Their triumph yesterday not only gave them the national trophy but they could avenge their loss to Tiew Pai Ngarm in the opening match.

Hi-Tech's Boonchuay Phopak scored a three-pointer to open the game and it was an only one time that his team took a lead throughout the half time.

Then the champions played better and Piyapong Piroon added two points to open up the a 43-42 lead in the third quarter but Tiew Pai Ngarm fought back and ran away Hi-Tech again.

Trailing only one point at 56-57 with 10 seconds remaining in the last quarter, Surachet, the shortest team member of Hi-tech with only 165-cm tall, received the ball from his team-mate in the turnover then suddenly shocked Tiew Pai Ngarm with a three-pointer in the last second, beating them 59-57.

Parinya Jintanasathit sank 20 points to be the Hi-Tech's top scorer.

"We won this match with a luck and spirit because we wish to contribute the triumph to one handful player of the team, who sustained the knee injury," said Manit Niyomyindee, the Hi-Tech's coach.

In the men's third place playoff, trailing three points in the overtime, Sorranat Sirichumchai could not make the Bangkok Bank's dream come true as he missed his three-pointer penalty foul that allowed the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) edged past the Bankers 67-65.

Meanwhile, the Bangkok Bank A landed their win over the Rattana Bundit University 91-68 to dominate the trophy for the consecutive 14 times in the women's category.

The Bangkok Bank B defeated Wat Noi Nopphakhun Parents and Teachers Association to take the women's third place.

The brilliant Pratya Kruathiwa of Tiew Pai Ngarm won the Most Valuable Player award with 155 point scoring in the whole tournament.

Somporn Suphop

Alitta Tangrungruengkit

The Nation