Home United U18 beat Tampines East 77 - 73 last night to book a place in the final round of the Milo Cup 2007. DOS, Singapore Schools, Tagawa, Min Yi are among the teams that's in the final round as well.
Home United starts off the 1st quarter strongly with a 7-0 run. They continued to put pressure on Tampines and ended the quarter with the score 20-13. But Tampines did not give up their hopes of qualifying. They knew that just by winning the tie, they are in the final round. Their determination cut the lead to 4 points at the end of 3rd quarter.
It's a real disappointment to see some of the Home's players not giving their best in the 2nd and 3rd quarter. Their display clearly shown lacks the passion, fighting spirit and concentration. It's like lost soul in the court.
The score were real tight in the last quarter. With Tampines kept pushing forward. Tampines No.14 was fouled with 1 min left in the last quarter. Tampines were trailing by 1 point as he hit 1 of 2 free throw from the line. With the clock ticking down, Tampines lost their patience as they tried to double team Mitchell at the top of the key. That led No.4 Runchao all open at the side, received a pass from Mitchell and hit a big 3 from downtown. Home United extended their lead to 4 points with 14 sec left on the clock. Tampines tried to score from the 3-point line but the ball just did not entered the basket. In the end, Home United won the game 77-73.
This is first time in the tournament that Home United conceded 70 over points. Whatever the reason is, they really need to play with more passion and surely no space for taking a breather in the next round against strong teams like Singapore Schools and DOS.
Come on Home United, give your best shot for the last round...... If you think u can do it, you'll do it.... All of us are right behind you guys.
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