Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
OBS hung on to edge CH Elite 79-67 in Group B of the YOU.C1000 Cup on Monday to secure their spot in the next round.
Shahrun Zulkifli led the way for OBS with 22 points to his name.
Hadi AJ added 12 while Jonathan Lee and Md Azrani Hamzah posted 11 and 10 respectively in the vital win.
Phoan Chung Siang and Cris Angelo Camiring got matching team-highs of 17 points for CH Elite.
Muhammad Arrayan was the other in double figures with 10 to his name in the loss.
OBS had opened up a 20-17 at the end of a tightly contested encounter at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat.
They led by as many as 11 points in the second stanza before closing the half with a 35-26 advantage.
CH Elite clawed their way back and stole the lead at 43-42 with under four minutes to play in the third quarter courtesy of Camiring knocking down a pair of technical freethrows.
OBS replied with eight unanswered points but CH Elite got it done from the stripe as they trailed 50-48 heading into the final frame.
It was neck-and-neck as the game was deadlocked at 59-59 with under six minutes to play.
OBS went in front for the last time midway through the period after a trey by Shahrun to make it 62-60.
CH Elite were made to the rue their chances as they missed a handful from the line down the stretch.
The dagger came with under two minutes after Hadi banked in a three to put OBS up by nine enroute to victory.
Yuni-ku will take on Car Care in Group C on Tuesday at 8.30pm.
