{"id":17589,"date":"2011-09-09T06:45:11","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T06:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newspaper.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=17589"},"modified":"2011-09-09T06:45:11","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T06:45:11","slug":"olaces-hold-off-rollers-2-78-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/olaces-hold-off-rollers-2-78-73\/","title":{"rendered":"Ol’Aces hold off Rollers 2, 78-73"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Walter J. Sutherland
\nReporter<\/div>\n

\"Ol'Aces'\u00a0A shorthanded Ol’Aces crew bested Rollers 2, 78-73, on Wednesday as the Saipan Rotary Club Youth Basketball League’s U19 season continued at the TSL Sports Complex in Gualo Rai.<\/p>\n

With a complete roster, the Ol’Aces have won every game they played, dropping just one via forfeit last week to NMC Proa.<\/p>\n

Rollers 2 now holds an even win-loss card of 2-2.<\/p>\n

The season continues tonight in Gualo Rai with the Sonics (3-1) going up against Rollers 1 (1-3) at 5pm.<\/p>\n

Ol’Aces and Rollers 2 were on the run right after the tip, setting the scene for a very fast-pace matchup. After a back-and-forth opening eight minutes, the Rollers 2 held a slim, 18-15, advantage. Five different Rollers 2 players chipped in on the action.<\/p>\n

The teams continued to fire away in the second canto and after multiple lead changes, it was just a one-point game, 34-33, still in favor of Rollers 2 at halftime.<\/p>\n

Rollers 2 stuck to its game plan of spreading the ball around. Ol’Aces’ Sahj Hossain helped keep his team in contention with 12 points in the first half.<\/p>\n

Ol’Aces’ roster of seven caught their second wind after the break and managed to steal the lead, 54-52, heading in the payoff period. Ol’Aces’ Christian DeVero scrambled for seven markers, while teammates Lawrence Rollon and Luther Taylor came off the bench with five points apiece.<\/p>\n

This battle went all the way to the last 30 seconds as the Rollers 2 missed a great chance under the basket that may have sent it into overtime. Their last-gasp attempt rimmed out and Ol’Aces’ Kevin DeLeon drained three pressure-packed free throws to secure the victory.<\/p>\n

It was a group effort by the Ol’Aces as the team wrung out any energy it had left as a unit.<\/p>\n

Hossain led the Ol’Aces with 19 points, while Rollers 2’s Rodney Sacramento and Rodney Danas tallied 18 apiece in the loss.<\/p>\n

Ol’Aecs 78<\/strong>\u00a0– Hossain 19, DeVero 17, Taylor 12, DeLeon 10, Rollon 9, Ichihara 6, Mizer 4.
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\nRollers 2 73<\/strong>\u00a0– Danas 18, Sacramento 18, Iglesias 10, Metran 8, Maranan 6, Salas 5, Ano 4, Rabauliman 2, DLGuerrero 2.
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\nScoring by quarters:<\/strong>\u00a015-18, 33-34, 54-52, 78-73.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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