All was going well for the Ol Aces during the first quarter of the game. They managed to slip past Island Apparel’s defense line and dominate by one shaky point. Rannie Mejia, Teng Patricio, and Ricardo Alejandro each scored 4 points throughout the quarter.
The Ol Aces snatched the lead from Island Apparel by a hairline, 18-17.
Both teams entered the second quarter of the game ready to battle it out once more. The Island Apparels stepped it up a notch and were able to shut the gap close and push past the Ol Aces after team players Mike Sablan cornered 5 points while his teammates Oscar Masga, and Amor Zapanta each contributed 4 points a piece.
By half time, the Islands Apparels grabbed hold of the lead from the Ol Aces by 6 steady points, 40-34.
Both teams entered the second half of the bout with one common goal in mind: hand the upset to the opposing team.
The Island Apparels were able to keep their lead and distance from the Ol Aces in the third quarter. They worked together to garner a total of 20 points in the entire ten minutes to widen the gap made in the first half of the game. But the Ol Aces refused to go down without a fight.
Together the Ol Aces connected 8 baskets for 16 points total to try and keep up with the Island Apparels. By the time the buzzer rang to signal the end of the third quarter the scores were, 60-50 in favor of Island Apparel.
It all came down to the last quarter of the game. The Ol Aces devised a strong defense line to keep the Island Apparels at bay in order for their offense tactics to pass through unscathed.
Junar Fernandez successfully bagged a jump shot followed by a charity shot from Eric Atalig to yank the lead from Island Apparel. Elias Rangamar jumped into the winning band wagon and bagged a couple of down town shots that really helped the Ol Aces get back on its feet.
Eric Atalig was then fouled and he was able to sink both charity shots in to grab the lead from the Island Apparel once more in the last seconds of the game. But Island Apparel’s Dante Olivos was fouled on his way down to the basket and he successfully sunk both charity shots in as well to send the game into over time.
But it was all over for the Ol Aces in the extra period. Island Apparel collected another 10 points together and sent the Ol Aces packing, 78-72.
Scores:
Island Apparel– O. Masga 24, Y. Gabaldon 16, J. Pangelinan 7, D. Olivos 6, A. Zapanta 6, S. Norman 6, M. Sablan 5, Y. Irinaka 4.
Ol Aces-E. Rangamar 20, E. Atalig 14, L. Ruluked 13, J. Fernandez 12, R. Mejia 10, T. Patricio 8, R. Alejandro 8, T. Rogolifoi 4.
