School Sports: Unity Secondary retain B Div basketball boys' title in stunning style

Unity Secondary School staged a strong fight back that included 2 three-pointers to claim the championship after trailing 8 points with 1:40 left on the clock. Unity Secondary School retained their Schools National Basketball Championships B Div
Unity Secondary School staged a strong fight back that included 2 three-pointers to claim the championship after trailing 8 points with 1:40 left on the clock. Unity Secondary School retained their Schools National Basketball Championships B Division boys' title in style on Thursday with a stunning comeback to defeat Dunman Secondary School (DSS) 67-65 at Jurong East Sports and Cultural Centre. -- ST PHOTO: MATTHIAS HO

Unity Secondary School retained their Schools National Basketball Championships B Division boys' title in style on Thursday with a stunning comeback to defeat Dunman Secondary School (DSS) 67-65 at Jurong East Sports and Cultural Centre.

Unity were trailing 58-65 with under two minutes left when captain Foo Jun Lin started the comeback with a three-pointer. They then scored six more unanswered points to clinch the tie.

In the B Division girls' final, Dunman saw off Singapore Chinese Girls' School 38-35 to retain their title.

There was nothing separating the two sides for most of the match, before Dunman's Nur Khaliesah hit a three-pointer with 47sec left to settle the tie.

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