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Basketball Male (Semifinals) - Hall 6 vs Hall 10

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Score: 34-46 (Hall 6 wins)

The basketball semi finals game against Hall Ten was literally a nail biting one. From the very beginning of the match the tension in the air was almost tangible as the two teams fought fiercely to gain an advantage over each other. Right from the first few minutes into the game, our opponents led at 8-4 as almost all their attempts at the hoop were successful during this quarter.

Despite this, the team came back on court for the second quarter feeling determined to close the gap. However, during the first few minutes into the second quarter, nerves were frayed as the boys were tightly shut down by their opponents. The momentum was gradually picked up when Daryl scored two goals consecutively bringing us to level with our opponents at 10-10, and sending loud cheers amongst the supporters. The team began to regain their composure and managed to gain back ball possession. Daryl’s three pointer brought us to a lead at 13-12. Perhaps sensing that our boys had gotten back on their feet, our opponents, in their anxiety to defend, committed many fouls and many free throws were awarded in our favour. By the end of the second quarter, the score was held at 16-17 with us leading by one point.

Encouraged by the lead, our team came back feeling even stronger than before. Better communication amongst the players was clearly evident and teamwork was manifested in the good support they provided to one another both on and off court. However, our opponents also put up a strong fight as they managed to intercept and kill moves, which were intended by our team. Undaunted, the guys still went out all the way and managed to secure a three point lead at 28-25 at the end of the third quarter.

The crucial last quarter of the match was fraught with tension. Hungry for victory, the game became increasingly physical as both teams were literally tussling for the ball. Early in this quarter, Jun Hong managed to help Hall Six further secure the lead by scoring two goals, one after another, with one scored with the aid of Jian Liang’s impressive intercept. With this, we were at the score of 25-33. Our opponents scored two more goals. Unfazed by this, our team continued to press on and Jian Liang’s three pointer shot further enabled Hall Six to pull away from Hall Ten at the score of 29-36. With 50 seconds left, Hall Ten managed to score with a three pointer and two free throws. However, that had limited effect in closing the gap between them and us as our team managed to score a few more goals in the last few minutes as well. Finally with just a few seconds left, our boys held on to ball possession so as not to allow our opponents any chance for attack. The moment the referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the match, cheers erupted and rang through the whole hall as Sixians celebrated the victory of our basketball boys. With the score of 34-46, our boys had fought their way to the finals!