RI 76 - 26 ACS (International)

This was the final game for Round 1 of the South Zone Basketball Competition.

With good defense in the first quarter, we managed to force a number of turnovers from the opponent and also limited them to 2 points.

With a strong opening quarter, the next three quarter was rather smooth sailing for us. We started using our full court press on the opponents in the third quarter. Some errors appeared while we were pressuring the opponents. For example, after our 2 players trapped the opponents, the other 3 did not shut out the dribble’s passing lane, allowing easy passes to be made.

Furthermore, like the other 2 games, we were in foul trouble in all 4 quarters. This was due to unnecessary fouls that we committed. Hopefully in the second round, where the teams are going to be much stronger, we will not give away unnecessary fouls that might even cause us to lose the game.

Scoring by quarters:

1st Quarter -- RI 20 ACS (Int) 2

2nd Quarter -- RI 20 ACS (Int) 7

3rd Quarter -- RI 14 ACS (Int) 9

4th Quarter -- RI 22 ACS (Int) 8

RI 89 - 27 First Toa Payoh Sec

This game was much better than the previous one as we maintained the intensity throughout the game. However, there are still a few points to take note:

In the fourth quarter, the opponents started to knock down their jump shots. Perhaps, we should have up our defense intensity so as to put more pressure on the opponents while they are taking their shot. Getting the defense technically correct is insufficient.

Furthermore, we missed a couple of lay ups throughout the game. If we had made them all, our score would have been 109 and not 89. Lay ups and under-basket shots are high percentage shots and thus we should not miss them.

Lastly, we were in the penalty in all 4 quarters. We were making unnecessary fouls throughout the game. For example, when the opponent was going for a contested jump shot, our player touch the opponent’s shooting arm and got a foul. We should definitely be more careful and not make unnecessary fouls in the future.

Scoring by quarters:

1st Quarter -- RI 22 First Toa Payoh Sec 4

2nd Quarter -- RI 21 First Toa Payoh Sec 7

3rd Quarter -- RI 29 First Toa Payoh Sec 6

4th Quarter -- RI 17 First Toa Payoh Sec 10

RI 52 - 22 Outram Sec

Our second game in the B Div’ South Zone Basketball Competition!

We started the game greater getting many fast breaks and easy baskets. Perhaps, it was because we were so confident of the win that we did not put in our all in the next few quarters. We committed many turnovers and did not make the easy shots such as our under baskets.

Zig Ziglar once said,” Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is.” Even though we won this game by 30 points, it was not a good win because we did not gain much from this game. Hopefully, we will play better the next game.

Scoring by quarters:

1st Quarter -- RI 17 Outram Sec 4

2nd Quarter -- RI 7 Outram Sec 6

3rd Quarter -- RI 21 Outram Sec 7

4th Quarter -- RI 7 Outram Sec 5

RI 56 - 39 Fairfield Methodist

This was the first game of our B Division Basketball South Zone Competition.

The first half was well played. On defense, we allowed a number of fast-break points. We also allowed a few offensive rebounds because we did not box out all their players. On offense, we were not settled, and took a few rushed shots, even though there was no shot clock. We were down 20 to 24 at the end of the half.

In the third quarter, we switched from a man-to-man defense to a full court press. This proved very effective as we managed to force many turnovers from them. By the end of the third quarter, we were leading by 8 points.

We maintain the level of play in the fourth quarter, and we managed to get our first win in this tournament.

We would like to thank Si Yuan, Mr Quek, Mr Azmy, Mr Sarkkunan and everyone else who came down to support us today.

Scoring by quarters:

1st Quarter -- RI 13 Fairfield Methodist 14

2nd Quarter -- RI 7 Fairfield Methodist 10

3rd Quarter -- RI 21 Fairfield Methodist 9

4th Quarter -- RI 6 Fairfield Methodist 15

B Division SZ Fixtures

13 Jan(Thurs) 12pm Court B
Fairfield vs RI

17th Jan Monday 1.15pm Court A
RI vs Outram Sec

21st Jan Fri 230pm Court B
First Toa Payoh vs RI

25th Jan Tues 3.45pm Court A
RI vs ACS(Intl)

D.T.F.W lets goooooo