Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
PROPEL x Teik Goldsmith hung on for an 82-79 victory over Amboy's Cup in a thrilling final to clinch the YOU.C1000 Cup on Saturday.
Amboy's Cup had their chances down the stretch but missed them late on at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat.
Grant Goddard put up another commendable performance for Propel x Teik Goldsmith to finish with a game-high of 28 points which included six treys.
Ben Sim added 14 while Voon Yiew Ting and Alvin Goh poured in 13 and 12 respectively.
On the other side, Elvin Requintin topscored for Amboy's Cup with 19 points but rued two costly turnovers late in the match.
Jomarie Corpuz contributed 17 while Reymundo Maquiraya and Cleverson Baguioro chipped in 12 and 11 in the loss.
Amboy's Cup led by as many as 10 points in the opening frame before Propel x Teik Goldsmith turned it around to lead 41-36 at halftime.
They extended their advantage to as large as nine points before Amboy's Cup rallied to cut the deficit to 63-59 heading into the decisive frame.
They carried that momentum to begin the fourth period with seven unanswered points leading to a Propel x Teik Goldsmith timeout.
They came back on the floor with Goddard knocking down a three to tie things at 66-66 with over seven minutes to play.
It was end to end action with both sides trading baskets leading to a see-saw battle.
Propel x Teik Goldsmith then went on a 7-0 run powered by Goddard to regain control.
He hit a three-pointer to make it 77-75 with 2:48 left on the clock.
Requintin then mishandled the ball leading to a transition layup at the other end for the Dutchman.
Requintin had another turnover the next possession and this time Goddard found a trailing Esmond Tan for the finish.
Amboy's Cup were given a lifeline when Goddard fouled Baguioro on a three-point attempt with under a minute to go.
He made two out of three to cut the deficit to 81-77.
Corpuz then finished a fastbreak layup the next trip up to make it a two-point game and set up a nail-biting finish.
Propel x Teik Goldsmith turned the ball over the next possession but were fortunate that Requintin missed a good look from behind the arc.
Amboy's Cup had to foul to stop the clock and sent Sim to the line with 7.4s left.
He missed the first and hit the second giving Amboy's Cup a chance to go for a tie.
Requintin almost fumbled the inbounds and Propel x Teik Goldsmith, who had a foul to give, did so leaving three seconds to run the final play of the game.
They got the ball to Corpuz and he found Luis Santos wide open in the corner but his three-point attempt fell short.
