Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
EASYWAY romped to an 82-52 win over HL Jaya on Monday to advance to the semi-finals of the YOU.C1000 Cup.
They will next face Propel in the last-four on Wednesday.
Jonathan Lim came out red hot as he went four for four from behind the arc for 18 first half points - enroute to a game-high of 25.
Jake Chong added 14 and Jeremy Chu chipped in 12 in the victory.
On the other side, Barry Kong topscored for HL Jaya with 14 points.
Yap Chun Ping was the other in double figures with 12 in a losing effort.
Easyway came out storming and dictated the tempo of the game at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat.
They knocked down three consecutive treys and quickly ran out to a double digit lead.
The game was still within reach for HL Jaya with Easyway up 40-28 at halftime.
But it was evident in terms of fitness and Easyway simply ran away with the game in the third stanza - outscoring their opponents 26-7.
They doubled the points of HL Jaya with four minutes left in the quarter after Chong completed a three-point play to make it 58-29.
Easyway eventually finished the game with a total of 13 three-pointers.
