Outclassed, outhustled... Merlions crashed at Belgium 57-105
Outclassed is expected, but outhustled should not be on the menu last night, and it was the one that irked out U21 manager Bigben.
Belgium superb 1on1 performance at 3rd quarter were good enough to break the Merlions' spirit, scored 49-22 on 2nd half to deal Singapore for the 2nd worst defeat in S17 Consolation Tournament, ended with 105-57.
Down by 18 after 1st half, the Singapore shown little resistance to mount back, kept loosen their defensive intensity, allowing Belgium to move the ball smoothly and scored at will. Their top guard Hugo Cepeda and Jean Fradet, kept blowing out Abd Ishak and Ling Feng Kong mercilessly. With their wild 12-2 run at 3rd quarter, Singapore U21 called timeout, and the furily animated coach expression was expected after the team provide no effort to stop the opposition side.
Peh Jian Long led Singapore with 12pts and 10rebs.