Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
PROPEL x Teik Goldsmith dispatched Mango Cake 52-32 to advance to the women's final of the YOU.C1000 Cup on Tuesday.
They will face CJMM, who cruised past Hoopsters 85-25, in the final on Wednesday at 8.45pm.
Rachael Lee led all players with a game-high of 14 points for Propel x Teik Goldsmith while Mayble Ling added eight.
On the other hand, Lim Xing Huey notched 10 points for Mango Cake in a losing effort.
It was evenly matched in the early going as the scoreboard read 12-10 in favour of Propel x Teik Goldsmith at the end of the opening frame.
Both sides had trouble finding the bottom of the net at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat.
It stayed a one possession match till the midway point before Propel x Teik Goldsmith created some breathing space for 24-15 lead at the interval.
They switched gears at the defensive end in the third stanza.
They converted turnovers into points with Ling grabbing all eight of her points in the frame.
The lead ballooned to 43-25 heading into the fourth quarter.
Mango Cake deployed a half court trap as the last throw of the dice but their opponents were undeterred.
The gap reached 20 points for the first time after an Alexus Wong basket with 1:20 left in regulation enroute to victory.
