Satbahi-Blue Haus blew past Mobil, 78-64, after three neck-and-neck quarters in Wednesday\u2019s Garapan Basketball League IT&E Cup opener held at the Garapan Basketball Court.<\/p>\n
Blue Haus broke into the win column on its third try and handed Mobil its third loss.<\/p>\n
Third time was the charm for Ol\u2019Aces as well which capped their first win by outlasting still winless Andhok\u2019s (0-3), 74-72, in the late game.<\/p>\n
In the curtain raiser, Satbahi and Mobil were deadlocked at 18-all after the opening period. Errol Peredo led Blue Haus with six markers, which was obliged by a late six-point string from Mobil\u2019s Leo Factor.<\/p>\n
Both teams spread the ball around in the second quarter as the stalemate continued 35-all at halftime.<\/p>\n
Blue Haus nailed a couple of early 3-pointers after the break, but Mobil\u2019s Bart Demapan delivered eight points in the third quarter to give his team a slim 54-53 edge heading into the final period.<\/p>\n
However, Blue Haus saved its best for last and broke open a 25-point performance in the clutch and ran away with it in the end.<\/p>\n
Seven Blue Haus players chipped in offensively and contained Mobil to just 10 points at crunch time.<\/p>\n
Blue Haus\u2019 De Dios led the field with 16 points, while Mobil\u2019s Factor and Juan Maratita managed 11 apiece.<\/p>\n
In the second game, Ol\u2019Aces worked to an early 18-17 lead in the first quarter off a late five-point string by Peter Camacho.<\/p>\n
Andhok\u2019s hung around, but Ol\u2019Aces maintained a two-point lead, 38-36, at the pause.<\/p>\n
Ol\u2019Aces\u2019 Tony Diaz buried a couple of treys for 10 points in the second quarter, while center Jun Alipio managed nine markers to keep Andhok\u2019s hot on the trail.<\/p>\n
Andhok\u2019s regrouped after the break and grinded out a 56-51 advantage heading into the final period.<\/p>\n
Andhok\u2019s Dexter Tenorio came off the bench and led the third quarter charge with seven points. <\/p>\n
Ol\u2019Aces were held to just 13 points in the third quarter, five of which were canned at the stripe by Romeo Iginoef.<\/p>\n
Diaz then returned to the floor at the start of the fourth quarter and ignited a rally with seven points early in the period.<\/p>\n
Ol\u2019Aces also stiffened up on defense in the crucial final quarter and although Andhok\u2019s drained eight free throws, they came up a couple of baskets short of forcing overtime.<\/p>\n
Diaz led all scorers with 25 points, while Andhok\u2019s Alex Lauron turned in 19 in the loss.
\n[B]
\nFirst Game<\/p>\n
Satbahi\/Blue Haus 78 [\/B]\u2013 De Dios 16, Peredo 14, Talania 9, Mangali 9, Guiab 8, Aquino 8, Kautz 8, Camacho 2, Manalo 2.
\n[B]
\nMobil 64[\/B] \u2013 Maratita 11, Factor 11, Demapan 10, Ruluked 10, Estolas 7, Sharry 4, Lizama 4, Abuan 3, De Guzman 2, Fernando 2.<\/p>\n
[B]Scoring by quarters:[\/B] 18-18, 35-35, 53-54, 78-64.
\n[B]
\nSecond Game<\/p>\n
Ol\u2019Aces 74[\/B] \u2013 Diaz 25, Peliseman 15, Camacho 13, White 6, Iginoef 6, Olaitiman 4, Van Buren 3, Kenty 2.
\n[B]
\nAndhok\u2019s 72 [\/B]\u2013 Lauron 19, Dayrit 11, Wesley 11, Tenorio 9, Montano 7, Park 5, Abedes 5, Umali 2, Artates 2, Llagas 1.<\/p>\n
[B]Scoring by quarters: [\/B]18-17, 38-36, 51-56, 74-72.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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