RI thrash Balestier Hill 63-28 to progress into B Div South Zone basketball second round
Report by Alex
We were surprised by the high intensity play by our opponents at the start of the game. They managed to break our press countless times and got easy layups. We definitely weren't prepared for this game. We finally managed to get a couple of steals and layups, and Justin ended the quarter with a three.
The second quarter was just as bad. We let them drive and get jumpshots over us. They still could break our press a couple of times and bad turnovers by us caused them to score easy buckets. Their center number 4 was a monster on the boards, getting countless rebounds. The half ended 30 17.
In the third, we shut them down with our full court man to man press and had many fastbreak points. Rarely did they have any attempted shots and they did not score in the third quarter.
Our opponents managed to get back in the fourth, by drawing fouls and hitting shots from the perimeter from number 6. Number 4 also had many second chance points. There were some calls that did not go our way and really affected our game. Players got angry and we had many rushed shots. The game ended 63-28.
Today, we learned that we have to ignore the referee and play our usual game. We have to play harder than our opponents and with more intensity. We werent able to do that today. Our post players, especially our centers have to work really hard over the course of the season. We gave away too many rebounds. The guards have to be more confident in their shooting abilities and not be afraid to take outside shots. Overall, not a pretty game but a good test for us and this game will definitely prepare us for tougher games to come.
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