By Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports
Cedric (Nan Chiau #14) rises above two Deyi defenders for the basket. Cedric poured in a game-high 19 points in the victory. (Photo 1 © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)
Singapore Basketball Centre, Friday, July 19, 2013 — Nan Chiau High School survived a third quarter scare to beat Deyi 47–36 in Round 1 of the North Zone C Division Boys’ Basketball Championship. With the victory, Nan Chiau claimed the second spot in Group C and advanced to the second round, together with Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary, who topped the group with four straight wins.
The first half clearly belonged to Nan Chiau. Brilliant ball movement and defensive stops gave Nan Chiau a comfortable 13-point 27–14 lead to end the half.
In the third quarter, Deyi set up a half court defensive press that Nan Chiau found no answer to. Chen Yu Yi (#11) helped spark a 11–4 run to reduce the deficit to just six points at 31–25 to end the quarter.
The fourth quarter commenced with free throws from Deyi’s Zulkarnian (#4) and Yu Yi (#11), reducing the deficit to just three points at 31–28. Nan Chiau regrouped during a time-out and went on a subsequent 12–2 run to pull away. With 40 seconds left on the clock, Zulkarnian (#4) sank a three-pointer to attempt to keep Deyi in the game. A quick defensive rebound by Yu Yi (#11) led to another quick three by Zulkarnian (#4) to reduce the deficit to seven points at 43–36. However, Zulkarnian’s (#4) heroics was not enough as a pair of free throws and a buzzer-beating layup from Cedric Foo (#14) ended the game 47–36 in Nan Chiau’s favour.
Nan Chiau’s captain Justin Ong (#7) commented: “We had a good lead in the first two quarters but we allowed them to catch up. We did badly in our offensive execution. We could have been better if we had converted our missed opportunities.”
Scoring by Quarter
Nan Chiau vs Deyi
1st Q: 12–6
2nd Q: 15–8 (27–14)
3rd Q: 4–11 (31–25)
4th Q: 16–11 (47–36)
Top Scorers
Nan Chiau
Cedric Foo Shi Jie (#14) — 19 points
Deyi
Zulkarnian (#4) — 15 points (2 x 3 pointers)
Chen Yu Yi (#11) — 12 points
Nan Chiau Roster
Kleeve Lim (#4), Pierson Lee Minhan (#5), Toh Cheng Ze (#6), Justin Ong (#7), Goh Jia En (#8), Soh Zi Hao (#9), Elston Eng Shi Yang (#10), Ong Zhi Yang (#11), Tay Rong Jin (#12), Toh Yi Cheng (#13), Cedric Foo Shi Jie (#14), Brandon Ng How Jan (#15)
Deyi Roster
Zulkarnian (#4), Joshua Chang (#5), Tan Jun Rong (#6), Alson Chua (#7), Alcus Poo Shi Hui (#8), Leow Junwei (#9), Muhammad Yusoff (#10), Chen Yu Yi (#11), Lucas Lee Xian Hui (#12), Peh Jun Da (#13), Lu Jun Yi (#14), Siau Wei Yang (#15)
2013 North Zone C Division Boys’ Basketball Championship – fixtures and results
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