First match ... first win!Our little lions began their path in Asian Tournament with a victory against Japan. Final scoreboard was 101-86.
1st quarter made the difference where SGP did homework and was totally focused on drilling low post making Japan's biggie fouled out in only 9 MINUTES.
Second one increased the gap to his maximum (+21) with our team playing their posessions carefully.
On the second half, SGP strength decreased driving the ball slowly and smart and reading the zone to secure the win. Last quarter was Japan's best but "rising sunnies" never looked to be in game as the gap didn't reduced enough to give them some hope.
Man of the match:
Nathaniel Jidang (44589263) Phanto Mech`s PF amazingly assumed his re-positioning to avoid Japan`s internal men. With a mixed shot selection around the painted area made his 41 minutes on the court really worth it.
These are his final stats
41 min - 28 pts (13/19 FG 0.684) - 19 reb - 3 ast.Next monday, we`ll face Viet Nam in another challenge for our U21.
Stay tuned!