S16 - SGP Tournament - Round 4 : Whampoa All-Stars cruised past Fat Alexander 118-90.
Gianpaolo Montecucco think he's already done his best, but the opponent is the three-time tournament Champs.
Whampoa tuned up their engine on 2nd quarter and took 59-48 lead to halftime, then the Polish Bomber Konrad Krassowski keep dropping the longranges, and Ng Chao Huat hardly missed any shots, and finally Whampoa able to let their bench players into the court at 4th, ending the fight at 118-90. Krassowski scored teamhigh 25pts, hitting 5 treys, and Ng Chao Huat hit 9/10 FG to score 22pts and 7asts. Veteran Omri Arnon has 20pts 8rebs 5asts. Arthur Hottinger come off the bench to drop 16pts in 18minutes.
Meanwhile Fat-A's Montecucco was the only ones shined for the team, bursted for 42pts. Karel Jagganathan and Foong Chin Huat has 14pts each.
At Showstoppers arenas, Singapore Showstoppers able to survive the Shwe Toe Ngal 129-113. STN, who used smaller lineup for their trademark Run & Gun, excelled on 1st half before Noel Lima from Showstoppers start his work, and lasted until end of the game. Edmundo Cabral lead team with 23pts 7ast 6rebs 4stl, Noel Lima 22pts & 14pts (8/11 FG).
STN's Vicente Perez Ponce led with 26pts, Celso Valente, an SG started at C has 24pts, hit 6/9 from three point range. local player Othman Ib Berahim has 21pts.
On other games, Esplanade Basketball Club has no difficulty to eliminate Singapore Ballers 78-46. Juan Allister and Donato Luperto led the team with 15pts. Alvise Gargano, still look unconfortable, shot only 6/19 FG and has 27rebs though.
Shohoku Backers also had no problem to shut down Bobblehead 132-85. Cataldo Momente led Backers with 22pts and Kostis has 20pts. Sašo Lenkić led Bobblehead with 40pts & 11rebs.
Key Matches Next week : "You better don't miss this!! "
Whampoa Allstars (rank 2) @ Shohoku Backers (rank 1). Again, an encore from the last year Tournament battle. Too bad they meet earlier again this season. Will Whampoa end their 4th Championship quest at Shohoku Arena next week?