B Pier scores early win
lo alport, arely a oiding a winless conference the last time, nailed its first win in only its second game in the ome elpad o ernors up as the atang ier pulled the rug from under the las a il ces, - 1, last night at the mart raneta oliseum.
he atang ier showed the toughness and the staying power lac ing in practically all their pre ious games in the season, eating the ces after dropping their conference de ut against the arangay ine ra ings.
ormer star guard errence Romeo returned from the in ured list, coming off the ench to pro ide the spar that helped lo alport hand las a a loss after a triumphant de ut against an iguel eer.
eanwhile, arangay ine ra and ir 1 oth shoot for a second straight win as they ta e on eralco and ara o ull, respecti ely, in today s etron la e aturday pecial at the all of sia rena in asay.
he press and the nergy ola play at 4 p.m. then the ings and the olts attle at 1 p.m.
Romeo piled up 18 points on 4-of-10 field shooting and -of-11 free throws for the atang ier who sa ed what would ha e een a winless campaign in the ommissioner s up with a ictory o er the ara o ull nergy ola in their final game.
mport eroy ic erson, le a agnot and ay ashington did their o s with RR arcia and ewel onferrada putting in ey contri utions as lo alport scored an early rea through in the tourney.
ater in the night, unmar a ardo put in an o erpowering performance with 8 points and 18 re ounds as an iguel eer also made it to the wincolumn with a - decision o er Rain or hine.
a ardo came through with his hul ing dou le-dou le num ers after he was held down to 1 points in their loss to the ces unday. The scores: First Game Globalport 95 – Hickerson 25, Cabagnot 24, Romeo 18, Washington 13, Garcia 8, Ponferada 4, Macapagal 2, Matias 1, Taha 0, Menk 0, Hayes 0, Salvador 0.
Alaska 91 – Walker 22, Casio 16, Espinas 14, Abueva 14, Baguio 8, Jazul 6, Hontiveros 5, Manuel 4, Thoss 2. Quarterscores: 24-22, 48-34, 66-62, 95-91 Second Game San Miguel Beer 97 – Williams 29, Fajardo 28, Santos 10, Lassiter 8, Maierhofer 7, Tubid 5, Ross 4, Lutz 4, Chua 2, Lanete 0, Kramer 0, Mercado 0.
Rain or Shine 92 – Reid 27, Lee 13, Tiu 11, Almazan 9, Chan 9, Rodriguez 8, Norwood 5, Uyloan 3, Cruz 2, Arana 2, Ibanes 2, Nuyles 1, Belga 0.
Quarterscores: 21-11, 44-42, 66-68, 97-92