Story by REDintern Ellis Yap. Story by Clara Yuan/Red Sports
Justin Yeo (RI #10) looks to shoot. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)
Singapore Basketball Centre, Friday, April 24, 2015 — Raffles Institution (RI) muscled their way past St. Andrew’s Junior College (SAJC) for a 61–28 victory, claiming their third win of the National A Division Basketball Championship.
RI adopted physical play, bulldozing through SAJC’s defense while taking advantage of their bigger and stronger roster and going air-tight on defense.
Various RI players contributed evenly to the score board, with Vignesh Rengarajan (RI #11) contributing a team-high 10 points.
It was a low scoring affair for SAJC, as the tight defense executed by Raffles Institution totally depleted their stamina and morale. Sean (SAJC #13) scored 13 points, nearly half of their total team points.
RI set the tone right from the start, as their tight defense limited good looks for SAJC.
Meanwhile, SAJC did not seem to have a good plan against a tough RI squad, quickly falling into a 5–13 hole by the end of the first period.
RI continued pushing the tempo on offense while forcing SAJC to take tough shots. SAJC eventually fell 61–28.
RI captain, Zaki Tan (RI #13) said, “We wanted to set the tone for the game right from the start and I guess we did. We had a lead at the start. We played hard on defense and our shots were falling.”
Score by quarter
RI vs SAJC
1st Quarter: 13–5
2nd Quarter: 29–14 (16–9)
3rd Quarter: 39–15 (10–1)
4th Quarter: 61–28 (22–13)
Top scorers
RI
Vignesh Rengarajan (#11) – 10 points
SAJC
Lai Hao Qian (#5) – 13 points
RI Roster
Ernest Chng (#4), Joel Ong (#5), Jieren Teh (#6), Shao Jie Chean (#7), Phi Phat (#8), Ejin Tan (#9), Justin Yeo (#10), Vignesh Rengarajan (#11), John Zhang (#12), Zaki Tan (#13), Jovi Lim (#14), Daran Huang (#15)
SAJC Roster
Lim Kar Aik (#4), Lai Hao Qian (#5), Gerald Yee (#6), Jiang Hong Yuan (#7), Yong Zhi (#8), Jun Liang (#9), Kentley Pai (#10), Cedric (#11), Jian Yi (#12), Sean (#13), Zheng Xuan (#14), Sergul (#15)
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