Marvin Rabauliman scored 22 points after pouring in eight in the fourth period, Ron Gamboa tallied 20, and Wushin was down for the count on an 87-77 loss during the 3rd Annual Shirley’s Invitational Basketball League last Sunday.
A run-and-gun offense wore out Wushin in the final minutes, with Mobil using the 10-point gap against them to land their fifth win of the season.
The victory hoists Mobil ahead of teams Fiesta Resort and Spa, DFS, and Pacific Islands Club-NVM — all of whom hold four wins apiece.
Wushin however, dropped to two wins and four losses, leaving them behind PSS-McGraw Hill. The squad, led by Ferdie Tobias, had earlier evened the score to 38-38 after erasing a one-point gap in the first half.
By the third quarter, Tobias had only squeezed in one basket and allowed Gamboa to score off a turnover while Orlle Ebuen and R. Tibayan scored 10 points.
The Rabauliman-Gamboa duo sparked their winning rally in the final quarter and piled 20 of Mobil’s 30 points.
It was too little too late for Tobias, who finished with three field goals behind the three-point line and totaled 26 points. Ebuen came up empty in the closing minutes and settled for 10 points.
Rabauliman, center George De Guzman, and Bart Demapan delivered on the defense with 24 rebounds while Gamboa posted four assists with two steals. Teammates JP Jose and Emerson Bautista garnered 12 points each.
Scores:
Mobil 87 – M. Rabauliman 22, R. Gamboa 20, J. Jose 12, B. Demapan 12, E. Bautista 8, G. Gapor 8, G. De Guzman 3, M. Tavares 2
Wushin 77 – F. Tobias 26, G. Villasan 18, R. Tibayan 16, O. Ebuen 10, E. Santos 4, H. De Jesus 3
Quarterscores: 18-17, 38-38, 57-50, 87-77
Fiesta 99, GPPC 81
Team GPPC Inc. continued their downward spiral after falling to Fiesta Resort and Spa, 99-81.
Fiesta had earlier been on the losing end of the match after falling behind, 41-46 in the first half.
It wasn’t until Elmer Esdrelon’s outbreak of three-pointers that Fiesta returned to its feet to outgun GPPC, 26-12 in the third quarter.
Esdrelon shot 10 three-point field goals overall, scoring 36 to topple GPPC’s top gunners Alex Ocampo and Boboy Sampang, both of whom garnered 26 in the second half.
Ernie Moises backed Esdrelon with 10 more points in the fourth quarter while John Ong added six. Brandon Talania controlled the second quarter with 11 of Fiesta’s 26 points.
Randy Mungcal initially drove GPPC’s offensive in the first half with 25 points. However he only eked out two baskets in the third period.
Ong and Bruce Berline held GPPC off on 22 rebounds while Esdrelon tallied five assists and five steals. Ernie Moises, who gathered 17 points, posted six rebounds with five assists and two steals.
Fiesta Resort currently trails Mobil with four wins and two losses.
Scores:
Fiesta Resort and Spa 99 – E. Esdrelon 36, B. Talania 21, E. Moises 17, B. Berline 10, J. Ong 9, J. Salazar 4, M. Rabago 2
GPPC Inc. 81 – R. Mungcal 28, A. Ocampo 25, B. Sampang 14, H. Siega 6, A. Tagle 3, A. Rivera 2, M. Tagle 2, O. Jalandoni 1
Quarterscores: 18-15, 46-41, 58-67, 81-99
