BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
CUCKOO were made to work for a 76-67 win against PAR in Group B of the YOU.C1000 Veteran Basketball Cup on Sunday.
Cuckoo had distributed scoring with five players hitting double figures.
Benjamin Lim had the hot hands from range with six three-pointers for a game-high of 18 points.
The pair of Kevin Tay and Voon Yiew Ting notched 13 apiece while Yap Chun Ping and Esmond Tan added 11 and 10 respectively in the triumph.
On the other hand, Jerson Mendoza led PAR with 13 points.
Erwin Malit poured in 11 and Hansel Enopia chipped in 10 in the defeat.
It was a closely contested first half at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat with Cuckoo sticking their noses in front 35-34 at halftime.
It was in the third where they pulled away by outscoring their opponents 23-14.
Voon was the biggest factor in that 10-minute frame with nine points.
The second game saw Fateh ease to a 92-54 triumph over ACLC in Group A.
The tournament continues on Tuesday with two more matches.
CJMM are looking for their second win as they take on PAR at 7pm.
A matchup between Fateh and GHK follows at 8.30pm.
