Dragons chew up Tigers in round two

06/10/1998

SELANGOR DRAGONS .... 57 JOHOR TIGERS .... 52
SELANGOR Dragons got their revenge in the second leg of the women's
Malaysian Basketball League when they fended off Johor Tigers in a tensely
fought match.
In the Segamat leg, Johor won 62-59. Yesterday, they could do nothing
right and during certain stages of the match, Johor trailed by 20 points.
Yin Kim Yoke grabbed a loose ball to sink the first basket for Johor but
from counter attacks launched by Yoong Sze Yuin, Selangor raced ahead 10-
5.
Good defending by Selangor also kept the score low.
Selangor then started to give away points due to unforced errors, which
allowed Lim Siew Ting to sink sitters for Johor to keep pace.
Siew Ting then made a sly move on the left flank in the sixth minute to
bridge the gap to 8-12, only to see Liau Chiiew Shy dribbled the entire
court to snatch two points for Dragons.
Selangor were in their element, coupled with aggressive play, and this
resulted in Johor's Lee Chiew Lai being stretchered off while Selangor
were 20-10 with seven minutes on the clock.
Low Mee Hun then sank a three-pointer to place Selangor in a comfortable
26-12 lead. Johor were in deep trouble when Ong Lay Khoon got into the
three-pointer act to surge 29-14 with three minutes on the clock.
After the breather, a much determined Selangor emerged from the shadows
led by Chow Siau Foong, who scored from every angle to pull further ahead.
Johor could do nothing right but refused to give in and a few good runs
by Yun Kim Yoke saw them collect points. But it was not enough to pull
them out of trouble with Selangor 41-26 ahead.
Johor injected fresh legs and started attempting three-pointers led by
Low Bee Chuan to inch closer with nine minutes remaining.
But Selangor were in an uncompromising mood to lead by 10 points in the
final stages of the match. In the end, they were too good for the Tigers.
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