Desmond of PHS led the charge for his team as he scored 22 points en route to a big marginal win against the Crusaders. Flanked by aggressive defense and fast breaking offense, the PMA Crusaders could not get a hold of the raging Spiders crawling all over their offensive plan to finally succumb to their first defeat to the league opening game played at the home court of the Spiders.
For the other match, a brotherly game between EHS team white and EHS team black was played where the White team squeezed in much needed points in the fourth to win the match against their brothers from EHS, 45 – 41.
Six teams were formed from different high schools namely the Palau High School Spiders, Mindszenty High School Cardinals, KISSPalau Mission Academy Crusaders, Belau Modekngei School, and two teams from the Emmaus High School Knights joined the hunt to be the best up and coming basketball BELLAcagers on the island. Games are scheduled to start every 4 p.m sharp at different venues such as the Emmausd High School, 22Mindszenty High School, Palau High School courts, and the Palau National Gymnasium.
As the ground rules set for all ISL Games, students participating for the their respective schools must meet the ISL GPA requirement of a minimum of 2.0 taken from the second quarter grades and that teams must provide at least one student volunteer to table the official at each of the other games.
FIBA rules applies all throughout the games however the matches will be on running time wherein the game clock will stop for free throw situations, the last minute of each quarter, and the last 2 minutes of the fourth.
The ISL basketball is another program supervised by the Palau Basketball Federation who promotes an absolutely no alcohol, no drugs allowed at all venues.
