NBL Round 2 (Regular Season): SBA keep a leadership position

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in NBL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

SBA edged SG Bball at home 64-63. Haran Prem scored 24 points and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Wei Shern Ooi chipped in 9 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. SBA's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international power forward Shengyu Lim (192-1990) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. SG Bball will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest in order to get back on the winning path. SBA will try to continue on its current victory against SG Bball at home.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Siglap in Singapore. Hosts were defeated by Tong Whye 79-63. The former international forward Lavin Raj V (201-2000) notched a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds to lead the effort and Benjamin Lim supported him with 18 points and 15 rebounds. Even 18 points by the former international guard Gavin Tay (188-1999) did not help to save the game for Siglap. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tong Whye's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Singapore to the arena Tagawa.
Quite upsetting was Xin Hua's 16-point home defeat in a game versus Hornets 74-58. The best player for the winners was Kelvin Lim who had a double-double by scoring 29 points, 18 rebounds and 6 assists. Xing Yuan Han produced 13 points and 5 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Hornets will meet Nanyang in the next round. Xin Hua will play against Adroit and hope to win that game.

In the last two games of round 2 winless Police was destroyed by Tagawa on the opponent's court 93-55. Nanyang managed to outperform Tungsan in a home game 66-61.



Tagawa - Police 93-55

Tagawa used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from 93-55 on Saturday night. Tagawa outrebounded Police 60-30 including a 45-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Harihaaran Parathy who scored 23 points and 8 rebounds. International forward Shi-Yu Ng (197-2000) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds. Four Tagawa players scored in double figures. Rizal Muhammad produced 8 points and 8 rebounds and Wei How Chua added 12 points respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Tagawa's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Singapore Tong Whye.
Top scorers:
Police: W.How Chua 12+4reb+2ast, S.Jun 9+2ast, R.Muhammad 8+8reb+2ast, B.Ferrera 6+5reb+1ast, E.Gopal 5+5reb+1ast, K.Wei Wu 4+1reb
Tagawa: H.Parathy 23+8reb+2ast, Y.Teo 15+7reb+2ast, S.Ng 11+11reb+3ast, R.Low 10+11reb+2ast, D.Ng 8+6reb+4ast, V.Chua 7+1reb+1ast

Nanyang - Tungsan 66-61

Very predictable result when Nanyang defeated at home Tungsan 66-61 on Saturday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Nanyang forced 23 Tungsan turnovers. The best player for the winners was Ismail Bin who had a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds. Yu Jie Ow chipped in 8 points and 11 rebounds. Prasant Selvakumar produced 28 points and 8 rebounds and Xun Owen Liow added 9 points and 12 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Nanyang will meet at home Hornets in the next round. Tungsan will play against Police and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Tungsan: P.Selvakumar 28+8reb, X.Owen Liow 9+12reb, K.Catiter 9+4reb+3ast, M.Christopher 4+13reb+1ast, Z.Sim 4+4reb+2ast, Y.Sim 3+4reb+1ast
Nanyang: J.Ming Teo 14+5reb+1ast, I.Bin 10+12reb+1ast, Y.Lee 10, Y.Tan-Bo 8+8reb+1ast, Y.Jie Ow 8+11reb+2ast, A.Chua-Cheong 4+8reb+2ast

SBA - SG Bball 64-63

SBA edged SG Bball at home 64-63. Haran Prem scored 24 points and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Wei Shern Ooi chipped in 9 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. SBA's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international power forward Shengyu Lim (192-1990) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds and Shi-Yang Ng scored 11 points and 8 rebounds. SG Bball will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest in order to get back on the winning path. SBA will try to continue on its current victory against SG Bball at home.
Top scorers:
SG Bball: S.Lim 15+10reb+2ast, S.Ng 11+8reb+3ast, J.Hai 10+7reb+1ast, J.Lee 8+5reb+1ast, R.Kaiyuan 8+8reb, S.Toh-Xuan 6+3reb
SBA: H.Prem 24+4reb+6ast, Z.Tng 12+5reb+2ast, W.Shern Ooi 9+13reb+1ast, J.Rong Koh 6+5reb, L.Ho-Ren 6+3reb+2ast, W.Long Wong 5+5reb+4ast

Siglap - Tong Whye 63-79

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Siglap in Singapore. Hosts were defeated by Tong Whye 79-63. Tong Whye outrebounded Siglap 70-36 including a 29-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international forward Lavin Raj V (201-2000) notched a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds to lead the effort and international guard Benjamin Lim (184-1997) supported him with 18 points and 15 rebounds. Even 18 points by the former international guard Gavin Tay (188-1999) did not help to save the game for Siglap. Zahid Mohamed added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tong Whye's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Singapore to the arena Tagawa.
Top scorers:
Siglap: G.Tay 18+3reb+2ast, X.Ng Jun 14+5reb, Z.Mohamed 11+10reb+1ast, D.Yap 10+2reb, Y.Thng 4+5reb+1ast, R.Amado 3+4reb
Tong Whye: L.Raj V 22+15reb+1ast, B.Lim 18+15reb+2ast, M.Kok 11+7reb+1ast, S.Pillay 11+11reb, Y.Khaw 6+8reb+1ast, C.Campbell 5+9reb

Xin Hua - Hornets 58-74

Quite upsetting was Xin Hua's 16-point home defeat in a game versus Hornets 74-58. Hornets outrebounded Xin Hua 57-38 including 20 on the offensive glass. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Kelvin Lim (191-1996) who had a double-double by scoring 29 points, 18 rebounds and 6 assists. Malaysian Loon Tay-Ding (185-1994) chipped in 12 points and 5 rebounds. The former international Xing Yuan Han (189-1996) produced 13 points and 5 rebounds and international guard Terry Lua (191-1997) added 9 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Hornets will meet Nanyang in the next round. Xin Hua will play against Adroit and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Xin Hua: X.Yuan Han 13+5reb, J.Ng 10+4reb+3ast, T.Lua 9+6reb+3ast, M.Lim 6+5reb+3ast, Z.Liang Chia 6+5reb, C.Shan Tan 4+3reb+1ast
Hornets: K.Lim 29+18reb+6ast, L.Tay-Ding 12+5reb+1ast, R.Low-Wen 8+4reb+1ast, J.Hao Mah 8+5reb, M.Folkoff 6+5reb+1ast, D.Oh 4+3reb+1ast