WNBL Round 5 of Regular Season

- March 31, 2015

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Round 5 most important game was a victory of Tomang Sakti over 3rd placed Sahabat S. 52-47 on Thursday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sahabat S.. The guests trailed by 2 points at the halftime before their 25-18 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Tomang Sakti dominated on the defensive end, holding Sahabat S. to just 7 points in third quarter. Tomang Sakti have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending champion maintains second place with 10-3 record having just one point less than leader Surabaya F. Sahabat S. at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. Tomang Sakti are looking forward to face Sritex DS (#5) in the next round. Sahabat S. will play against Sritex DS and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Jakarta: Tomang Sakti (#2) and Predators (#4). Tomang Sakti (10-3) crushed visiting Predators (4-9) by 31 points 76-45. Tomang Sakti have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending champion maintains second place with 10-3 record having just one point less than leader Surabaya F. Predators at the other side keep the fourth position with nine games lost. Tomang Sakti will play against Sritex DS (#5) in the next round. Predators will play against the league's leader Surabaya F. and hope to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game for Sahabat S. (9-4) which hosted in 4th placed Predators (4-9). Third ranked Sahabat S. had an easy win 72-46. Sahabat S. maintains third place with 9-4 record having just two points less than leader Surabaya F. Loser Predators keep the fourth position with nine games lost. Sahabat S. will meet at home Sritex DS (#5) in the next round. Predators will play against the league's leader Surabaya F. and hope to secure a win.
WNBL top team - Surabaya F. (12-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed fifth ranked Sritex DS (3-9) 84-46. Undefeated Surabaya F. have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. They maintain first place with 12-0 record. Sritex DS at the other side keeps the fifth position with nine games lost. Surabaya F.'s next round opponent will be Predators (#4) in Jakarta. Sritex DS will play against Sahabat S. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
WNBL top team - Surabaya F. (12-0) had no problems winning another game on Thursday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Rajawali (0-13) 79-49. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Surabaya F.. They maintain first place with 12-0 record. Rajawali lost their thirteenth game in a row. They still close the standings with 13 games lost. Surabaya F. will face Predators (#4) in Jakarta in the next round. Rajawali will play at home against Predators and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 5: winless Rajawali was smashed by Tomang Sakti on the road 60-36. Winless Rajawali was destroyed by Sahabat S. on its own court 32-65. Sritex DS unfortunately lost to Predators in Jakarta 63-76.

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Tomang Sakti - Rajawali 60-36

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Tomang Sakti (10-3) crushed bottom-ranked Rajawali (0-13) in Jakarta 60-36 on Sunday. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Tomang Sakti. Defending champion maintains second place with 10-3 record having just one point less than leader Surabaya F. Rajawali lost their thirteenth game in a row. They still close the standings with 13 games lost. Tomang Sakti will face Sritex DS (#5) in the next round. Rajawali will play against Predators and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Sahabat S. - Predators 72-46

An interesting game for Sahabat S. (9-4) which hosted in 4th placed Predators (4-9). Third ranked Sahabat S. had an easy win 72-46. Sahabat S. maintains third place with 9-4 record having just two points less than leader Surabaya F. Loser Predators keep the fourth position with nine games lost. Sahabat S. will meet at home Sritex DS (#5) in the next round. Predators will play against the league's leader Surabaya F. and hope to secure a win.

Sritex DS - Surabaya F. 46-84

WNBL top team - Surabaya F. (12-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed fifth ranked Sritex DS (3-9) 84-46. Surabaya F. dominated on the defensive end, holding Sritex DS to just 7 points in third quarter and to 14 points in second half. Surabaya F. have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. They maintain first place with 12-0 record. Sritex DS at the other side keeps the fifth position with nine games lost. Surabaya F.'s next round opponent will be Predators (#4) in Jakarta. Sritex DS will play against Sahabat S. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Rajawali - Sahabat S. 32-65

Rather expected game when bottom-ranked Rajawali (0-13) was smashed by third ranked Sahabat S. (9-4) in Bandung 65-32 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by Sahabat S.. Rajawali was better in third quarter 14-13. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Rajawali to just 3 points in second quarter and to 7 points in first half. Sahabat S. maintains third place with 9-4 record having just two points less than leader Surabaya F. Rajawali lost their thirteenth game in a row. They still close the standings with 13 games lost. Sahabat S. will face Sritex DS (#5) in the next round. Rajawali will play against Predators and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Tomang Sakti - Predators 76-45

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Jakarta: Tomang Sakti (#2) and Predators (#4). Tomang Sakti (10-3) crushed visiting Predators (4-9) by 31 points 76-45. The game without a history. Tomang Sakti led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Predators to just 6 points in third quarter. Tomang Sakti have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending champion maintains second place with 10-3 record having just one point less than leader Surabaya F. Predators at the other side keep the fourth position with nine games lost. Tomang Sakti will play against Sritex DS (#5) in the next round. Predators will play against the league's leader Surabaya F. and hope to get back on the winning track.

Sahabat S. - Tomang Sakti 47-52

Round 5 most important game was a victory of Tomang Sakti over 3rd placed Sahabat S. 52-47 on Thursday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sahabat S.. The guests trailed by 2 points at the halftime before their 25-18 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Tomang Sakti dominated on the defensive end, holding Sahabat S. to just 7 points in third quarter. Tomang Sakti have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending champion maintains second place with 10-3 record having just one point less than leader Surabaya F. Sahabat S. at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. Tomang Sakti are looking forward to face Sritex DS (#5) in the next round. Sahabat S. will play against Sritex DS and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Surabaya F. - Rajawali 79-49

WNBL top team - Surabaya F. (12-0) had no problems winning another game on Thursday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Rajawali (0-13) 79-49. The game without a history. Surabaya F. led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Surabaya F.. They maintain first place with 12-0 record. Rajawali lost their thirteenth game in a row. They still close the standings with 13 games lost. Surabaya F. will face Predators (#4) in Jakarta in the next round. Rajawali will play at home against Predators and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Predators - Sritex DS 76-63

The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Predators' (4-9) home victory over 5th ranked Sritex DS (3-9) in Jakarta 76-63 on Thursday. The game was mostly controlled by Predators. Sritex DS was better in third quarter 19-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Predators maintains fourth place with 4-9 record. Loser Sritex DS keeps the fifth position with nine games lost. Predators will face league's leader Surabaya F. at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Sritex DS will play against Sahabat S. (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.