Singapore Schools overcome plucky Qun Yan for U17 girls basketball title (and other results)

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Singapore Basketball Centre, Saturday, July 10, 2010 — Despite trailing 13-14 in the first quarter, Singapore Schools went on a decisive 15-4 run at the start of the fourth quarter to put the game beyond doubt and win 61-54.

Eight players from the Singapore Schools team contributed points in a balanced scoring performance by the winners.

Yet it could have been a different outcome, judging from the start of the game. Qun Yan came out with guns blazing and jumped to an 11-4 lead against some hesitant defending by Singapore Schools.

A switch of tactics from a zonal marking to a man-to-man defence enabled Singapore Schools to claw back some points, with forwards Janice Tan and Deanna Ng scoring on fast breaks to allow Singapore Schools to close the gap to 13-14 at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter continued to be a closely contested one, with point guard Rowena Tay and forward Nur Shuhadah from Qun Yan combining well. Nur Shuhadah capped a fine performance by top scoring with 16 points.

Singapore Schools point guard Janice Ong though, had the last say in the first half, scoring the final two lay-ups for a slim 28-26 lead for her team.

A resurgent Qun Yan immediately replied in the third quarter by driving strongly into the paint area. Their aggressiveness was rewarded as they tied the game at 33 apiece.

Qun Yan’s profligacy at the line was to prove their undoing, though. Missing four consecutive free throws, they presented their opponents a precious lifeline. Singapore Schools forward Ng Su Rui was not as charitable as she sank all of her seven consecutive free throws to edge her team ahead 40-39.

A worrying moment came for Qun Yan when their point guard Rowena Tay went down with an ankle injury towards the end of the third quarter. She failed to return for the rest of the game.

Her services were sorely missed by her team as Singapore Schools went on a 15-4 run in the fourth quarter through fast breaks and accurate shooting from beyond the arc. Singapore Schools led by as much as 57-44 with three minutes left in the game.

Although Qun Yan did manage close the gap in final few minutes, including a crowd pleasing buzzer-beater 3-point shot from forward El Xue Han, it was not enough to prevent a deserved victory by the Singapore Schools team. In the end, the defensive pressure exerted by the winners throughout the game proved to be the difference.

Qun Yan suffered a double heartbreak when their senior girls team were edged out 59-60 by Kampong-Ubi Kembangan CSC in the later U19 final.

Scoring by Quarters
Qun Yan v Singapore Schools
1st Q: 14-13
2nd Q: 12-15
3rd Q: 13-14
4th Q: 15-19

Scorers
Qun Yan
Nur Shuhadah (#7) – 16 points
Guan Xue Fen (#8) – 13 points
Sin Man Yi (#10) – 8 points
Tay Anna Rowena (#14) – 7 points
El Xua Han (#13) – 5 points
Chew Su Bing (#6) – 3 points

Singapore Schools
Janice Ong (#4) – 14 points
Janice Ng (#9) – 13 points
Deanna Ng (#7) – 10 points
Ng Su Rui (#8) – 10 points
Lee Wang Min (#12) – 5 points
Han Mei Qi (#13) – 5 points
Cecilia Ng Shi Min (#10) – 2 points
Eralzyan (#15) – 2 points

For full fixtures and results, go to: http://basketball.redsports.sg/

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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

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