South Korea had an easy job today against Sri Lanka jumping to 2-0 record in Preliminary Group A. It means that Koreans already booked a spot for the next stage on FIBA Asia Championship 2009. Lee Kyu Sup (198-F-77) shined in victory draining 28 points. He made 8 of 15 attempts from behind the arc. Bang Sung-Yoon (197-F/G-82) was second scorer of the team with 24, while Kang Byung-Hyun (192-G-85) helped with 18 points. In the loosing squad, only H.H. Yasarathne De Silva (-86) was in a game mood. He scored 14 points for 21 minutes. His Sri Lanka remains winless after two games. South Korea was way better team during the entire time. The Koreans opened the match with fantastic 21-2 run. Until the end of the first quarter they jumped to 40-16 and it was already clear that Sri Lanka wil not have a chance at all. Actually this was another fiasco for them as South Korea scored 25 more points until the half time and Sri Lanka added just 7. The Koreans didn't stop after the breather. They continued with destroying their rivals making 32-15 in third and 25-15 in the last quarter. Tomorrow, South Korea will meet Philippines. Sri Lanka will take on Japan.
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh, piles up win No. 1 - 8 months ago
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Sri Lanka played Bangladesh in their opening game of the South Asian Basketball Championship 2018 (SABA 2018), which acts as the pre-qualifier for the Asia Cup 2021. The SABA 2018 is played in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Lankan lads getting the ideal start for the campaign drowned the home team at full time, 65-34. Even though Bangladesh walked into the game after a win and being the home side, played some disappointing basketball against Sri Lanka [read more]
Sri Lanka played Bangladesh in their opening game of the South Asian Basketball Championship 2018 (SABA 2018), which acts as the pre-qualifier for the Asia Cup 2021. The SABA 2018 is played in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Lankan lads getting the ideal start for the campaign drowned the home team at full time, 65-34. Even though Bangladesh walked into the game after a win and being the home side, played some disappointing basketball against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka on the other hand identified the weakness of the opposition early and exploited them well one after the other. Sri Lanka created a balance between their offense and defense during the first two quarters and tightened the screws for the home team. After the home team was ambushed hard, Sri Lanka capitalized more on their offense during the second half and rubbed the game swiftly across. Bangladesh seemed to have lost the plot entirely in every aspect of the game. The Sri Lankan man-to-man defense completely blocked off the lanes for the hosts to score during their offensive possessions. Bangladesh in their defense struggled as Sri Lanka passed the ball around the perimeter and executed their offensive game plans. Even though Bangladesh did opt for a tight man-to-man defense, the offensive game plans of Sri Lanka always left one man open to take the shot freely. Bangladesh never adopted to it. Sri Lanka went on to score 12 points in the first quarter in reply to the couple by the hosts. For the second and third quarter Sri Lanka went on to add 15 and 19 points respectively. Bangladesh only managed, 07 and 08. Both the teams did score 19 points each, but the early lead helped Sri Lanka to close the game, 34-65. Courtesy of: thepapare.com
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