Posted: 8:32pm 17/12/2025
(Bangkok Comprehensive News on the 17th) narrowly defeated Singapore by 2 points (71 to 69) and advanced toSEA GamesIn the top four of the 5-a-side basketball game, the Malaysian men’s basketball players couldn’t laugh!
Almost wasted a 14-point lead in the final quarter
In today’s play-off match against Singapore, the Malaysian men’s basketball team led by 14 points at the beginning of the final quarter. However, in the last 2 minutes, the opponent “got everything” and the lead was reduced to 2 points (66 to 68).
“Meimei“Tan Junhong made 2 of 2 free throws, and Malaysia regained its 4-point advantage, but then Singapore hit a three-pointer to close to 1 point, and the game became fierce.
Meimei grabs a key defensive rebound
Next, Huang Yihao cut into the mid-range and pulled up, bounced out of the basket, and Malaysia missed the chance to win; in the final blow, Singapore failed to seize the winning opportunity. Tan Junhong grabbed a key defensive rebound and was fouled and sent to the free throw line.
0.3 seconds before the end, Tan Junhong made the first free throw and deliberately missed the second free throw to let the game time run out. In the end, Malaysia won in the stormy sea and entered the SEA Games semi-finals for the first time since 2011.
Head-to-head clash with host Thailand in the semi-finals
In this campaign, Malaysia’s problem of never killing the game was revealed. Chen Junhong scored 11 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, and Huang Yihao also had 11 points. In addition, center Jiageng scored 14 points and 5 rebounds, 8 of which were obtained in the third quarter. He was one of the contributors to the team’s defense of the lead.
Tomorrow night, the Malaysian men’s basketball team will play in the semi-finals against the host Thailand in a worrying state.
