Lerio scattered a total of 29 points including the five three-pointers four of which completed the decisive quarter putting the Diamonds on their knees in the second round of the playoff game of the league’s first basketball season.
Bonbon Cadagat invested in two-point perimeter shots in the second quarter before he went lucky from outside the arc to help Lerio pull away.
Banjo Basila who worked hard in the second scored 11 points and Kae Bernardo added 10 points.
In a losing effort, Diamond’s Elmer Esdrelon exploded in the decisive third quarter hitting 12 of his 26 markers.
Guiab who started slow, boosted in the final quarter to score 10 of his 18 points.
Sahnee Rañola scored 13 points and Darwin Barbo added 10 points.
Scores:
MIGS 89 –Lerio 29, Cadagat 18, Basila 11, Bernardo 10, Moises 8, Capalad 5, Demapan 5, Tamayo 2.
Diamond Auto 84 –Esdrelon 26, Guiab 18, Rañola 13, Barbo 10, Talania 5, Aquino 2, Cosino 2.
Quarterscores: 17-15, 43-37, 69-62, 89-84.
