Singapore Schools and Qun Yan qualify for U17 girls Youth Cup basketball final in contrasting fashions

Singapore Basketball Centre, Wednesday, July 8, 2010 — It needed extra time to separate the two warring sides, T-Net @ Bukit Merah and Qun Yan.

Eventually though, a three-point play by Qun Yan’s lanky centre (#10) with less than a minute to go in extra time was the difference between the two sides. She capped a spectacular performance by calmly sinking the free throw to edge her side ahead for a 55-54 victory.

Yet T-Net@Bukit Merah did have a chance at the end to win. A reverse lay-up by their stand-out centre (#12) rattled in and out of the basket in heartbreaking fashion before the buzzer sounded.

The two sided traded blows like boxers in a ring refusing to quit from the starting whistle. There was little separating both sides with a final spot at stake. T-Net @ Bukit Merah led the opening salvo with a 16-13 advantage in the first quarter.

T-Net did look comfortable as they maintained their early advantage with a 28-24 lead at the half.

Yet one counts out Qun Yan at your own peril. Exemplifying a great fighting spirit, they charged ahead in a pivotal third quarter with a 14-4 run. A fast tiring T-Net team had no response to their opponents’ repeated fast break forays and ended up trailing 32-38 at the end of the third quarter.

All hopes seemed lost for the gallant T-Net team until their centre (#12) popped up with two consecutive baskets at the start of the fourth quarter, including an unlikely 3-pointer to tie the game at 38-38. Qun Yan’s players were also guilty of squandering numerous chances in the paint to allow their opponents back into the game.

The stage for a furious end to the game was set.

T-Net’s centre (#12), who had been playing virtually the entire game, was instrumental in the final quarter for her team, scoring nine of her team’s 14 points in the quarter. T-Net’s point guard Violet (#7), who had a forgettable game by her standards thus far, scored a crucial 3-pointer though to tie the game at 46-46.

Dramatic scenes ensured in the final few seconds as the T-Net players were able to secure consecutive offensive rebounds. T-Net’s #10 eventually drew a foul in a desperate heave at the basket as the buzzer sounded. She had an opportunity to win the game for her team but squandered both free throws to send the game to overtime.

In the other game, Singapore Schools cruised to a 61-34 win over Jurong West Secondary to set up a thrilling final with Qun Yan. Both teams remain unbeaten en route to the final on Saturday at 7pm.

Scoring by Quarters:
Qun Yan v T-Net@Bukit Merah
1st Q: 13-16
2nd Q: 11-12
3rd Q: 14-4
4th Q: 8-14
Extra Period: 9-8

Top Scorers for the Game:
T-Net @ Bukit Merah
#12 – 25 points
#7 – 15 points

Qun Yan
#10 – 13 points
#7 – 10 points
#14 – 8 points

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Scoring by Quarters:
Singapore Schools v Jurong West Sec
1st Q: 13-10
2nd Q: 17-7
3rd Q: 19-10
4th Q: 12-7

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First Round Girls (17 and under) Fixtures (correct at time of posting)

DATE	TIME	TEAM	PTS	TEAM	PTS	GRP
Sat, 5 Jun	1600	S'pore Min Chong Sports Club	64	Teck Ghee CSC	70	A
	1600	Qun Yan	61	Unity Sec Alumni	28	A
	1730	Kaixuan	40	Jurong West Sec	56	A
	1730	Fu Tian Dian Athletic Assn	38	Singapore Schools	70	B
	1900	Eng Tat Hornets	65	Stackers	29	B
	1900	T-Net @ Bt Merah East	47	T-Net @ Bt Merah	48	B
Sun, 13 Jun	1300	Teck Ghee CSC	55	Unity Sec Alumni	61	A
	1300	Jurong West Sec	40	Qun Yan	66	A
	1430	S'pore Min Chong Sports Club	53	Kaixuan	36	A
	1430	Singapore Schools	101	Stackers	27	B
	1600	T-Net @ Bt Merah	62	Eng Tat Hornets	39	B
	1600	Fu Tian Dian Athletic Assn	44	T-Net @ Bt Merah East	51	B
Sun, 20 Jun	1730	T-Net @ Bt Merah East	38	Singapore Schools	64	B
	1730	Stackers	32	T-Net @ Bt Merah	64	B
	1900	Eng Tat Hornets	37	Fu Tian Dian Athletic Assn	40	B
	1900	Kaixuan	34	Teck Ghee CSC	49	A
	2030	Unity Sec Alumni	33	Jurong West Sec	36	A
	2030	Qun Yan	48	S'pore Min Chong Sports Club	35	A
Sat, 3 Jul	1600	Teck Ghee CSC	51	Qun Yan	56	A
	1600	S'pore Min Chong Sports Club	55	Jurong West Sec	67	A
	1730	Kaixuan	28	Unity Sec Alumni	38	A
	1730	Singapore Schools	82	Eng Tat Hornets	8	B
	1900	Fu Tian Dian Athletic Assn	35	T-Net @ Bt Merah	49	B
	1900	T-Net @ Bt Merah East	67	Stackers	32	B
Sun, 4 Jul	1600	T-Net @ Bt Merah	50	Singapore Schools	66	B
	1600	Stackers	21	Fu Tian Dian Athletic Assn	64	B
	1730	Eng Tat Hornets	46	T-Net @ Bt Merah East	72	B
	1730	Jurong West Sec	56	Teck Ghee CSC	40	A
	1900	Unity Sec Alumni	75	S'pore Min Chong Sports Club	42	B
	1900	Qun Yan	43	Kaixuan	22	B
Wed, 7 Jul	1900	Singapore Schools	61	Jurong West	34	Semi
	1900	Qun Yan	55	T-Net @ Bt Merah	54	Semi
Sat, 10 Jul	1600	Jurong West Sec	45	T-Net @ Bt Merah	46	3rd/4th
	1900	Singapore Schools	61	Qun Yan	54	Final

First Round Girls (19 and under) Fixtures (correct at time of posting)

DATE	TIME	TEAM	PTS	TEAM	PTS	GRP
Sat, 5 Jun	2030	Eng Tat Hornets	59	Jurong West Sec	16	A
	2030	Stackers	26	T-Net Club @ Bt Merah	58	A
Sun, 6 Jun	1000	Kg Ubi Kembangan CSC	75	The Amazons	32	B
	1000	Zhenghua YEC	28	Qun Yan	63	B
Sat, 12 Jun	2030	The Amazons	29	Zhenghua YEC	43	B
	2030	Qun Yan	52	Kg Ubi Kembangan CSC	49	B
Sun, 13 Jun	1000	Jurong West Sec	41	Stackers	43	A
	1130	T-Net Club @ Bt Merah	52	Eng Tat Hornets	44	A
Sat, 19 Jun	1600	Eng Tat Hornets	68	Stackers	32	A
	1600	T-Net Club @ Bt Merah	67	Jurong West Sec	22	A
	1730	Kg Ubi Kembangan CSC	60	Zhenghua YEC	33	B
	1720	Qun Yan	90	The Amazons	21	B
Wed, 7 Jul	2030	T-Net Club @ Bukit Merah	53	Kg Ubi Kembangan CSC	55	Semi
	2030	Qun Yan	62	Eng Tat Hornets	54	Semi
Sat, 10 Jul	1730	T-Net Club @ Bukit Merah	67	Eng Tat Hornets	55	3rd/4th
	2030	Kg Ubi Kembangan CSC	60	Qun Yan	59	Final