Down by 10 points in the first half, Dave Sablan and Wowie Abuel saved the Chow Queens with their explosive performance on the court. Sablan hammered a couple layups at first, pulling his team closer to the SIP – Mobils.
Mobil’s Jun Estolas, who had been leading the team since the start, tried to stop Sablan from his shooting spree.
Nearly losing the ball, Sablan snuck a side pass to teammate Abuel, who sent the crowd cheering with a three-pointer.
Energized, Sablan easily made his way past Estolas and Pando Muleta. The Chow Queens turned the game around in the third quarter, beating the Mobils by two points.
Chow Queen’s Kelvin Fitial and Banjo Basilla focused on the defense, boxing out Errol Peredo on Mobil’s side of the court. Jun Pantaleon intercepts the ball from Peredo and passes it to Abuel.
Scoring more baskets in the final quarter, Abuel and Sablan boosted their team’s morale. Estolas and Gil Gapor desperately shot three-pointers to catch up but failed.
Prior to the second half, the Mobils shortly had the upper hand. Their 29-22 lead in the second quarter didn’t last for long.
Chow Queen’s Kae Bernardo and coach Joey Siriban didn’t take part in the match due to their altercation with team Cavite last Saturday. The two however, will be making up their absence in Chow Queen’s championship match against the MAFEA – Ali’i Konflikts.
Scores:
MDX – Chow Queen 87 – W. Abuel 27, D. Sablan 20, B. Basilla 15, B. Tamayo 5, I. De Vero 4, B. Demapan 4, K. Fitial 4, J. Pantaleon 3, A. Mortos 2, G. Aquino 2, S. Lerio 1
SIP – Mobil 83 – J. Estolas 26, E. Peredo 13, J. Guiab 12, M. Rabauliman 11, L. Factor 6, G. De Guzman 6, P. Muleta 5, G. Gapor 4
Quarterscores: 19-14, 42-36, 62-64, 83-87
Wings Travel 94, Monster 81
In the masters division, the MDX PTC – Monsters fell hard after losing to the Cabalen – Wings Travels 94-81.
Tying the game at 45-45 in the second quarter, the Wings Travels surpassed the Monsters with the help of Junar Guiab.
Wings Travel’s Edwin Santos used his size to score two points following a rebound. Guiab led the way Wings Travel after scoring 15 points in the first quarter. He surprised the Monsters with a three-point field goal, dodging blocks from Sonny Ebuen and George De Guzman.
The Monsters tried to get even in the second half, but could not catch up to the Robert Guiang’s pace. Guiang progressed well into the third quarter, making 12 points for Wings Travel. He was boxed in by Monster’s Charles Cepeda and Art Trajano when Sam Fernandez assisted him with a jumper.
With time running out, the Monsters started rushing their offensive. Edwin Santos scored his last two points with a jump shot before being overrun by Monster defenders.
Guiab dominated the game with 34 points, leaving the game with only two personal fouls.
Scores:
Cabalen Wings Travel 94 – J. Guiab 34, E. Santos 18, R. Guiang 16, S. Fernandez 15, E. Yalung 7, R. Aguilar 4
MDX PTC – Monster 81 – J. Tabora 22, A. Trajano 21, S. Ebuen 13, G. De Guzman 9, F. Tobias 8, C. Cepeda 6, J. Garon 2
Quarterscores: 27-24, 45-45, 56-69, 81-94
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