30th November 2015: Bangkok Thailand
The Singapore Slingers have ended Hitech Bangkok City undefeated streak with a 84-65 win in Bangkok. The defending ABL Champion Hitech team had started the defense of their 2014 ABL title with 4 straight victories to start the 2015-16 season.
The Singapore Slingers who are in the middle of a tough 6 straight road game schedule played probably their best game of the season to date, having an answer for any runs that Hitech were able to launch through out the game.
The Slingers led at every change: 1st Quarter 21 – 9, 2nd Quarter 37 – 25,
3rd Quarter 63 – 52, 4th Quarter 84 – 65.
Singapore Slingers Leading Players:
Justin Howard: 29 pts, 13 rebs
Xavier Alexander: 14 pts, 10 rebs, 7 assists
Wong Wei Long: 14 pts, 2 rebs, 4 assists
Leon Kwek: 10 pts, 8 rebs
Desmond Oh: 7 pts, 4 assists, 3 steals
Delvin Goh: 4 pts, 5 rebs
Kris Rosales: 4 pts, 2 rebs, 3 assists
HiTech still sits a top the 2015-16 ABL standings with a 4 win – 1 loss record while the Slingers push their record to 5 wins – 2 losses for the season.
The Slingers will have a quick turn around as they head to Manila on Thursday to play against the Pilipinas MX3 Kings in San Juan, Philippines on Saturday afternoon at 5:00pm.