| Fadhil Yunus |
PRIMATEL made it two wins out of two in the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) Challenge Trophy after ousting Wolves 128-100 at the Brunei Basketball Association Court in Batu Bersurat last night.
The win put them in a good position of securing the title but they must now overcome a YTE side backed by quality foreign imports tonight.
Primatel’s Lim Liang Wei produced a game high for a second successive night with 32 points while captain Kevin Tay Kai Seng contributed 28 points.
Kevin Tay also impressed in the offence after pulling out three consecutive three-pointers before finishing with two successive three-pointers.
Ting Heng Lee’s six three-pointers was a focal point in Primatel’s multi-talented attack as he notched 24 points among the team’s top scorers.
The game drifted away from the clutches of Wolves who has Leones in their ranks after a wonderful three-pointer by Ting gave Primatel a nine-point cushion in the second quarter.
Don Mordeno, the man who pulled an extraordinary pass against BBA selection, made a bounce pass which was finished off with a neat finish by a teammate.
Primatel closed the second quarter strongly with Kevin Tay completing two straight three-pointers and Voon Yao Ting making a perfect run of free throws.
Wolves made a good start at the opening stages of the third quarter with Danny Felicilda converting a trey and the attempt from Jefferson Paraiso cutting the deficit to 12 points.
Primatel point guard RJ Lucida made his presence known after slipping a short pass to Lim who finished a fine team move with a couple of points.
Primatel head coach Pong Bing Chau labelled the good defence as the foundation for the team’s solid showing in the court which allowed them license to attack.
“We had a good defence tonight. If you have a good defence, the offence will be coming up,” he said in an interview with the Sunday Bulletin.
“When you make a good defence, you have the confidence in offence,” said the head coach.
Pong said that it will be a tough test against YTE but insists that they will be doing their best.
Primatel will be boosted with the return of Hung Ing Wai who will also be entrusted at the defensive end of the court.
“The most important thing is we have to lock down the imports,” he said.