Raffles Institution vs Dunman Secondary (46-64)
Points by Quarter
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
RI-----10-----17------10-----10
DSS---15------9------20-----20
The game started off with both teams trading baskets. We were able to control their halfcourt offense but had problems stopping their fastbreaks especially when we had committed a turnover or missed a shot. We also got strongly outrebounded by the opponents, who were very aggressive in crashing the offensive boards and this allowed them to get many many extra possessions. Despite this, we still held our ground and trailed only by 5 entering the 2nd.
The second quarter was when we got things going and found our rhythm as we boxed out the post players more effectively, while leaking out for fastbreaks and layups. The 3 point shot started falling for us as well and we caught up by the 4 minute mark of the 2nd quarter, eventually taking a 3 point lead into halftime as we lead 27-24.
However in the 2nd half, what caused us troubles in the 1st quarter came back to haunt us as we constantly gave up easy layups and failed to stop them from converting on their fastbreak attempts as they attacked the basket with much aggression. Their aggressiveness gave them many layups, drew fouls for them, and sometimes even got and ones. We were able to keep the gap and only trailed by 7 entering the 4th quarter, cutting it down to 4 at one point. However, we were unable to stop their fastbreak drives and missed some assignments in our rotations which left them open for layups. The game finally ended with us losing by 18, but it was definitely closer than the score shows.
With this loss, the next game against North Vista will be a must win in order to keep our hopes of entering the national semi finals alive. North Vista had just played their first game against ACS (Barker Road) today and came up victorious.
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