Story by REDintern Emer Hoong. Photos by REDintern Adeline Lee.
Tarcius Wee (TJC #15) goes in strong for a layup despite the tight defense. (Photo 1 © REDintern Adeline Lee)
Singapore Basketball Centre, Monday, April 11, 2016 – Temasek Junior College (TJC) defeated Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) 39-31 for their first win of the National A Division Boys Basketball Championship.
Irwin Tay (#30) of ACJC had a game-high 10 points.
The win improved TJC to a 1-1 win-loss record while ACJC fall to 1-1.
TJC had lost their opening game 41-91 to Raffles Institution while in their opener, ACJC had beaten Victoria Junior College 31-21.
A low-scoring first quarter saw most of the points coming from free throws because the players were aggressive. The quarter ended with TJC leading 5-3.
ACJC had the better of the second quarter, forcing TJC into turnovers, and outscoring them 12-7 to establish a 15-12 lead at half time.
The third quarter was another low-scoring affair that TJC edged, with no scoring until late. With 10 seconds to go, Bryan Tan (TJC #11) scored from a layup, drew a foul, and sank his free throw to give TJC a 20-19 lead to take into the fourth quarter.
TJC dominated the last quarter, outscoring ACJC 11-1 to pull away for the 31-20 win.
Score by Quarter
TJC vs ACJC
1st Q: 5-3
2nd Q: 7-12 (12-15)
3rd Q: 8-4 (20-19)
4th Q: 11-1 (31-20)
Top Scorers
ACJC
Irwin Tay (#30) – 10 points
ACJC Roster
Leong Hao Zhi (#10), Peerathach (#13), Guo Xudong (#6), Wei Yuzhe (#11), Daniel Cheng (#3), Timothy Lim (#33), Justin Ee (#32), Zhao Zhijie (#9), Chen Zhezheng (#7), 30 Irwin Tay (#30), Hsiao Cheng Wu (#24), Pan Feng (#00)
TJC Roster
Xiao Ao (#4), Tang Yi Liu (#5), Sim Wei Jie (#6), Harris Maung (#7), Cheung Kar Hang (#8), Donavan Soh (#9), Ng Zi Xuan (#10), Bryan Tan (#11), David Lim (#12), Cheang Jo Ray (#13), Wang Guan Lan (#14), Tarcius Wee (#15)
National A Division Basketball Championship – fixtures and results
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