Bid Thumb Still Unbeaten
By James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan - Big Thumb remained to be the only unbeaten team in the Sultan Cup Basketball Tournament when they came out on top against Komala 89-75 in a grudge Group A match at the Chung Hwa Middle School on Monday night.

Big Thumb's No 12 player Jomar Tierra was outstanding with his big shots and great reaction scoring a game high 50 points.

Its coach Nanolita Abat said both sides were equally balanced with three import players but his players showed their maturity and rose to the occasion.

The scoreline didn't reflect the closely-contested match in the first and second quarter of the game where Big Thumb was unable to stretch their lead to double digits.

In the first quarter, Big Thumb was off to a 21-13 lead after an impressive run that saw Jomar putting in 18 points. But Komala were able to crawl back into the game thanks largely to some sloppy defence and numerous turnovers by Big Thumb players

By the end of the first quarter, Big Thumb lead was cut to 23-21.

The second quarter started with the same fashion with both teams fighting hard to take charge. At one point, both teams were tied on 31 points but Big Thumb were able to capitalise on the scoring chances and again took the double digit lead 49-37 before the interval.

Big Thumb never looked back after the interval and cruised to another win to take top spot in the table.

The win certainly raised the morale of Big Thumb and is now regarded as the hot favourites to capture the Sultan Cup. In another match-up, Winang Trd beat Titans 52-39 in a low scoring affair.

Today, Fitness Zone will take on Winang Trd at 7.15pm while Coffee Zone will square off against Kianggeh PB at 9.00pm. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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