The Manila Times

Jose tows Hawkeyes back to D-League finals

- JEAN RUSSEL V. DAVID

CIGNAL HD returned to the Philippine Basketball Associa dominating Marinerong Pilipino anew, 87-64, in Game 2 of their the on Tuesday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

Raymar Jose waxed hot early for the Hawkeyes to seize the momentum en route to a lopsided victory and sweep the series, 2-0.

Jose netted a double-double performanc­e of 28 points and 11 rebounds to lead Cignal HD back

“We are happy that we made it - ference. We played seven games straight in three weeks but we’re with a championsh­ip,” said head coach Boyet Fernandez, who en

Pamboy Raymundo also came up big with 18 markers highlighte­d by four triples on top of three rebounds and four assists while Jason Villarias netted 16 for Cignal HD.

With an 11-point advantage going to the final canto, the Hawkeyes continued its onslaught and unloaded a 11-0 run to put the game out of reach, 76-54, 4:17 left.

Robie Herndon and Jeff Javillonar paced the Skippers with 17 points each.

Cignal HD will face the winner between the Flying V and Centro Escolar University, which was being played as of press time.

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