BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
CUCKOO hung on for their first win in the YOU.C1000 Veteran Basketball Cup after edging GHK Motors 65-60 on Friday.
Esmond Tan finished with a game-high of 18 points to pace Cuckoo at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat.
Voon Yiew Ting added 15 and Kevin Tay was the other in double figures with 11 in the victory.
On the other hand, the trio of Vince Soon, Ben Sim and Lim Boon Teck had 15 points each to lead GHK.
Cuckoo had the better start and quickly jumped out to a 24-16 lead at the end of the first period.
It was evenly matched in the second as Cuckoo remained in front 35-28 at halftime.
Cuckoo extended their advantage to double figures in the third frame at 56-44.
However, they were held to only two field goals in the final 10 minutes.
They only managed nine points in the quarter but it was enough as they got it done from the line for their first triumph in two matches.
In the earlier game, Linktech cruised to a 110-76 victory over Grand Bean.
They had distributed scoring with five players in double figures.
Tjhi San Bun produced 28 points while Boadilla added 24.
Loo Yau Wai had 13 while the Emmanuel and Leslie Chia chipped in 11 and 10 respectively.
On the other side, Valdez topscored for Grand Bean with 25 points.
Jauhali added 22 and Allan Talanay had 12 in the defeat.The competition resumes on Sunday with two more games.
Cuckoo will take on Grand Bean at 7pm.
The second match pits CJMM against Kinderflair Basketball Team at 8.30pm.
