Malaysia won their last game of the tournament to end this year's MIBC with a 4-1 record for a second-place finish, defeating the Philippines Pharex Bidang Generix team 91-79.

Our boys started off the game on a 12-3 run with three 3-pointers by skipper Koh Way Tek and one by youngster, Kuek Tian Yuan. But the Philippines roared right back with a three-point shooting streak of their own...

Plagued by inconsistent shooting, our girls were unable to overcome the Haishan High School team. The final score of the game was 93-67 in favour of Haishan High School.

Our girls got off to a slow start, with shots from the perimeter adamantly refusing to fall. Liu Jung-Hsing from Haishan had the hot hand early on, hitting two 3-pointers to extend the Haishan lead to eight, with 5:24 left in the first quarter. Liu His-Yeh hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to increase the Haishan lead to 12 after ten minutes of play...

The Home United Basketball Club from Singapore is undoubtedly the team with the most interesting mix of players, from various nationalities as well as age-groups.

What most people do not know is that Xiu Lijuan, wearing the jersey number 17, is no ordinary 50-year-old. She is a former-member of the China National Women's Basketball team, who helped team China win the bronze medal in the 1983 World Basketball Championship for Women...

Pure Youth Construction win five straight games to be crowned the winners of the 2nd Malaysia International Basketball Championship after defeating the Hong Kong China team 98-83.

Tsai Wen-Cheng drained a 3-pointer to open the game and this would be indicative of the good shooting form of the Pure Youth team for the rest of the game. Tso Tsung-Kai hit 4-of-5 from downtown and Pure Youth were 6-of-7 from three-point range in the first quarter. The Taiwanese led by 11 after the first quarter...

The Guangzhou Youth team wins the inaugural women's title for the Malaysia International Basketball Championships after winning their final game against the Home United Basketball Club, 83-61.

Home United managed to keep the game close for a while, and Yao Xiuxiu tied the game with a 3-point play at the 4:19 mark of the first quarter. However, the Chinese were shooting the ball very well, and an 11 point effort from Yang Li Wei...

The Zhuhai Enterprise group muscled their way to a 93-76 victory over the Chosun University boys. The taller, bigger Chinese dominated the smaller Koreans in the paint, and with the Koreans having a bad shooting day, the Zhuhai Enterprise Group managed their second victory of the tournament.

The Zhuhai team pounded the ball inside from the start, taking full advantage of their bigger size. The Koreans, though faster and younger, were unable hit from the perimeter and the Chinese led by 8 at the end of the first half...