NBL Round 10 (Regular Season): Last-ranked Siglap beats Nanyang

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Bottom-ranked Siglap managed to get a second victory, breaking the eight-game losing streak on Wednesday night. This time they won against ninth-ranked Nanyang 69-59. Siglap forced 21 Nanyang turnovers. The former international guard Gavin Tay (188-1999) fired 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Jeryl Gan chipped in 19 points and 6 rebounds. Yu Jie Ow produced 8 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Nanyang's coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Siglap (2-8) moved-up to eleventh place. Nanyang lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with six games lost. Siglap are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Tungsan (#12) in the next round. Nanyang will play against SBA and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Undefeated leader Hornets delivered the seventh consecutive victory. This time they beat 8th ranked SG Bball (3-6) 72-54 in Singapore. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Kelvin Lim (191-1996) who helped to win the game recording 25 points and 9 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). Espinosa Haribon contributed with 16 points and 5 assists for the winners. Hornets' coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international power forward Shengyu Lim (192-1990) replied with 10 points and 9 rebounds for SG Bball. Undefeated Hornets (7-0) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 7 victories in a row. SG Bball lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with six games lost. Hornets' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Singapore to the arena Tong Whye.
The game with biggest result difference took place in . Local Tungsan (1-7) was outscored by third ranked Chong Ghee (7-2) 81-57 on Wednesday night. Shay Lin Jay had a double-double by scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Chong Ghee's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Jun Kiat Toh responded with 15 points. Chong Ghee maintains third position with 7-2 record having just two point less than leader Hornets. Newly promoted Tungsan dropped to the bottom place with seven games lost. Chong Ghee will meet at home Police (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tungsan will play against Siglap in Singapore and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 10 Tong Whye defeated Police in Singapore 79-62.



Nanyang - Siglap 59-69

Bottom-ranked Siglap managed to get a second victory, breaking the eight-game losing streak on Wednesday night. This time they won against ninth-ranked Nanyang 69-59. Siglap forced 21 Nanyang turnovers. The former international guard Gavin Tay (188-1999) fired 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Jeryl Gan chipped in 19 points and 6 rebounds. Yu Jie Ow produced 8 points and 9 rebounds and Aik Chua-Cheong added 10 points respectively for lost side. Nanyang's coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Siglap (2-8) moved-up to eleventh place. Nanyang lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with six games lost. Siglap are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Tungsan (#12) in the next round. Nanyang will play against SBA and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Nanyang: J.Lim 11+2reb, A.Chua-Cheong 10+4reb+2ast, J.Ming Teo 10+2reb, Y.Jie Ow 8+9reb+1ast, I.Bin 8+5reb, S.Ang 6+5reb+2ast
Siglap: J.Gan 19+6reb+1ast, G.Tay 18+6reb+5ast, D.Yap 11+7reb+6ast, K.Ning Ong 8+4reb, E.Kaul 7+5reb, L.Justin 6+6reb

Tungsan - Chong Ghee 57-81

The game with biggest result difference took place in . Local Tungsan (1-7) was outscored by third ranked Chong Ghee (7-2) 81-57 on Wednesday night. Shay Lin Jay had a double-double by scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and international guard Justen Chiam (177-2002) chipped in 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Chong Ghee's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Jun Kiat Toh responded with 15 points and Yi Sim scored 8 points and 7 rebounds. Chong Ghee maintains third position with 7-2 record having just two point less than leader Hornets. Newly promoted Tungsan dropped to the bottom place with seven games lost. Chong Ghee will meet at home Police (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tungsan will play against Siglap in Singapore and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Tungsan: J.Kiat Toh 15+4reb+1ast, S.Akinfiresoye 10+3reb, K.Catiter 9+3reb+2ast, Y.Sim 8+7reb, A.Alipio 6, D.Caijun 4+6reb+4ast
Chong Ghee: S.Lin Jay 26+10reb+2ast, J.Chiam 18+8reb+4ast, J.Leow 15+3reb+3ast, A.McKevin 7+13reb+1ast, C.Pepito 5+1reb+2ast, D.Ong 3+2reb+1ast

Police - Tong Whye 62-79

There was no surprise when 10th ranked Police (2-7) was defeated at home by fifth ranked Tong Whye (6-3) 79-62 on Thursday. Sashi Pillay had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 23 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international forward Lavin Raj V (201-2000) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Sim Jun responded with 10 points and 7 rebounds and Emgeeyar Gopal scored 7 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players saving starting five for next games. Tong Whye moved-up to fourth place. Newly promoted Police keeps the tenth position with seven games lost. Tong Whye's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Singapore Hornets.
Top scorers:
Police: S.Jun 10+7reb+1ast, W.How Chua 10+3reb+2ast, B.Lim 9+3reb, J.Xiong Koh 8+7reb+1ast, E.Gopal 7+9reb+1ast, B.Ferrera 6+6reb+4ast
Tong Whye: S.Pillay 17+23reb+2ast, B.Lim 16+6reb+1ast, L.Raj V 13+8reb+2ast, G.Yeo 9+2reb+2ast, M.Kok 9+2reb+2ast, J.Tan-Kai 9+5reb+2ast

Hornets - SG Bball 72-54

Undefeated leader Hornets delivered the seventh consecutive victory. This time they beat 8th ranked SG Bball (3-6) 72-54 in Singapore. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Kelvin Lim (191-1996) who helped to win the game recording 25 points and 9 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). Espinosa Haribon contributed with 16 points and 5 assists for the winners. Hornets' coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international power forward Shengyu Lim (192-1990) replied with 10 points and 9 rebounds and Jonathan Hai added 11 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for SG Bball. Hornets (7-0) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 7 victories in a row. SG Bball lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with six games lost. Hornets' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Singapore to the arena Tong Whye.
Top scorers:
SG Bball: J.Hai 11+8reb, S.Lim 10+9reb+1ast, J.Lee 9+2reb, B.Putra 7+3reb+4ast, R.Kaiyuan 5+2reb, S.Toh-Xuan 4+2reb+2ast
Hornets: K.Lim 25+9reb+1ast, E.Haribon 16+3reb+5ast, R.Low-Wen 11+5reb+4ast, M.Folkoff 7+5reb+2ast, L.Tay-Ding 6+3reb+1ast, K.Aligwoekwe 3