KL Aseel start MBLM campaign on winning note


PETALING JAYA: KL Aseel opened their Major Basketball League Malaysia (MBLM) season with an impressive 92-70 victory over Sunrise Youngsters despite playing without their import players at the Maba Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

Sunrise’s Kittitep Dasom, who top scored against Pegesus Brunei with 24 points on Wednesday, gave the team the early momentum but Aseel’s excellent shooting saw them taking a 12-point lead at the end of the first quarter.

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