IVP Basketball (Men): SIM dominate both ends of court to beat NTU 77–57
Wong Wei Long (NTU #1) and Ng Hanbin (SIM #22) were joint top-scorers with 25 points apiece.
Wong Wei Long (NTU #1) and Ng Hanbin (SIM #22) were joint top-scorers with 25 points apiece.
This was the third title for NUS in the last 13 IVP seasons, while NTU have been champions nine times in the same period.
Andrew Zee (NTU #14) led all scorers with 18 points, while Toh Qing Huang (RP #7) and Lim Boon Kiat (RP #14) had 10 points apiece to lead their team.
Both teams are through to the semi-finals, having previously defeated SMU in their respective opening matches.
Temasek Polytechnic (TP) saw off defending IVP and SUniG champions, NTU, 6–2 after a strong finish in the last period.
After a close fight throughout the first three quarters, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) pulled away in the final quarter to beat the National University of Singapore (NUS) 60–51.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) hung on in the final quarter to eke out a 53–51 win against Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) in the opening game of the IVP Basketball Championship.
Joel, who started out in track and field, switched to sailing while he was in Singapore Sports School.