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With only 15 seconds left, ISB Panthers only held a two-point lead against the ISM Bearcats. Although the Bearcats put up a ferocious fight, the Panthers pulled out and won the game with a 57-54 lead.

The two teams were on each other’s tails the whole game. Neither team was able to gain an enormous lead, but rather it was a fair competition. Both teams put up a good fight, and nobody could have guessed the outcome until the end.

The Panthers fought hard and plan to continue this hard work at the games tomorrow!

The girl’s match between home team ISB and TAS was intense.  TAS stayed in the lead for the majority of the game, managing to be at least two points ahead of ISB throughout the first three quarters. ISB came back hard in Quarter 4, though, scoring 8 points in a single minute and effectively tying the game. The game continued to stay close until TAS managed to get a 4 point lead on ISB. In the end TAS won 73 to 62.

Joanne Matsuo from TAS was definitely a hard player in this game, scoring 13 points in total for her team. The International spoke to Joanne after the game, and as a 3^rd year IASAS basketball member she presents herself as tough competition.  Will Joanne and the TAS girls make gold?

SAS is now 3-0 after a strong game against ISKL. By the 3^rd Quarter SAS was up 45 to 17.  ISKL showed great determination in the 4^th Quarter, managing to shoot 5 points to bring them up to a score of 21. SAS was brutal, though, scoring 15 point that round. Lauren McMullen shot the final basket of the game, bringing SAS up to a startling 60 points by the time the buzzer sounded.

After the game The International spoke to SAS Girl’s Basketball Assistant Coach Tom Beams. He stated that he was happy with how the SAS girls were playing, and that [the coaches] were glad with how all of the players got an equal amount of time on the court. One of SAS major players was injured during the SAS/ISKL game, but Assistant Coach Beams says that SAS has their eye on the gold.

The game between ISB and ISKL girls was a closely matched, highly exciting game that ended with a 51-41 score, with ISB as the winner. Throughout the round, the two equally skilled teams found themselves butting heads as the score remained floating within just a few shots for the majority of the first two halves. However, by the sound of the halftime buzzer, ISKL had garnered a 7 point lead and ISB was looking shaky. It wasn’t until ISB’s Jayna Milan scored three consecutive layups that the Bangkok team gained enough momentum to end the game with their close victory. ISB’s Amanda Giles remarks that ISKL put up quite the fight, and the match was a lot tougher than when the two teams played at the exchange. This marks the first win for ISB in the round robin, a promising bounce back from their match with JIS. ISKL still has their games against JIS, SAS, and TAS ahead of them as opportunities for their own first win.

In an intense game International School Manila versed Singapore American School. Through out the first three quarters of the game the teams were evenly matched with strong defensive and offensive plays. Late into the last quarter the teams were tied at 56, each striving to get that extra point over the other. The Bearcats pulled ahead with 59 vs. the Eagles 58. With two minutes left to the game the teams were once again tied, the Eagles managing to pull ahead with a free throw, bringing them to 60. Brendan Bieker of SAS scored an impressive three-point shot, pulling the Eagles further into the lead. The Eagles continued to score, with ISM scoring in the last 30 seconds of the game. The game ended with the Eagles victorious, 65 to 61, ISM player Daniel Cho hurling the ball from half court and making the basket just milliseconds after the buzzer sounded.