South Asian Basketball
2nd successive win for Bangladesh
Sports Reporter
Bangladesh posted their second successive win defeating Sri Lanka 90-80 in the South Asian Basketball Championship in Male on Saturday.
Sri Lanka started the game scoring first through a shooting foul although later on into the game they struggled to get through the defence to attack the rim. The Bangladesh team had the advantage of taking a slight lead at the start of the game, making good use of the opportunities awarded to them at the free shot line. Both teams employed a man to man defence and neither team let up their defence allowing the other to score.
The Bangladesh team had a variety of effective offensive play. They used to confuse the defensive players allowing them to finish strong at the rim. This coupled with the occasional shots from downtown allowed them to maintain a slight lead but the Sri Lankan team wasnt far behind keeping the deficit low by taking good use of their opportunities at the free shot line as well. Towards the end of the first half, it was clear that both teams were equally matched, taking turns at controlling the game. Bangladesh went into lemons leading by four (50-46) points.
The second half of the game was exhilarating and could have gone either way with the pressure adding on as neither team was able to obtain a substantial lead. Sri Lanka mainly attempted at scoring from jump shots although they had difficulty connecting their shots whilst Bangladesh continued to attack the rim. Once again both teams took turns at taking the lead although it was Bangladesh who got a slightly marginal lead towards the end of the half.
