That night, the UFO-Budweiser Cup saw Cabalen-Noni outmuscle MDX-Blue Haus, 79-69, while in the UFO Masters-Docomo Pacfic Cup, Cabalen-Wings Travel soared high over SAFSWO-Ebisuya, 91-66.
In the Bud Cup matchup, Noni and MDX looked dead even throughout most of the game.
Noni won the first quarter behind Bon Tamayo’s strong 12-point opening performance to spark the team’s 22-point period.
Lerio Pagarao picked up the scoring responsibility in the second with his nine points.
But MDX was always on their heels scoring 19 in the first and 20 in the second to Noni’s 19-point second quarter. And as a result, Noni was only up by two heading into halftime.
Once the buzzer sounded to signal the start of the third quarter, MDX went to work, playing hard-nose defense and outscoring Noni, 18-13. They went into the fourth period up by three, 57-54.
Noni was shaken, but kept their poise and went on an offensive tear with 25 points, led by Tamayo, who exploded for 13 points in the final ten minutes of play.
They never looked back and won by ten.
Noni’s Tamayo scored a game-high 31 points, while his teammate, Kae Bernardo posted 20 strong ones. Pagarao finished with 13.
MDX had Zack Babauta as the their leading scorer with 14. Dexter Tenorio helped him out with 11. Ben Lisua was the only other MDX player in double-figures with ten.
Scores:
Cabalen-Noni 79 – Tamayo 31, Bernardo 20, Pagarao 13, Demapan 4, Yabut 4, Pantaleon 2, David 2, Basilla 2
MDX-Blue Haus 69 – Babauta 14, Tenorio 11, Lisua 10, Palacios 9, Z. Diaz 8, E. Diaz 8, Lauron 6, Galulu 2
Quarter scores: 22-19, 41-39, 54-57, 79-69
Cabalen-Wings Travel 91, SAFSWO-Ebisuya 66
In the masters division, Wings Travel had the game under lock with a blowout victory.
The masters defending champions had a challenging first half as Ebisuya, which only had six players suited up, kept it close only trailing by two heading into intermission.
Wings Travel came out of the recess ready to make up for their mistakes in the first half and responded by outscoring their opponents, 22-10, in the third.
The title holders weren’t done yet as they made their presence known with a 30-point fourth quarter output.
Tony Diaz led the way for Wings Travel with 25 points. Edsel Mendoza had a game of 16, while his teammate, Alex Ocampo gave the team 12.
Ebisuya’s Mike Surima led his team’s losing effort with 20 points. Joel Buniag chipped in with 14, and Noel Delos Santos helped with 13.
Scores:
Cabalen-Wings Travel 91 – Diaz 25, Mendoza 16, Ocampo 12, Cruz 11, Atalig 7, Verano 7, Macoto 6, Yalung 2, Palacios 2
SAFSWO-Ebisuya 66 – Surima 20, Buniag 14, Delos Santos 13, Darag 8, Echavez 6, Jacob 5
Quarter scores: 23-17, 39-37, 61-47, 91-66
