Kim Eng Out Of Semi Finals
By James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan - A Kim Engineering became the first casualty of the Sultan's Birthday Cup Basketball Championships when they were dumped out at the quarterfinals stage after losing to Teo and Sons Workshop 85-60 at Chung Hwa Middle School on Monday night.

It was the second successive loss for A. Kim Engineering after having earlier lost to Mum's Bakery, pushing them out of contention for the semifinal spot.

While the win had given a lifeline to Teo and Sons to qualify for the semifinals, they must beat Mum's Bakery in the next match-up on Wednesday evening with a big score.

Both teams started off cautiously but it was A. Kim Eng who were the early aggressors.

A. Kim Engineering captain No. 9 Jess Dejesus was the driving force for his team. His eight-point contribution and numerous rebounding effort paid off as Kim Engineering led 22-14 at the end of the first quarter.

The tug-of-war match-up carried on into the second quarter but Kim Eng still continued to lead 37-31.

The third quarter was the crucial turning point for Teo & Sons when No. 6 Yap Chung Ping came on from the bench to sink 13 points in 10 minutes and assisting him in front was forward No. 8 Edmond Tan who played a remarkable role in the game.

The duo pushed Teo & Sons to take the lead 58-46 at the end of the third quarter.

Kim Eng were on a self-destruct mood and their defence collapsed in the fourth quarter.

Teo and Sons took advantage of the situation and went on to win the allimportant game.

In another game, Mum's Bakery qualified for the semifinals when they defeated ABMS Tinkerbell 92-86. It was

Mum's second successive win in the quarterfinal stage. Today, Mum's Bakery will play Teo and Sons Workshop while Kim Eng will square off with ABMS Tinkerbell. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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