# 2016 Merlion Cup (basketball)

The 2016 Merlion Cup has been the 10th edition of the Merlion Cup, an invitational club basketball tournament organized by the Basketball Association of Singapore. The 2016 edition marked the return of the tournament which was held two decades before in 1996.
The tournament took place at the OCBC Arena from 21–25 September and featured six teams from six countries.

## Participating teams

Six teams participated at the 2016 Merlion Cup.
* Singapore Slingers
* Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor
* Shanghai Sharks
* Mighty Sports
* Seoul Samsung Thunders
* Westports Malaysia Dragons

## Results
### Group stage

Source: Basketball Association of Singapore

#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Shanghai Sharks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 110 | +63 | 4 |
| Singapore Slingers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 160 | −14 | 3 |
| Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 163 | −49 | 2 |
* 21 September 18:30
* Report
| Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor | 71–79 | Singapore Slingers |
| Pts: Melvin 26 | | Pts: Alexander 21 |
* OCBC Arena, Kallang, Singapore
* 22 September 20:30
* Report
| Shanghai Sharks | 84–43 | Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor |
* OCBC Arena, Kallang, Singapore
* 23 September 20:30
* Report
| Singapore Slingers | 67–89 | Shanghai Sharks |
* OCBC Arena, Kallang, Singapore

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Mighty Sports | 2 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 165 | +32 | 4 |
| Seoul Samsung Thunders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 186 | 162 | +24 | 3 |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | 2 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 204 | −56 | 2 |
* 21 September 20:30
* Report
| Seoul Samsung Thunders | 87–92 | Mighty Sports |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 17–23, 20–22, 22–26 |||
* OCBC Arena, Kallang, Singapore Referees: Ozawa Tsutomu, Hu Ji, Leong Chuen Wing
* 21 September 18:30
* Report
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | 70–99 | Seoul Samsung Thunders |
| Pts: Wright 37 | | Pts: Craig 25 |
* OCBC Arena, Kallang, Singapore
* 23 September 18:30
* Report
| Mighty Sports | 105–78 | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 29–16, 24–16, 28–27 |||
* OCBC Arena, Kallang, Singapore

### Final round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 24 September - | 24 September - |
| Shanghai Sharks | 76 |
| Shanghai Sharks | 76 | 25 September - | 25 September - |
| Seoul Samsung Thunders | 70 | 25 September - | 25 September - |
| Seoul Samsung Thunders | 70 | Shanghai Sharks | 78 |
| 24 September - | 24 September - | | Shanghai Sharks | 78 |
| 24 September - | 24 September - | Mighty Sports | 77 |
| Mighty Sports | 72 | Mighty Sports | 77 |
| Singapore Slingers | 70 | | |
| Singapore Slingers | 70 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 25 September - | 25 September - |
| | | Seoul Samsung Thunders | 94 |
| | | Singapore Slingers | 55 |
| 5th place | 5th place |
| 25 September - | 25 September - |
| Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor | |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | |

#### Semifinals

* 24 September 18:30
| Shanghai Sharks | 76–70 | Seoul Samsung Thunders |
* OCBC Arena, Kallang, Singapore
* 24 September 20:30
* Report
| Mighty Sports | 72–70 | Singapore Slingers |
| Pts: Spencer 31 | | Pts: Howard 24 |
* OCBC Arena, Kallang, Singapore

#### Fifth place game

* 25 September 13:00
* Report
| Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor | 84–76 | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
| Pts: Wong Y.H. 20 | | Pts: Wright 28 |
* OCBC Arena, Kallang, Singapore

#### Third place game

* 25 September 15:30
* Report
| Seoul Samsung Thunders | 94–55 | Singapore Slingers |
* OCBC Arena, Kallang, Singapore

#### Final

* 25 September 18:00
* Report
| Shanghai Sharks | 78–77 | Mighty Sports |
| Pts: Fredette 41 | | Pts: Thornton 36 |
* OCBC Arena, Kallang, Singapore Attendance: 3,000

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Shanghai Sharks |
| | Mighty Sports |
| | Seoul Samsung Thunders |
| 4 | Singapore Slingers |
| 5 | Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor |
| 6 | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
* 2016 Merlion Cup champions
* Shanghai Sharks First title