IHG Basketball (F) Finals

Basketball F Finals vs Hall 8
Lost 35-55

Monday, 24 February 2014

SRC Sports Hall 2, NTU

The championship ultimately proved a bridge too far for our Basketball girls as they succumbed to Hall 8 by a score of 35-55 in today’s Basketball Finals.

Things did not get off to an auspicious start at all when our girls found themselves 13 points down without reply from the get-go, and it was not until Faith Gloria Khong scored 2 free-throws did Hall 2 finally get points on the board. YiHui Low added another 2 but Hall 8 further stretched the lead to end the quarter 22-4 up.

After that slightly underwhelming first quarter, Hall 2 came out with all-guns blazing in the 2nd. Gan Li Ping managed to steal the ball off their tallest player for a fast break. Cunfang Chua also started to grow into the game, first scoring a 2 and drawing a foul, though she failed to complete the 3-point play. On the buzzer, she then managed to draw a foul at halfcourt, sending her to the free-throw line for 3, of which she converted 2. Before that, Pei Ying executed a Eurostep to draw a foul, but again the free-throw was disappointing. The overall play in the 2nd quarter improved, but poor transitions were letting the team down, and they ended the quarter 31-16 down.

For the next 2 quarters, Hall 8 gave the impression of simply doing enough to maintain the lead, which was a pretty sizeable one. Cunfang became Hall 2’s most potent weapon as the game went on, with a particular move involving spinning her marker before lifting the ball in rather impressive.

But in the end, Hall 2 despite their best efforts, were beaten by the better team. Nevertheless, the team should be proud of having played so well enroute to the finals and we hope they return next year as an even better team.

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