NBL Round 8 (Regular Season): Hornets beat Tungsan by two after a very close game

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Tenth-ranked Tungsan (1-6) was very close to win a game against second ranked Hornets (6-1) in Singapore on Sunday. Hornets managed to secure only two-point victory 88-86. However their fans expected much easier game. Malaysian center Russell Low-Wen (200-1993) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. The former international forward Duanyang Xu (191-2002) contributed with 24 points for the winners. Hornets' coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. The former international Zhen Sim (-1998) replied with 34 points (!!!) for Tungsan. Hornets maintains second position with 6-1 record having just one point less than leader Adroit. Tungsan at the other side stay at the bottom place with six games lost. Hornets will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tungsan will play at home against Siglap (#3) and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Very important is a loss of third ranked Siglap (4-3) against eighth ranked Xin Hua (2-4) on Sunday night. Siglap was crushed by Xin Hua 103-70. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Xing-Yuan Han (189-1996) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 7 rebounds and Martin Lim who added 18 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) during the contest. Eshan Kaul responded with 16 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Xin Hua moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Tong Whye. Siglap at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with Tagawa and SG Bball. Xin Hua's 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 in was also quite interesting. One of their biggest challengers Tagawa (4-3) played at the court of fifth ranked SG Bball (4-3). SG Bball defeated Tagawa 82-72 on Sunday. The winners were led by Colin Voss who had that evening a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 15 rebounds. Even 19 points and 7 rebounds by Harihaaran Parathy did not help to save the game for Tagawa. SG Bball moved-up to third place, which they share with Tagawa and Siglap. SG Bball will meet league's leader Adroit in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Tagawa will have a break next round.




SG Bball - Tagawa 82-72

The game in was also quite interesting. One of their biggest challengers Tagawa (4-3) played at the court of fifth ranked SG Bball (4-3). SG Bball defeated Tagawa 82-72 on Sunday. The winners were led by American Colin Voss (201-1991, college: N.Texas, agency: Slash Sports) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 15 rebounds and Jonathan Hai supported him with 18 points and 5 rebounds. Even 19 points and 7 rebounds by Harihaaran Parathy did not help to save the game for Tagawa. The former international forward Shi-Yu Ng (197-2000) added 20 points for SG Bball. SG Bball moved-up to third place, which they share with Tagawa and Siglap. SG Bball will meet league's leader Adroit in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Tagawa will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
SG Bball: C.Voss 33+15reb+3ast, J.Hai 18+5reb+3ast, S.Lim 17+6reb, S.Ng 7+5reb, S.Tuan Teo 5+6reb+2ast, R.Low 2+6reb+3ast
Tagawa: S.Ng 20+3reb+2ast, H.Parathy 19+7reb+3ast, Y.Teo 15+6reb, Y.Teo 8+4reb+1ast, D.Layola 4+3reb+4ast, D.Ng 4+5reb+3ast

Xin Hua - Siglap 103-70

Very important is a loss of third ranked Siglap (4-3) against eighth ranked Xin Hua (2-4) on Sunday night. Siglap was crushed by Xin Hua 103-70. Xin Hua dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Siglap's 42. Xin Hua had a 30-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Xing-Yuan Han (189-1996) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 7 rebounds and Martin Lim who added 18 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) during the contest. Five Xin Hua players scored in double figures. Eshan Kaul responded with 16 points and 8 rebounds and Yong-An Thng scored 17 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Xin Hua moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Tong Whye. Siglap at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with Tagawa and SG Bball. Xin Hua's 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:
Xin Hua: X.Han 21+7reb+2ast, M.Lim 18+2reb+1ast, T.Wong 15+2reb+1ast, C.Shan Tan 12+3reb, R.Lim 11+6reb+1ast, Z.Yun Seet 10+4reb+1ast
Siglap: Y.Thng 17+2reb, E.Kaul 16+8reb, K.Jeffers 11+7reb+1ast, Z.Mohamed 8+6reb+3ast, X.Ng Jun 5+1reb, G.Tay 5+2reb+1ast

Hornets - Tungsan 88-86

Tenth-ranked Tungsan (1-6) was very close to win a game against second ranked Hornets (6-1) in Singapore on Sunday. Hornets managed to secure only two-point victory 88-86. However their fans expected much easier game. Malaysian center Russell Low-Wen (200-1993) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. The former international forward Duanyang Xu (191-2002) contributed with 24 points for the winners. Hornets' coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. The former international Zhen Sim (-1998) replied with 34 points (!!!) and Gurpur Anish added 14 points and 14 rebounds in the effort for Tungsan. Five Hornets and four Tungsan players scored in double figures. Hornets maintains second position with 6-1 record having just one point less than leader Adroit. Tungsan at the other side stay at the bottom place with six games lost. Hornets will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tungsan will play at home against Siglap (#3) and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Hornets: D.Xu 24+4reb, R.Low-Wen 17+13reb+3ast, C.Toh 11+1reb, D.Tay 10+7reb+1ast, M.Folkoff 10+6reb+4ast, S.Lin 5+1reb+4ast
Tungsan: Z.Sim 34+2reb+1ast, T.Bryant 17+3reb, G.Anish 14+14reb, K.Catiter 11+4reb+1ast, Y.Sim 8+7reb+2ast, S.Wei Lincoln 2+7reb+4ast