Rañola basketball eight of his 10 free throws including the crucial penalty shots in the final quarter where he also fired two of his three-pointers in the game as he scattered a total of 37 points.
Moly Cacho went 5-for-9 and scored 25 as he helped GEC Pawnshop rally during the first, second and third quarters of the game and took the lead halfway to the final quarter.
Ronal Delos Reyes rampaged with three pointers as hit 20 markers in the fourth quarter to finish with 51 points for Taga Warriors.
However, Amor Casabuena who scored 14 points; Larry Palero, 12 and Dante Olivos, 6, assisted Rañola and Cacho secure the lead in the final quarter for a sure championship crown.
Meanwhile, that day’s excitement was cut short by power outage that stalled the championship game between Ol Aces and Advance X-Terminator three minutes and 30 second to the ballgame.
X—Terminators were in ball possession when Estolas scaling from the arc when the power went out at 10:20 pm.
Ol Aces was leading, 109-96, and Fred Pelisamen and Jericho Cruz’s were at the height of scoring spree as Jack Lizama was having great pulse for perimeter shooting.
Pelisamen scored double figures in the second and third quarter and went on rampaging with three points before the power went out.
Cruz kept investing in drive shots as he continue to inch Ol Acea away as he scored a double digit point in the third quarter.
The defensive tandem of Cruz and Marvin Rabauliman who scored five, limited Jun Estolas to two points in the second and kept him scoreless in the third.
Jonathan Lim however went into scoring spree as he hit 29 markers and basketed nine of his 11 free throws.
Scores:
GEC 102 –S. Rañola 37, Cacho 25, Casabuena 14, Palero 12, Olivos 6, Buenbajo 4, Celes 2, Peleño 2.
Taga Warriors 95 –Delos Reyes 51, Abedes 18, Cosino 12, Pineda 8, Nicdao 6.
Quarterscores: 23-25, 46-50, 69-71, 102-95
