Konflikt outlasted Proa, 72-70, on Wednesday as the Garapan Basketball League IT&E Cup season resumed after a weeklong sabbatical at the Garapan Basketball Court.<\/p>\n
Undefeated Konflikt now sits alone in first place in the standings after four games, while Proa\u2019s win-loss record tumbled down to 3-2.<\/p>\n
In the nightcap, Mobil gave Running Rebels its first loss of the season, 84-76, to improve to 2-3.<\/p>\n
In the curtain raiser, Proa\u2019s Pete Iguel caught fire early and drained two 3-pointers for 14 points in the opening 10 minutes that gave his team a 17-14 advantage.<\/p>\n
Konflikt battled back and managed a slim 34-32 advantage at the half.<\/p>\n
Iguel was held in check before taking a seat, while Konflikt\u2019s Dave Sablan provided the spark with seven quick points at the start of the second quarter.<\/p>\n
Konflikt\u2019s Elmer Esdrelon found his mark after the pause and scored eight points to keep his team in front, 50-47, heading into crunch time.<\/p>\n
It went back and forth in a fast-paced fourth period and 11 clutch points from Konflikt\u2019s Jawn Joyner, including a late trey, made the difference when the dust cleared. <\/p>\n
Proa\u2019s Iguel scrambled for 10 points to keep his team within striking distance of Konflikt, but a three-point play by Esdrelon sealed the deal for his team. <\/p>\n
Esdrelon led a well-balanced Konflikt attack with 15 markers, while Iguel carried Proa with 33 points the hard-fought loss.<\/p>\n
In the second match, Mobil built an early 20-14 lead with a mixed effort as six different players scored in the opening period.<\/p>\n
Running Rebels\u2019 Ben Lisua and Trevor Ogumoro teamed up for 16 points in a second quarter rally, but Mobil continued to spread the ball around and led it by a handful, 39-43, at halftime.<\/p>\n
Mobil\u2019s Jun Estolas then buried a pair of long-range field goals for a quick 12 points early in the third quarter to help his team pull away, 63-49, with 10 minutes to go.<\/p>\n
Estolas added 11 more in the fourth period and the Running Rebels were unable to climb out of the hole, despite 12 markers in the clutch by Ogumoro.<\/p>\n
Ogumoro led all scorers with 29 on the short end, while Estolas carried the torch for Mobil with 28.
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\nFirst Game<\/p>\n
Konflikt 72[\/B] \u2013 Esdrelon 15, Sablan 14, Joyner 14, De Vero 12, Barrios 8, Capalad 3, Tamayo 2.
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\nProa 70[\/B] \u2013 Iguel 33, Lizama 12, Barcinas 8, Johnson 7, Sablan 5, Rabauliman 4, Libuw 2.
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\nScoring by quarters:[\/B] 14-17, 34-32, 50-47, 72-70.
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\nSecond Game<\/p>\n
Mobil 84[\/B] \u2013 Estolas 28, Fernando 13, Ruluked 12, Sharry 8, Maratita 8, DeGuzman 6, Factor 6, Moises 3, Gapor 2.
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\nRunning Rebels 76[\/B] \u2013 Ogumoro 29, Lisua 14, Sacramento 8, Fitial 7, Villacrusis 6, Litulumar 4, DL Guerrero 2, Aughenbaugh 2, Ogarto 2.
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\nScoring by quarters:[\/B] 20-14, 39-34, 63-49, 84-76.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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