov1200CKuwait45Singapore61
Sat 21 Nov1400DC. Taipei92Thailand34
Sat 21 Nov1600DIran97Malaysia52
Sat 21 Nov1800CKorea103Syria61
Sat 21 Nov2000AChina121India47
Sat 21 Nov2200BJapan78Kazakhstan66
QUARTER-FINALS
Sun 22 Nov2000IChina108Taipei61
Sun 22 Nov2200IJapan56Korea93
Mon 23 Nov1600IKorea51China121
Mon 23 Nov1800ITaipei75Japan67
Tue 24 Nov2000IChina115Japan65
Tue 24 Nov2200IKorea71Taipei39
Sun 22 Nov2200IIJordan51Iran70
Sun 22 Nov1800IIPhilippines71Syria57
Mon 23 Nov2000IISyria70Jordan77
Mon 23 Nov2200IIIran76Philippines70
Tue 24 Nov1600IIJordan45Philippines60
Tue 24 Nov1800IISyria58Iran69
Sun 22 Nov0800IIIIndia52Thailand55
Sun 22 Nov1000IIIBahrain64Singapore58
Mon 23 Nov1200IIISingapore51India65
Mon 23 Nov1400IIIThailand60Bahrain80
Tue 24 Nov0800IIIIndia58Bahrain40
Tue 24 Nov1000IIISingapore92Thailand52
Sun 22 Nov1200IVSaudi Arabia77Malaysia84
Sun 22 Nov1400IVKazakhstan63Kuwait66
Mon 23 Nov0800IVKuwait60Saudi Arabia40
Mon 23 Nov1000IVMalaysia59Kazakhstan75
Tue 24 Nov1200IVSaudi Arabia38Kazakhstan64
Tue 24 Nov1400IVKuwait53Malaysia73
SEMI-FINALS
Thu 26 Nov1800China 85Philippines66
Thu 26 Nov2000Iran81Korea82
CLASSIFICATION
Thu 26 Nov1400Taipei75Syria50
Thu 26 Nov1600Jordan57Japan100
Thu 26 Nov1000Playing for 15thThailand61Saudi Arabia72
Thu 26 Nov1200Playing for 13thSingapore60Kuwait66
Fri 27 Nov1000Playing for 11thBahrain73Malaysia83
Fri 27 Nov1200Playing for 9thIndia49Kazakhstan59
Fri 27 Nov1400Playing for 7thSyria87Jordan51
Fri 27 Nov 1600Playing for 5thTaipei71Japan66
Fri 27 Nov1800Playing for 3rdPhilippines73Iran83
Fri 27 Nov200Playing for 1stChina104Korea69
Boys' preliminary round fixtures. Top two from each group will advance to quarter-final stage. Venue: Stadium Bandaraya Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia