While Knights secured a one-point lead over Ayuyu in the first quarter, they eventually saw themselves at lagging behind Ayuyu from the succeeding period.
Ayuyu broke the defensive line of their opponent, and creating a heavy offense inside the zone.
Kroy Ogo, Dominic Reyes, Savali Talaleriota of KHS Ayuyu committed 16 points total in the second quarter via fastbreaks, unleashing a three-point deficit against Knights.
Ayuyu’s Juan Maratita, Joaquin Muna, and Ichitaro Faisao and a few other Kagman cagers saw action in the hard court in the third quarter and made good their presence for the team by giving off a total of 16 points, versus Knights’ 10-point shots in the said period.
Both teams got entangled in the final quarter with MCS Knights going into full gear.
Knights’ Joseph Yoon fired away with 10 points in the period, and Min Seong Kim helping out with his eight-point contribution, hoping to gain ground.
But KHS Ayuyu already had banked on points as buffer in the previous episodes. Hence they only had to maintain a safe distance from MCS Knights.
In the final seconds of play, KHS Ayuyu were able to clip a win over MCS Knights, posting a final score of 58.
Scores:
KHS Ayuyu – 58: Ogo – 6; Reyes – 10; Muna – 4; Maratita – 9; Jester Kaipat – 8; Francisco Mettao – 2; Anthony Salas – 2; Faisao – 5; Franco Santos – 4; and Talalerota – 8.
MCS Knights – 55: Bela baka – 3; Matthew Igitol – 6; Kim – 16; Henry Han – 5; Geza Baka – 4; and Yoon – 17.
