Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
ARTICHOKE were crowned champions after defeating BCUX 21-13 in the boys' Under-18 final of Circuit 4 of the Brunei 3x3 Tournament on Sunday.
Having played under the banner of Le Doux Mango Cake in the first two circuits, this is their third win out of four.
Bryan Kwa led the way for Artichoke with seven points while Khael Tandoc added six.
Darrell Neo contributed five in the triumph at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat.
Adam Lee topscored for BCUX with six points in a losing effort.
It was close in the early stages of the encounter with the scores tied at 7-7 after four minutes elasped.
Artichoke had things going for them after as they jumped out to a 15-10 advantage two minutes later.
BCUX were gassed and couldn't keep up with their opponents.
Khael called game with a two-pointer with 1:45 left to secure the win.
Evo ensured they finished on the podium for all four circuits after dispatching Blue Mambas 20-15 in the third-place playoff.
