PTC dominated, 78-69 to win their second game of the 4th Annual Miller Lite Invitational Basketball Tournament at Gualo Rai court on Sunday.
Melvin Capalad led the pack with 20 points, scoring 15 in the first half and five in the second. Jerome Reyes mustered 15 points, Alex Lauron piled 13, and Bon Tamayo bagged 11.
PTC thrived on the Hot Shots’ missed baskets in the opening five minutes. Lauron hammered two jumpers and a free throw for his first five points.
Errol Peredo snuck only one basket for the Hot Shots, but recovered with 11 points late in the third quarter. He totaled 19, trailed by teammates G. Libuw (16), JR Barrios (13), and Mike Umali (9).
The Hot Shots narrowed the gap to seven points by the second half but still couldn’t catch up.
Zack Babauta landed one three-pointer, a layup, and two free throws to hand PTC seven points. Tudela and Art Trajano scored six and three, respectively.
Scores:
Pacific Trading Company 78 – M. Capalad 20, J. Reyes 15, A. Lauron 13, B. Tamayo 11, Z. Babauta 8, Tudela 6, A. Trajano 3, J. Garon 2
Island Apparel Hot Shots 69 – E. Peredo 19, G. Libuw 16, JR Barrios 13, M. Umali 9, J. Park 4, J. Guiab 4, J. Dayrit 2, R. Gamboa 2
Quarterscores: 25-9, 41-34, 59-49, 78-69
Cargo Express 73, Armatech 68
Team Cargo Express-Sea Bridge edged Armatech, 73-68 in an earlier game.
Kelvin Fitial scored 14 points and Lerio Pagarao earned 13 to pull Cargo Express ahead in the second half.
Armatech – even with its star player Elmer Esdrelon landing three-pointers – remained behind by the second period.
Cargo Express’ Sonny Lerio added eight points, Won Joo Jung tallied six, and Rosel Ritual scored five to worsen Armatech’s one-point deficit.
Bruce Berline pushed for a layup following Esdrelon’s floater late in the final quarter, but time was running out.
Cargo Express — with its well-rounded defense throwing Armatech off — capped the night with 25 more points.
Berline settled for three points alongside Esdrelon’s 20 and 11 from Martin Moreno. De Vero garnered eight points from the first half, with Francis Rebuyon and Bong Malasarte scoring two apiece.
Scores:
Cargo Express-Sea Bridge 73 – K. Fitial 14, L. Pagarao 13, S. Lerio 8, W. Jung 6, R. Ritual 5
Armatech 68 – E. Esdrelon 20, M. Moreno 11, I. De Vero 8, B. Berline 3, F. Rebuyon 2, B. Malasarte 2
Quarterscores: 13-11, 28-27, 48-47, 73-68
