G4S took the early lead, while Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan bounced back in the Inaugural Shirley\u2019s Coffee Shop Invitational Basketball League following their separate wins Wednesday night at the JP Center Basketball Court in Garapan.<\/p>\n
G4S improved to a 2-0 record for the solo lead in the six-team field after whipping Micronesian Brokers, Inc., 61-41, in the second game. Fiesta, which lost to G4S last Sunday, nipped Shirley\u2019s Coffee Shop in the curtain raiser, 72-67.<\/p>\n
Timely baskets from Jimmy Salazar and Ferdie De La Torre helped Fiesta halt Shirley\u2019s rally and preserve the win.<\/p>\n
Fiesta led by as much as 11 in the second quarter, 33-22, but Shirley\u2019s came back behind Jersh Angeles and Dindo Laxa and led the game at 65-64, with less than four minutes left in the fourth period.<\/p>\n
Salazar, who had only two points in the first three quarters, muscled his way inside and made two baskets in the ensuing plays. On both occasions, Salazar drew a foul, but completed only one three-point play. De La Torre also had a three-point play for a 7-3 windup.<\/p>\n
In the second game, G4S caught MBI on a bad scoring night to nail a 19-point win.<\/p>\n
MBI had only Art Trajano scoring more than a field goal in the first quarter and the team was held to 17 points.<\/p>\n
G4S also started slow and tallied only 15 markers in the first period. G4S had another 15-point output in the second period and took an 11-point lead at halftime, as it held MBI to seven markers, 30-19.<\/p>\n
G4S was consistent with its offense in the third period, firing 15 more points, while MBI continued to struggle, scoring nine. Entering the final canto, G4S enjoyed a 17-point lead, 45-28, and MBI never recovered with only Alvin Alvarez, Ryan Cabrera, and Marvin Achas making baskets in the fourth period.<\/p>\n
MBI dropped to a 1-1 record, tying Fiesta for third place. Advanced X-Terminators are in second place with a 1-0 slate and will go for win No. 2 tonight against Fiesta at 6:30pm.<\/p>\n
G4S will aim for its third straight victory against Shirley\u2019s, which is looking for its first win after a 0-2 start, in the second game.
\n[B]
\nFirst Game<\/p>\n
Fiesta 72 [\/B]\u2013 Esdrelon 23, De La Torre 10, Ong 10, Mojar 10, Salazar 6, Licop 4, Maliwanag 4, Rabago 3, Moran 2, Garcia 2.<\/p>\n
[B]Shirley\u2019s 67[\/B] \u2013 Laxa 26, Angeles 16, Nicdao 14, Catungal 4, Pineda 2.<\/p>\n
[B]Scoring by quarters:[\/B] 17-16, 35-27, 53-45, 72-67.<\/p>\n
[B]Second Game<\/p>\n
G4S 61[\/B] \u2013 Guiab 28, Basa 15, Banatasa 6, Chavez 3, Serrano 3, Sison 2, Larioza 2.<\/p>\n
[B]MBI 42[\/B] \u2013 Trajano 12, Alvarez 9, Achas 8, Barbo 7, Cabrera 4, Sese 2.<\/p>\n
[B]Scoring by quarters:[\/B] 15-12, 30-19, 45-28, 61-42.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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