Hustle Warriors conquer U19 Boys 3×3 event

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

HUSTLE Warriors reigned supreme in the U19 Boys 3x3 Basketball Tournament.

The Sarawak side were crowned the winners after beating Linktech 21-10 in the final on Sunday.

Roy Chin and Chris Lau scored six points each to lead the Hustle Warriors.

Chris Lau goes up for a layup. Picture: Yee Chun Leong

Kong Ching Zhe added five and the other four were courtesy of Leon Ling.

On the other hand, Darrell Neo and Bryan had four points each for Linktech.

The Hustle Warriors utilised their height and size advantage by taking things into the paint at the ISB basketball court in Salambigar.

Kong Ching Zhe (L) drives against Phoan Chung Siang. Picture: Yee Chun Leong

The game was for either side to take before Hustle Warriors created a gap at 9-6 leading to a Linktech Timeout.

They simply had no answer as their opponents were just too strong.

The Hustle Warriors dominated the boards and the advantage ballooned to nine points before they closed out for a flawless campaign.

It was a sweep as Long was named the MVP and Lau was the winner of the freethrow competition.

Darrell Neo takes a jumpshot. Picture: Yee Chun Leong

Meanwhile, Hustle Wings grabbed the bronze after dispatching Le Fantastic 4 19-11 in the third-place playoff.

The one-day tournament featured a total of 17 teams separated into three groups.

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