WNBL Round 4: Qian Xi Red hand first defeat to Siglap White

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Siglap White (3-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were rolled over by Qian Xi Red (4-0) 66-27. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Siglap White. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Qian Xi Red held Siglap White to an opponent 17.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 32.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Qian Xi Red forced 33 Siglap White turnovers and outrebounded them 51-39 including a 22-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Center Pauline Ang (178-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 15 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Choy-Ting Tang chipped in 10 points and 11 rebounds. Sheryl Lim produced 5 points and 11 rebounds for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Qian Xi Red have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Siglap Black. Siglap White at the other side keeps the fourth place with one game lost. They share the position with Radin Mas.
Blazers can celebrate their first win this season after three consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they defeated Kembangan (0-7) 64-51. Worth to mention a great performance of Muhd-Said Binte who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 7 rebounds. Belinda Lee contributed with 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Shixuan Yang replied with 8 points and 18 rebounds for Kembangan. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Blazers (1-3) left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with SG Basketball. It was Kembangan's seventh loss in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost.
Bottom-ranked Kembangan (0-7) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 67-43 loss to fourth ranked Siglap White (3-1) in on Wednesday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Kimberly Tay who helped to win the game recording 9 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. At the losing side Kaining Huang responded with 9 points and 10 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Siglap White have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 3-1 record, which they share with Radin Mas. Loser Kembangan still closes the standings with seven games lost.

Rest of the games of round 4 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
winless Proform was defeated by Jumpshot in a road game 59-54. Adroit SG lost to undefeated Qian Xi Red at home 41-96. Siglap Black destroyed Jumpshot on the opponent's court 73-26. Whye Nam lost to defending champion Hillcrest Grays in a home game 50-74. SG Basketball was rolled over Radin Mas on the road 47-74.
The best stats of 4th round was 12 points and 8 rebounds by Tabitha Tay of Radin Mas.

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Siglap White - Kembangan 67-43

Bottom-ranked Kembangan (0-7) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 67-43 loss to fourth ranked Siglap White (3-1) in on Wednesday evening. They also forced 29 Kembangan turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Kimberly Tay who helped to win the game recording 9 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and Lei-Jia Ke who added 8 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Kaining Huang responded with 9 points and 10 rebounds and Shixuan Yang scored 9 points and 8 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Siglap White have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 3-1 record, which they share with Radin Mas. Loser Kembangan still closes the standings with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Siglap White: L.Nicole 10+3reb+2ast, T.Kimberly 9+10reb+4ast, L.Min Tan 8+1reb+1ast, K.Lei-Jia 8+7reb+1ast, L.Sheryl 8+1reb, T.Nicole 8+6reb+1ast
Kembangan: H.Kaining 9+10reb+2ast, Y.Shixuan 9+8reb+3ast, T.Chrystal 6+6reb, M.Heng 5+1reb, L.Jing-Ling 4+4reb+1ast, L.Ran 4+4reb

Jumpshot - Proform 59-54

There was no surprise when bottom-ranked Proform (0-4) was defeated on the road by seventh ranked Jumpshot (2-2) 59-54 on Wednesday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Worth to mention a great performance of Kang-Yi Tan who helped to win the game recording 14 points and 6 rebounds and Andre Dos Santos who added 6 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Jumpshot's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side Dreier Lily responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds and Madelin Lock scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Jumpshot maintains seventh position with 2-2 record, which they share with Adroit SG. Newly promoted Proform still closes the standings with four games lost.
Top scorers:
JUMPSHOT: T.Kang-Yi 14+6reb+2ast, F.Hai-Xin 11+6reb+1ast, L.Ming-Shi 9+7reb, S.Nurdhia 9+1reb+3ast, L.Olivia 6+6reb+2ast, D.Santos Andre 6+12reb+2ast
PROFORM: L.Madelin 18+5reb+2ast, L.Dreier 11+16reb+1ast, P.Calla 9+10reb, R.Alayna 6+2reb+3ast, N.Emma 4+3reb, L.Emily 4+1reb+4ast

Adroit SG - Qian Xi Red 41-96

No shocking result in a game when top-ranked Qian Xi Red (4-0) smashed on the road 6th ranked Adroit SG (2-2) 96-41 on Saturday. Qian Xi Red dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Adroit SG's 28. Qian Xi Red forced 31 Adroit SG turnovers and outrebounded them 49-33 including 19 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Lydia Ang who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 5 assists and Choy-Ting Tang who added 10 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. Five Qian Xi Red players scored in double figures. At the losing side Kindra Sim responded with 11 points and Jessica Chua scored 3 points and 9 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Qian Xi Red have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Siglap Black. Loser Adroit SG dropped to the seventh place with two games lost. They share the position with Jumpshot.
Top scorers:
Qian Xi Red: A.Lydia 24+1reb+5ast, L.Sharon 13+2reb+2ast, W.Valentia 12+6reb+2ast, T.Choy-Ting 10+10reb+2ast, S.Choong 10+6reb+3ast, P.Ang 10+8reb+3ast
Adroit SG: S.Kindra 11+4reb+2ast, C.Xiaona 8+2reb+1ast, T.Cherry 7+2reb, K.Josephine 6+3reb, K.Mabel 4+3reb+4ast, C.Jessica 3+9reb

Kembangan - Blazers 51-64

Blazers can celebrate their first win this season after three consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they defeated Kembangan (0-7) 64-51. Blazers held Kembangan to an opponent 21.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 36.4 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Kembangan 58-44 including a 40-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Muhd-Said Binte who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 7 rebounds. Belinda Lee contributed with 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Shixuan Yang replied with 8 points and 18 rebounds and Sheryl Ng added 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Kembangan. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Blazers (1-3) left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with SG Basketball. It was Kembangan's seventh loss in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Blazers: B.Muhd-Said 16+7reb+1ast, L.Belinda 10+6reb, Y.Shu-Shan 8+4reb, L.Shervonne 7+7reb+2ast, W.Amelia 7+8reb, T.Wan-Ting 7+6reb
Kembangan: M.Heng 13+2reb+1ast, N.Bess 12+2reb+2ast, N.Sheryl 8+7reb+4ast, Y.Shixuan 8+18reb+3ast, K.Ivon 6+8reb, L.Shilin 2+1reb

Jumpshot - Siglap Black 26-73

Very expected game when 7th ranked Jumpshot (2-2) was rolled over at home by top-ranked Siglap Black (4-0) 73-26 on Saturday. Siglap Black held Jumpshot to an opponent 16.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 36.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Siglap Black forced 34 Jumpshot turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Cheryl Poon who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 5 rebounds and Amanda Lim who added 10 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Kang-Yi Tan responded with 5 points and 7 rebounds and Hai-Xin Fong scored 0 points and 8 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Siglap Black have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Qian Xi Red. Loser Jumpshot keeps the seventh place with two games lost. They share the position with Adroit SG.
Top scorers:
Siglap Black: P.Cheryl 13+5reb+1ast, M.Murad 12+2reb+2ast, L.Amanda 10+5reb+2ast, V.Si-Xu 9+5reb, L.Edna 8+7reb+1ast, N.Amurthalingam 7+4reb+2ast
Jumpshot: L.Olivia 6+3reb+1ast, T.Kang-Yi 5+7reb, L.Ming-Shi 5+3reb+1ast, T.Tina 4+5reb, S.Nurdhia 3+1reb, L.Maisie 2+1reb

Whye Nam - Hillcrest Grays 50-74

Very predictable result when top-ranked Hillcrest Grays (3-0) outscored on the road 9th ranked Whye Nam (1-2) 74-50 on Sunday. Hillcrest Grays dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Whye Nam's 34. They outrebounded Whye Nam 51-29 including a 42-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Hillcrest Grays looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Kai-Ting See who helped to win the game recording 11 points and 4 assists and Li-Wen Tan who added 10 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Mun-Ling Eng responded with 15 points and Jacqueline Chu scored 15 points and 6 steals. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Hillcrest Grays have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion moved-up to third place. Newly promoted Whye Nam keeps the ninth position with two games lost.
Top scorers:
Hillcrest Grays: O.Helene 11+3reb+1ast, S.Kai-Ting 11+4reb+4ast, T.Li-Wen 10+8reb, C.Wan-Qing 7+3reb+1ast, Y.Yu-Xin 7+7reb+2ast, Y.Xiuxiu 6+3reb+5ast
Whye Nam: E.Mun-Ling 15+4reb+2ast, C.Jacqueline 15+2reb+2ast, N.Akashah 11+3reb+1ast, S.Diane 5+3reb+2ast, Y.Eshlyne 2+3reb, A.Wenyi 2

Siglap White - Qian Xi Red 27-66

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Siglap White (3-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were rolled over by Qian Xi Red (4-0) 66-27. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Siglap White. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Qian Xi Red held Siglap White to an opponent 17.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 32.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Qian Xi Red forced 33 Siglap White turnovers and outrebounded them 51-39 including a 22-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Center Pauline Ang (178-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 15 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Choy-Ting Tang chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds. Four Qian Xi Red players scored in double figures. Sheryl Lim produced 5 points and 11 rebounds and Lei-Jia Ke added 7 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Qian Xi Red have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Siglap Black. Siglap White at the other side keeps the fourth place with one game lost. They share the position with Radin Mas.
Top scorers:
Qian Xi Red: P.Ang 15+16reb+2ast, A.Lydia 11+4reb+2ast, T.Choy-Ting 10+11reb, S.Choong 10+6reb+3ast, Y.Bernice 6+4reb+1ast, L.Jia-Min 6+1reb+4ast
Siglap White: K.Lei-Jia 7+5reb, L.Sheryl 5+11reb+1ast, L.Min Tan 4+2reb, T.Jasmin 3+5reb, J.Ong 2+2reb, L.Nicole 2+6reb

Radin Mas - SG Basketball 74-47

Not a big story in a game when 9th ranked SG Basketball (1-3) was outplayed on the road by sixth ranked Radin Mas (3-1) 74-47 on Sunday. Radin Mas held SG Basketball to an opponent 22.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 39.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Radin Mas forced 32 SG Basketball turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Tabitha Tay who helped to win the game recording 12 points and 8 rebounds and Michelle Chew who added 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side Shirley Liow responded with 9 points and 8 rebounds and Wei-Fen Yeo scored 5 points and 7 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Radin Mas have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Siglap White. Newly promoted SG Basketball dropped to the tenth position with three games lost. They share it with Blazers.
Top scorers:
Radin Mas: T.Tabitha 12+8reb+2ast, C.Michelle 9+6reb+4ast, T.Amanda 8+2reb+1ast, L.Panmeline 8+5reb+1ast, Y.Crystal 7+8reb, N.Yong-yi 7+6reb+1ast
SG Basketball: L.Shirley 9+8reb+1ast, T.Beverly 8+5reb, W.Jing-Ying 8+1reb, P.Yueh-Charng 7+6reb, Y.Wei-Fen 5+7reb+3ast, N.Ying-Qi 4+6reb+1ast