Story by Koh Yizhe/Red Sports
Yeow Yong Chin (Yuying, #13) was the top scorer in the match, leading his side with 24 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. (Photo 1 © Koh Yizhe/Red Sports)
CCAB, Wednesday, February 10, 2010 – Yuying Secondary continued their perfect start to the season as they overcame a resistant Fairfield Methodist School (FMS) side 48-36 in the second round of the boys South Zone B Division Basketball Championship.
Yuying Secondary now have a 7-0 record while FMS have not recorded a victory in the second round after defeats by Queensway and Guangyang as well.
The two Group Y sides struggled to find any rhythm at the start of the match with the scoring still less than five points after five minutes of play.
Alan Ang (FMS, #6) however, changed that, giving his side the lead with a nicely executed three-point play. He scored five of his side's seven points in the first quarter.
However, Yuying stormed back quickly, going on a 4-0 run to end the first quarter with a 10-7 edge.
Marcus Tan (Yuying, #9) started the second quarter brightly for his side as he nailed a trey. Throughout the quarter, Fairfield couldn't get their offense going, making uncharacteristic turnovers. As a result, Yuying capitalised on their opponent's mistakes to stretch their lead to 21-13 with 1.14 left in the quarter.
A reverse layup from Goh Bing Da (FMS, #7) trimmed the deficit, but Yuying still finished the quarter on top, 22-16.
Much of the same followed in the third quarter as Fairfield played catch-up. Fairfield’s Goh Bing Da lead his side with six points in the quarter as they did not allow Yuying to extend their lead and kept the deficit at six points.
However, towards the end of the quarter, Yuying took advantage of sloppy passing and Fairfield's inability to finish off breaks to take a 34-26 lead into the fourth.
Yeow Yong Chin (Yuying, #13) then took over the game in the fourth quarter as he led his side to a comfortable lead at 40-27. Superior control of the paint was key for Yuying as they dominated the boards, not allowing Fairfield any chance at scoring. Although they mounted a comeback, going on a 5-2 run, Fairfield faltered to fall 36-49.
Quarter by Quarter Scores
Yuying v Fairfield
1st Q: 10-7
2nd Q: 12-9
3rd Q: 12-10
4th Q: 16-10
Leading Scorers
Yeow Yong Chin (Yuying, #13) – 24 points
Goh Bing Da (Fairfield, #7) – 17 points
Marcus Tan (Yuying, #9) – 10 points
Alan Ang (FMS, #6) was able to keep his side in the game with some quality drives to the basket in the first quarter, but he was kept silent after that. (Photo 2 © Koh Yizhe/Red Sports)
A Yuying player attempts an acrobatic reverse layup. (Photo 3 © Koh Yizhe/Red Sports)
Superior rebounding was key for Yuying in their domination of the fourth quarter which led to their victory. (Photo 4 © Koh Yizhe/Red Sports)
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