ABL Challenge: Singapore dominates, drops Mustangs to 6th

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The Singapore men’s national team had a dominant showing in its final game of the 2022 ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) Pre SEA Games Challenge on Friday at the Liga Bali Arena in Indonesia, claiming fifth place with a 95-54 drubbing of the MisOr Mustangs.

The Lion City used a 29-13 third quarter to pull away decisively, and then again outscored the Filipino side, 28-20 in the payoff period for the exclamation point.

Three players tallied double-digit scoring for the Red and White, led by Lim Jun Yuan’s 17 points on four three-point conversions.

Russel Low had 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting while Leon Kwek added 10 markers.

Singapore shot 48 percent from the field as a team, and drained 10 triples against the misfiring MisOr side, which only connected on one out of 17 long-distance tries.

Mac Baracael led the Mustangs with 15 points and 7 rebounds, while Gabby Espinas added 13 points.

Mark Doligon, who had 24 in a 70-58 win over Cambodia last night, was limited to only 3 points on 1-of-14 shooting this time around.

Singapore will finish fifth in the eight-team, four-day tournament, leaving MisOr at sixth.

MisOr lost yesterday, 119-82 to the BBM CLS Knights of Indonesia in a game which saw Juan Gomez de Liano tally a triple-double. They also lost their opening assignment against Malaysia, 82-78.

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Levi Joshua Jr. Verora is a sportswriter, announcer, and commentator in the Philippines. He has covered national and international events like the FIBA Olympic and World Cup Qualifiers, AmeriCup, Asia Cup, and 3x3, Asian Volleyball Championship, ASEAN Basketball League, Southeast Asian Games, and AFF Championship. Nowadays, you'll hear his voice in the Philippines Football League and other local sports leagues.

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