Final score: Singapore Slingers 100 Philippines Pampanga Buddies 72

Story by Ian Chew. Live update by Les Tan. Pictures by Vanessa Lim and Lai Jun Wei.

Singapore Indoor Stadium, Sunday, November 30, 2008 – Singapore Slingers entertain the Pampanga Buddies in the second game of a doubleheader.

In the first game played earlier this afternoon, Talk & Text beat San Miguel 85-80 in a Philippines Basketball Association game that attracted about 8,000 fans, the largest crowd ever in Singapore for a basketball game.

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Big Sam Harris hits a 3-pointer to finish off the game 100-72 for the Slingers over the Pampanga Buddies.

PB hits a 3. 97-72.

Desmond goes on a layup and draws a foul. He sinks 1 FT. 97-69.

3 Singaporeans on court right now – Pathman, Desmond Oh, Tan Chin Hong.

Vergara sinks 2 FTs. 95-69. Slingers near the 100-point mark.

Desmond Oh come back on court and works a good give and go with Pathman to score 2.

Game is a blowout for Slingers as they lead by 29 points, 87-59.

Slingers coach taking Sandrin off before the whole game explodes into a fight. Slingers leading 86-59.

Slingers on a fast break. Pathman to McDonald to Fitzgerald for a layup. He scores. 84-59.

Pathman on a layup and scores. 82-59.

Pathman under the basket. Draws the foul. He goes to the line for two and sinks both. 80-59.

Tan Chin Hong take the court for the Slingers. He’s getting bounced around quite a bit by the bigger Filipinos.

PB scores a basket with a jumper. 76-55.

Pathman scores two under the basket and draws the foul. 76-53.

Pathman is on the court. He is muscled out on a layup.

Start of 4th quarter

End of 3rd quarter

PB sink a jumper. 74-53.

Desmond scores his first 2 points on a left hand layup. 74-51.

Desmond lays off to McDonald for an open shot. No good. Slingers lead 72-51.

Desmond Oh comes on court.

PB come back with a successful layup. 68-51.

Slingers on a fast break. Kirkland lays up. No good. Darren Ng follows up the rebound with a basket. 68-49.

Kirkland hits a 3 from the corner. 66-49.

Sandrin sinks his free throw. 63-49.

Sandrin in the paint for 2 and he draws a foul. 62-49. Timeout called.

Fitzgerald goes up unhindered for a layup. 59-49.

PB comes back with a layup. 57-49.

Darren Ng hits another 3-pointer for the Slingers. 54-47 to the Slingers.

PB work the ball around before a layup…it’s good. 51-47.

Slingers ahead 51-45

Start of 3rd quarter

Live play-by-play update

Darren sinks all 3 free throws to bring us to half-time. Slingers walk off leading by 8 points, 49-41.

Darren Ng for 3 in the corner…misses. He draws the foul with 0:01 left on the clock.

Slingers force a turnover. Fitzgerald for two…he misses. Still 46-41.

Eric Sandrin of the Slingers goes for two but misses.

1:10 left and a PB 3-pointer is an air ball.

Fitzgerald lays up for two. 46-41 Slingers lead. Another PB timeout.

PB attack no good. All three attempts fizzle out. Slingers come back.

Slingers come back up the court, a jumper, it’s good. 44-41. Slingers lead by three. PB call a timeout.

A PB steal. A layup..no good!

Darren Ng comes back with a 3-pointer. 42-41 to the Slingers.

PB take the lead 39-41.

Kirkland jump shot no good. Still tied 39-39.

Filipino fans going wild, getting behind their countrymen.

PBA tie it up 39-39.

Slingers leading 39-37.

2nd quarter

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