Banjo Basila massed 27 points and Dennis Vinas scored 18 to hand Hanwa Hotel a 79-65 win in the 4th Miller Lite Invitational Basketball Tournament at Gualo Rai.
Jason Bahillo and Peter Lizama couldn’t get their hands on Vinas in the first half as Cellular Pro fell behind, 32-26 by the third quarter.
Vinas missed a couple baskets but that wasn’t a problem. Jaime Wabinga came to the rescue and when he wasn’t there for possession, Jam Navarro charged for four points.
Cellular Pro’s Joe Villacrusis top scored at 30 points, but his efforts alone couldn’t finish the job. Ogie Herrero and the Eric Dulfo added 10 and eight, respectively.
Basila blasted his first and last three-pointer two minutes into the fourth quarter and capped the game with a layup behind Villacrusis.
Dulfo’s last-second attempts resulted in misses – an easy turnover for Hanwa Hotel.
Navarro landed two more baskets for a 10 total. Teammates Bartolome and Julius Tabamo scored six apiece.
Scores:
Hanwa Hotel and Resort 79 – B. Basila 27, D. Vinas 18, J. Wabinga 10, J. Navarro 10, Bartolome 6, J. Tabamo 6, O. Mendoza 2
Cellular Pro 65 – J. Villacrusis 30, O. Herrera 10, E. Dulfo 8, J. Bahillo 7, J. Loste 4, D. Tibayan 4, P. Lizama 2
Quarterscores: 18-15, 32-26, 56-49, 79-65
Fixers 80, Inchcape 72
The Ebisuya Fixers outran Inchcape, 80-72 for their second win in an earlier game.
A 25-point surge was exactly what the Fixers needed to get the last laugh in the fourth quarter. Tim Wesley led the pack at 20 points, John Artates and Jun Abedes scored nine apiece, and JM Llagas added six.
A couple three-pointers shut Inchcape down while Wesley and Abedes shot back-to-back jumpers in the closing minutes.
Inchcape’s Jun Tabora hammered four straight free throws and finished off with an easy layup for 26 points. Jun Pantaleon earned 27 and Ferdie Tobias posted five.
The Fixers blasted six points ahead to control the first half and led, 55-51 by the third quarter.
Inchcape now has an even three win-three loss record in the league’s B bracket.
Scores:
Ebisuya-Fixers 80 – T. Wesley 20, J. Abedes 9, J. Artates 9, JM Llagas 6, JR Montano 6, E. Abuan 5, Jacob 4, E. Pineda 1
Inchcape 72 – J. Pantaleon 27, J. Tabora 26, F. Tobias 5, M. Buenabajo 4, Legaspi 4, E. Echavez 2, M. Marchadesch 2
Quarterscores: 21-14, 36-30, 55-51, 80-72
