Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
EASYWAY moved into the semi-finals of the YOU.C1000 Cup after triumphing 108-73 against BTC/Prime Logistic on Sunday night.
In what was their fifth straight win the competition, Easyway had six players hit double figures at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat.
American Decorey Jones scored a team-high of 21 points to pace Easyway while Muhd Zainul Ashyraf Hj Hussin poured in 20.
Jake Chong produced 19 points followed by Ben Sim with 18 while the duo of Andy Sim and Darren Lee chipped in 12 apiece.
On the other hand, Gerald Balaota notched a game-high of 25 points for BTC.
Richard Tugbo added 15 while Mario Pahimutang was the other in double-digit scoring with 13 to his name in a losing cause.
Easyway got off to a quick start as they built up a double digit lead at 15-2 midway through the opening period.
They got the ball down low to Zainul to score in the paint while Chong attacked on the break.
BTC were shorthanded with only eight players available and fell behind 27-13 at the end of the first quarter.
Easyway unloaded their bench to begin the second frame and BTC managed to trim the deficit to 10 points courtesy of a trey by Tugbo midway through.
It was business as usual with the main players back in as they turned up their intensity at the defensive end.
They got quick points off the break and advantage ballooned to 52-29 by halftime.
It was more one-way street after the break and one of the highlights included Jones throwing a pass off the backboard to hammer it home.
Easyway will next play Fateh in the semi-finals on Wednesday at 7pm.
Fateh reach semis with scrappy victory over Propel
FATEH made it into the last-four of the YOU.C1000 Cup after an 82-71 win over Propel.
Propel got off to a hot start to lead by double figures but Fateh settled down to grab the lead as they were separated by only a single possession - 41-38 - at halftime.
Fateh led by double figures for the first time at 60-49 after a close range basket by Primor.
They dominated the boards and eventually got the lead to as large as 19 points with four minutes to play.
Propel then switched to full court man-to-man defence which produced a 12-2 run as they closed the gap to within nine points.
However, a coast-to-coast layup by Darrel Dela Cruz with 1.29 left on the clock calmed their nerves enroute to victory.
