From the get-go the Fundamentalists roughed it out on the court with the Ol Aces and achieving the lead from the start of the game throughout the finish; not once the Fundamentalists slacken their defense; instead they butted heads with the Ol Aces in the last quarter of the game, 37-33.
Unlike all other games, the scores did not go too high and before long it was all over for the Ol Aces. It was looking good for the Fundamentalists after Adam Walsh nailed three pointer shot to start the quarter off. Hok Yun Lee and Dae Won Jeon ignited the Fundamentalists’ winning rally after collaring 4 points a piece.
It was no different in the following quarters; the Fundamentalists’ defense barriers were just too solid against the Ol Aces. In the end, the Fundamentalists nailed the win and handed the Ol Aces the upset of the game, 37-33.
Scores:
IT&E Fundamentalists– D. Jeon 10, H. Lee 10, A. Walsh 7, B. Petersburg 6, B. Fox 4.
Ol Aces– J. Rengul 10, F. Peliseman 7, T. Ogumoro 6, T. Diaz 3, C. Kenty 2, O. Tyrone 2, P. Camacho 2.
IN the second game of the night, NMC PROA kept their perfect record after routing team Satbahi. All was going well for team Satbahi during the first quarter.
They were able to push past the PROAs and aviate themselves by 9 points above by the end of the first quarter, 19-10.PROAs Coach Rufino Aguon was seen steadily monitoring his players to make sure he knew exactly the strengths and weaknesses of both teams.
When PROA entered the second quarter all could see that Coach Rufino Aguon stood up and it all was history for the Satbahis; with the rising of the Coach came the victory of the team.
By half time, not only did the PROAs close the gap after Pete Iguel nailed 18 points, three shots of which where three pointers. Iguel gave the crowd a reason to laugh during the deliverance of an offensive play.
Iguel was supposed to pass the ball to an open teammate at the bottom of the basket; fortunately for him he threw the ball a little too hard and nailed a three pointer shot without even jumping or had any intentions of connecting to the basket.
Both teams were shocked but everyone ended up laughing as he shrugged it off and continued on. By the time the siren rang to seal the first half of the bout shut, the PROAs were leading by three points, 34-31.
The Satbahis put up a great fight during the third quarter of the game as they tried their best to repair the damage done in the second quarter.
But it was too late for them as Pete Iguel was on fire the entire night, nailing three pointer shots here and there.
Iguel connected to the basket during the third quarter and collared another 14 points for the PROAs stretching the three point lead to 8 strong points, 54-46.
Satbahi’s eulogy was read in the last quarter of the game after Iguel entered the last ten minutes to make sure he rightfully showcased his basketball talents with the help of his teammates. Iguel scored 6 points whilst teammate Peter Mendiola deposited his 7 points to keep their perfect record intact, 77-53.
Scores:
NMC PROA– P. Iguel 40, P. Mendiola 12, G. Ruluked 10, D. Palacios 6, M. Babauta 5, J. Lizama 4.
Satbahi– B. Demapan 12, E. Mangeli 12, L. Abuel 10, R. Paraiso 10, A. Mortos 4.
