Locked at 70 – 70 with few ticks remaining in the regulation, both teams struggled to score that ended up in overtime. However at the start of the extra period, Surangel squad increased their intensity level with the help of their speedy guard Pingot and big man Manio who finished the match with 20 and 14, respectively. On the other hand, veteran Rey Hinosa of team Rangers put in 20 markers while team mate Eugene Baluyot dropped 17 in helping their team slice the lead of their opponent. Nevertheless, Surangel showed more poised and committed less error on crucial moments that eventually made them hand over the first set back for team Rangers.
After leveling the score at 76 – 76 at the end of the fourth quarter, the rejuvenated PIA-Slashers edged off team Western Union 88 – 84 in overtime period, courtesy of the streak shooting of Senandre and Basco who contributed with 26 and 14 points. As for the other games, J.Trading Jaguar pounded team RAMs with a score of 91 – 64, while Palau Nationals overpowered team HANPA-Cardinals with a final tally of 85 – 33.Four matches are played every Sunday afternoon in which the first game starts at exactly 11:00 p.m. The 2009 Filipino Basketball League (FBL) is supervised by the Palau Basketball Federation and is sponsored by PITI, CTSI-Logistics, J.Trading/ATT, Surangel and Sons, Ilocandia Association, Ilonggo Association, and Western Union.
