By Les Tan/Red Sports
Lim Shengyu (Singapore #12) drives to the basket against Malaysia at the Britama Arena, Jakarta. Shengyu scored 16 points and had seven rebounds. (Photo 1 by Chris McGrath/Getty Images for SSC)
Jakarta, Monday, November 14, 2011 — Singapore fell 59-67 to Malaysia in their opening game of the South-east Asian (SEA) Games basketball tournament. The score was 31-31 at half time.
Wong Wei Long (#5) hit a team-high 17 points with Lim Shengyu (#12) contributing 16 and Pathman Matialakan (#15) 11. Pathman also grabbed nine rebounds while Shengyu had seven and Steven Khoo, six.
While our boys did well from the free throw line, sinking 12 of 17 (71%), they struggled from 3-point range, hitting only 3 of 21 (14%) while they shot 22 of 60 (37%) from the field.
Singapore trailed by as many as eight points in the first quarter before reducing the deficit to two at 17-19 at the end of the first with Pathman contributing 7 of those first quarter points.
Singapore kept it close in the second and did not trail by more than six points. Lim Shengyu (#12, 4 points) and veteran Koh Meng Koon (#10, 4 points) combined for eight of their 14 second quarter points that ensured Singapore went into the half time break level at 31-31.
In the third quarter, Singapore found Malaysia pulling away and they trailed by 10 (37-47) with 4:14 left on the third quarter clock. A Loh Shee Fai (#11) 3-pointer gave Malaysia a 13-point lead (37-50) before Shengyu replied with one of his own to make it 40-50.
Singapore went on a 7-0 scoring streak in the last 2:48 of the third to cut the deficit to three by the end of the quarter to 47-50, with Wei Long accounting for six of those seven.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Wei Long missed a two-pointer and Shengyu a three-pointer. Before our boys knew it, they were facing a nine-point deficit (47-53) from two 3-point bombs by Guganeswaran (Malaysia #10) with 8:45 still on the clock.
Shengyu stepped up with two free throws and one two-pointer to make it a five-point game (51-56) but yet again, Guganewswaran replied with a 3-pointer to make it comfortble for Malaysia again at 51-59.
With 5:47 to go, Chee Li Wei (Malaysia #15) made it a nine-point game again at 52-61. Singapore were struggling to score, their four points since the start of the fourth a poor comparison with Malaysia’s 11.
Our boys could not reduce the deficit and in the final 4:13 of the fourth, went 1-of-3 from two-point range, and 1-of-5 from 3-point range.
With 2:02 to go, our boys trailed by 12 points (54-66) and Malaysia closed out the game for an eight-point win.
In Group A, Thailand beat Vietnam 85-64 after leading 50-22 at half time. The other Group A game saw the Philippines beat Cambodia 127-68. The Filipinos led 61-39 at half time.
In another Group B game, Indonesia beat Myanmar 84-45.
Quarter by Quarter Scores
Singapore vs Malaysia
1st Q: 17-19
2nd Q: 14-12
3rd Q: 16-19
4th Q: 12-17
Top Scorers
Singapore
Wong Wei Long (#5) — 17 points
Lim Shengyu (#12) — 16
Pathman S/o Matialakan (#15) — 11
Malaysia
Guganeswaran S Batumalai (#10) — 18 points
Satyaseelan Kuppusamy (#9) — 16
Kwaan Yoong Jing (#14) — 8
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Dear Someone,
No disrespct to you but i might will never be as good as delvin but, deinitly more then you when it come to basketball and for sure have a better command of english then you.
I never said Delvin was a bad player. If you look at the 3 games that were played – other then the Myanmar(most of our div 1 teams would be able to compete with them) 4 of our players did not get playing time at all.
Delvin did not play against Indon and played 55sec against Malaysia. 3 other players mind you hd a similiar experience.Please look at the box scores.
which brings me back to the reason why i said sack the Cooach, if you not going to play this ppl , Y BRING THEM ?
If you look at the box scores for all the teams that we played against , in their teams the playing times were shared enabling more rest more effective play .
Can you please rationalise Y 4 players did not play ?
Sorry if i appeared to be condeming Delvin , truth is he is the future of singapore basketball but, you got to nurture him well physically and psychologically before thrusting him into the highest level of play.
Thank you
Misunderstood .
But he definitely could offer what you could not offer. For people to respect you I think you need to reflect yourself in the mirror. Please know what you are saying. Is this a kinda compliment or discrimination?
If he couldn’t offer what the Team Singapore needs, he wouldn’t be in there. Please do give the youngster the opportunity to perform. As seen from these few trips in China as well as SEA games, he contributed much on rebounds as well as inside presence.
Hope you will change your opinion on him. Thank You Sir.
Yingzhe ? what can delvin offer ?
-Not academically talented .like Russel
-No size like Pathman
-No mid range like steven and sheng yu
-No mental strength lke qing de
– no jumping ability like weijian
I think we should stop looking at potential as he has not improved since Sec 3
Chun Ho(NTU center) and other centres like Zhiwei (NTU centre) should have been picked as they are still young and have better mental strength.
1.Coach Neo should be replaced by the Asst Coach Joe who has had a great success with the ASG team.
2.Slingers players like all have underperformed with teh exception on Pathman and Sheng yu
3.The malaysan veteran Seelan was so efective with his minutes. Our legends Mike and Stoney Koon with all their experience should have been more productive . For Steven to be chosen as Captain over the 2 of them means the younger Steven has lots of leadeship potential.
4. The team should revolve around steven as he has the physical size and strength to compete with the SEA games opponents
People who see stats and talked about it, is people who don’t really know much about basketball. Shouldn’t have waste my time in replying you. *Laugh out Loud* Being a person like you is kind of like with no personalities as well as poor character.
Thank you Sir.
Only you yourself know the best of yourself. Pleas don’t make a fool of yourself out there.
Our top scorer is 5/13 from th field and 2/8 from 3? Trigger happy or what…gosh…
why is Delvin Goh in the squad?JOKE
I don’t see what’s so funny about giving a young athlete some regional experience…