Story by Tamara Lie/Red Sports. Photos by Chan Hua Zheng/Red Sports
Gildon Tan (KCP #13) attempting a floater over the outstretched arms of his defender. He made 4 3-pointers en route to a game-high 19 points. (Photo 1 © Chan Hua Zheng/Red Sports)
OCBC Arena, Wednesday, February 3, 2016 – Top contenders Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary (KCP) defeated Queenstown Secondary (QS) 41-32 in the South Zone B Division Basketball Championship.
Kuo Chuan finish Round 1 with a perfect 3-0 win-loss record and first place in their group. They qualify for Round 2 and are now one step closer to their team goal of getting into Nationals.
Queenstown move on to Round 2 as well after previously beating both Whitley Secondary and Bartley Secondary.
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian’s Gildon Tan (#13) had a game high of 19 points while (#7) from Queenstown led his team with 12 points.
Both teams seemed to be on equal footing from the start as they went back and forth trying to score. However, due to tight defence from both teams, a low-scoring first quarter ended with Kuo Chuan leading 5-4.
Kuo Chuan captain, Gildon Tan (#13), was responsible for all five points in that quarter, including a 3-pointer that gave his team the lead.
Kuo Chuan started the second quarter with a full court press and pressured Queenstown into make mistakes. Their efforts paid off as they managed to extend their lead to 13-6 at one point. However, Queenstown managed to score a few baskets from fast breaks to end the second quarter just trailing by three points (13-16).
Queenstown continued their comeback in the third quarter. (#7) from Queenstown made two 3-pointers during the quarter and his team capitalized on their defense to catch up with Kuo Chuan and tie the game at 26-26 heading into the fourth.
However, Kuo Chuan pulled away from Queenstown in the fourth quarter, outscoring their opponents 15-6 to wrap up the 41-32 win.
Kuo Chuan vice captains Xavier Ong (#4) and Shen Jun Wu (#5) described the game as “very intense” and “quite challenging.”
Kuo Chuan captain Gildon Tan (#13) was proud of his team and said, “We played well because the bench encouraged us and a lot of players stepped up. We can improve on hustling and communication. On our offense, we usually only rely on one person and it’s not that good. We should be more organised.”
Score by Quarter
Queenstown vs KCPSS
1st Quarter: 4-5
2nd Quarter: 9-11 (13-16)
3rd Quarter: 13-10 (26-26)
4th Quarter: 6-15 (32-41)
Top Scorers
Queenstown
(#7) – 12 points (2 x 3 pointer)
(#8) – 11 points
(#13) – 7 points
KCPSS
Gildon Tan (#13) – 19 points (4 x 3 pointer)
Jeff Phua (#10) – 7 points
Huen Tat Zhang (#8) – 6 points
Queenstown Roster
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KCPSS Roster
Xavier Ong (#4), Shen Jun Wu (#5), Michael Ronny Chandiary (#6), Brandon Goh (#7), Huen Tat Zhang (#8), Lim Zhi Hao Darius (#9), Jeff Phua (#10), Malcolm Koh (#11), Riley Lim (#12), Gildon Tan (#13), Khayri Hamza B Mohamad Hafiz (#14), Eugene Kwek (#15)
South Zone B Division Basketball Championship – fixtures and results
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