UM v UTeM (boys)

Victory! Final score 102-26.

UTeM is not as poor a team as the score suggests. They are form
Malacca, a predominantly chinese team and played reasonable standard
basketball.

However, UM boys played an excellent game. From the tip off, we scored
immediately and took off on a 10-0 run.

Our defensive intensity and focus was great throughout for 40 minutes,
both first and second units.

Despite the blowout, our team maintained the same defensive intensity.
I expressly told our boys that 100 points is NOT our goal butvwe ate
to maintain our focus throughout.

Coincidentally and by chance, we ultimately did cross the 100 point
threshold.

UM is now in the quarter finals. As group champions, we get a "by" of
the round of 16 (knock out round).

Our likely opponent in the quarters will be UPM. UM boys will continue
to maintain the same focus, focusing on what WE need to do defensively
and offensively, to be successful, regardless of the opponent.

I am proud of our boys performance AND how they have been conducting
themselves, on and off the court.

The little boy in the picture is "Samy" and our biggest supporter. He
studies in SRJKC Hwa Min where the competitions are held and Amirul
has become is hero / idol. Every game, his little voice can be heard
shouting "A-M-I-R-U-L, zhia yew!"

Well done UM boys!! Keep up the UM spirit!