By Kyle Terwilliger
Variety News Staff

WITH both the Guam Greyhounds and the Ace Hardware Aces coming off wins last week in the Philippine Amateur Basketball League season opening games the stage was set for these two great teams to go head to head Sunday at the St. John’s Gym.
The game began like everyone expected with both teams exchanging baskets one after another. At the end of the first quarter the game would seem to predict a very good game to become with the Greyhounds leading the Aces 21-20. Coming out of the second quarter the Aces would turn their game up and would take a ten point lead with just over half of the quarter done.
However the momentum would switch hands and the Greyhounds would go on a 6-0 run forcing the Aces to call a timeout. Coming out of the timeout the Greyhounds would steal the ball and push the ball ahead to Mike Atoigue who would get the lay-up plus the foul to complete the three point play and bring the Greyhounds within one of the Aces with just under a minute left in the half.
The Aces would settle into their half court offense and would get the ball to Jun Navarro who would score his only two points of the game to stop the Greyhounds run. With seconds ticking away in the first half the Greyhounds’ Mike Atoigue would have to force a last second shot that would fall just short giving the Aces the lead going into halftime 38-35.
The third quarter would mirror the first with both teams trading buckets back and forth with the Aces keeping their three point lead throughout much of the quarter.