Elites have won 2 games in a row for the first time since the start of the season where they won their opening 2 games by defeating the top of the ladder team "kuma sutra all stars" by 14 points. The kuma Sutra All Stars scored the first 4 pts as the game started at full pace as both sides were willing to run the floor and produce numerous fast break opportunities in the first half which also saw some sloppy turnovers committed from both sides. Despite this, neither was able to pull away as both sides slowly resorted to playing a zone defence and pushing numbers back which then saw the game slow down a little bit. With both sides happily trading baskets, It was TRAN who has hot from the field which saw a shootout between TRAN and the #8 kuma sutra all star player. Both players scored 11 of the 13pts that each of their team scored respectively which saw the game in the balance at half time with scores level (13-13).

 

The 2nd half started off similarly as the kuma sutra all stars scored the first 5 pts to surge to a 5 pt lead early on. Both sides once again traded baskets before DU decided to call a timeout with the Elites down by 3 pts (24-21). What transpired after the timeout was nothing short of total shock and disbelief as the elites ran wild and started hitting shot after shot in a 10 min period which saw them score 19 of the next 21 as the kuma sutra all stars faded badly as they ran out of legs. On 3 occasions the kuma sutra all star players simply stood there in their offensive area of the court and didnt get any players back to stop a fast break and an easy layup resulted from those fast breaks by the elites. To make matters worse for the kuma sutra all stars was that, one of their players who mistakenly took a shot in the elites offensive end which would have saw her score a basket for the elites which would have been very embarassing for the team but fortunately she missed.  

 

The game took a turn as the game took a bizarre end, when with only 3 mins to go, one of the kuma all stars received an accident elbow to the eye from TRAN. The game was called to an abrupt end as the kuma sutra all star player was unable to continue playing. For the 4th time this season the elites have managed to score a total of 40 pts or more in a single game. It was TRAN back to his very best with 15 pts and SAM with 13 pts. The win ensures the elites consolidate their spot in outright 5th which could see them close the gap further on the top 4 teams pending other results today.

 

FINAL SCORE: Team Elites 40 def Kuma Sutra All Stars 26

MVP of the match: Peter TRAN with 15 pts