Sencur secured a comfortable 99-74 victory against Typhoon Centurion in the New KBM League on Friday evening. The third-placed visitors made no mistake against the ninth-place hosts, controlling proceedings from start to finish. It was a result that reflected the gulf between two sides with very different trajectories this season.
To be fair, the pattern was clear from the opening exchanges. Sencur's away record this term has been nothing short of impressive, and they carried that momentum into this fixture. Typhoon Centurion, meanwhile, have struggled for consistency throughout their 27-game campaign, sitting 18 points behind their opponents in the table.
And here's the thing — this wasn't a contest that stayed close, despite what you might expect from a home fixture. Sencur's efficiency around the basket told the tale. They converted 34 of 55 field goals compared to 24 from 58 attempts for the hosts. The visitors also dominated the boards, pulling down 34 rebounds to 22, and their 21 assists versus 19 showed better ball circulation throughout.
What struck me watching was the turnover battle. Typhoon Centurion coughed up 22 possessions, while Sencur managed just 18. That difference in decision-making under pressure accumulated over 40 minutes. The hosts also struggled from distance, hitting only 10 of their 22 three-point attempts compared to 3 from 12 for the visitors — but the volume of shots at the rim compensated for Sencur's outside shooting.
By then, this was already a game decided. The visitors have kept three clean sheets on the spin in terms of not letting matches slip away, and this result extended that form. They now sit nine points clear of fourth place with no games played since their last outing on September 26th against Rogaška.
We had tipped the away side at 57 per cent confidence, and that proved a reasonable assessment. Sencur's 18 wins from 27 matches versus Typhoon Centurion's nine wins tell the story of a team that knows how to close out fixtures. The hosts have now lost 18 of 27 games, and this result leaves them 18 points adrift of third place with nothing to play for in the standings.
