By REDintern Tay Jun Wen
Ng Hanbin (SIM #27) trying to block Wee Hui Xiang (SMU #6) as he goes to the basket. Hanbin finished with a game-high 21 points. (Photo 1 © Joseph Lee/Red Sports)
NUS University Town EduSports Hall, Wednesday, January 17, 2013 – The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) got their campaign off to a winning start when they beat the Singapore Management University (SMU) 67-49. Over the span of 40 minutes, it was clear that SIM were too formidable for SMU who suffered their second loss of the Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Basketball Championship.
Ng Hanbin (SIM #27), who also plays for the Singapore Slingers, finished with a game-high 21 points while Victor Tan (#23) of SMU stood out with his speed and agility to lead his team with 18 points.
SIM’s team captain, Ron Teh (#6), felt that the addition of Hanbin was definitely a morale booster for his team. With Hanbin’s experience and teammates such as Johnson Fu (#0) scoring 3-pointers with ease — he had two in the game — it was a comfortable ride for SIM.
Said Ron Teh: “We are aiming to enter the semi-finals. But it could be difficult with Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) and Republic Polytechnic (RP) in our group.”
Even after leading SMU by eight points (21-13) at the end of the first quarter, the taller and bigger SIM players were relentless with their accurate long passes and brilliant finishes. By the end of the second quarter, SIM had stretched their lead to 21 points with a 44-23 lead.
It was a tighter third quarter, with SIM outscoring SMU 13-11, but that still gave SIM a 23-point, 57-34 lead to take into the fourth. SIM were outscored 15-10 by SMU in the final quarter but they had done enough in the previous three to wrap up a comfortable 67-49 win.
After the game, SMU team captain, Kee Eng Sen (#1), said: “We displayed true efforts and did not give up.”
He added that his personal highlight from the game was to see his teammates playing well together.
Having lost to Singapore Polytechnic 47-54 in their first game, Eng Sen is targeting a win in one of their next few matches.
SIM will next play NP on Saturday, January 19th, at 11.30am. For SMU, their next game, also against NP, will take place on Tuesday January 22nd, at 8.30pm.
Both games will take place at the UTown EduSports Hall.
Score by Quarters
SIM vs SMU
1st Q: 21-13
2nd Q: 23-10 (44-23)
3rd Q: 13-11 (57-34)
4th Q: 10-15 (67-49)
Top Scorers
SIM
Ng Hanbin (#27) — 21 points
Johnson Fu (#0) — 12 points
SMU
Victor Tan (#23) — 18 points
Nathanael Goh (#20) — 8 points
SIM Roster
Lim Yong Teck (#22), Ron Teh Kai Yuan (#6), Wong Kok Yong Dallas (#23), Wong Kar Chuin Jason (#17), Jansen Koay Zhen Yen (#12), Daryl Seah Zee Hian (#9), Raymond Choo Kok Wei (#20), Ong Wei Lin Daniel (#18), Fu Weixiang Johnson (#0), Ng Han Bin (#27), Lueng Wai Ming (#3), Phua Hong Yuan (#11), Ng Kah Siang (#15), Ken Owyon Zhi Xiang (#32), Edwin Low Kwok Heng (#1)
SMU Roster
Kee Eng Sng (#1), Tan Kok Siong (#3), Ho Ann Sheng (#4), Lee Wei Yang (#14), Goh Jian Liang (#7), Sim Wei Zhang (#9), Ho Ming Xiu (#21), Lee Zhi Shu (#11), Wee Huixiang (#6), Ang Sin Lek (#16), Colin Ang Qin Zhi (#18), Nathanael Goh (#20), Samuel Ngiam Tee Ju (#15), Victor Tan Han Qiang (#23), Eddie Chua Junjie (#24)
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