There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in WNBL. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.
Kim Huat IBA's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after four consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Xin Hua (0-5) 59-38 on Friday. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. Kim Huat IBA (1-4) left bottom position moving up to twelfth place. It was Xin Hua's fifth loss in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with SG Basketball. Kim Huat IBA are looking forward to face Whye Nam (#13) in the next round. Xin Hua will play against Cyclone and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Bottom-ranked SG Basketball is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to eleventh ranked SpitFire (2-3) 58-39. SpitFire moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Hooper. SG Basketball at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Xin Hua. SpitFire will play against higher ranked Kembangan (#4) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. SG Basketball will have a break next round.
The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Top-ranked Siglap (6-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Qian Xi Blue (4-2). Siglap smashed Qian Xi Blue 69-19 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Qian Xi Blue. Undefeated Siglap have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. Loser Qian Xi Blue keeps the fifth place with two games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
In the last two games of round 6 Kembangan beat Cyclone on the road 42-28. Whye Nam lost to undefeated Hillcrest Grays on its own court 13-84.
Cyclone - Kembangan 28-42No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked
Kembangan (5-5) beat on the road 9th ranked
Cyclone (2-4)
42-28 on Wednesday.
Kembangan moved-up to fourth place. Loser Cyclone dropped to the eleventh position with four games lost.
Kembangan will meet at home SpitFire (#9) in the next round where they are favorite. Cyclone will play against Xin Hua and hope to secure a win.
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Whye Nam - Hillcrest Grays 13-84Very expected game when 12th ranked
Whye Nam (1-5) was smashed at home by top-ranked
Hillcrest Grays (5-0)
84-13 on Friday.
Hillcrest Grays have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Qian Xi Red.
Whye Nam lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the thirteenth position with five games lost.
Hillcrest Grays will meet Starbalm (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Whye Nam will play against Kim Huat IBA (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
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Kim Huat IBA - Xin Hua 59-38Kim Huat IBA's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after four consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat
Xin Hua (0-5)
59-38 on Friday. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories.
Kim Huat IBA (1-4) left bottom position moving up to twelfth place. It was
Xin Hua's fifth loss in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with SG Basketball.
Kim Huat IBA are looking forward to face Whye Nam (#13) in the next round. Xin Hua will play against Cyclone and hopes to get finally their first victory.
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SG Basketball - SpitFire 39-58Bottom-ranked
SG Basketball is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to eleventh ranked
SpitFire (2-3)
58-39.
SpitFire moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Hooper.
SG Basketball at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Xin Hua.
SpitFire will play against higher ranked Kembangan (#4) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. SG Basketball will have a break next round.
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Qian Xi Blue - Siglap 19-69The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Top-ranked
Siglap (6-0) played at the court of 5th ranked
Qian Xi Blue (4-2).
Siglap smashed
Qian Xi Blue 69-19 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Qian Xi Blue.
Siglap have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. Loser Qian Xi Blue keeps the fifth place with two games lost.
Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
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