{"id":178341,"date":"2014-09-04T04:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=178341"},"modified":"2014-09-04T04:00:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T18:00:07","slug":"world-resort-boots-reigning-champs-hyatt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/world-resort-boots-reigning-champs-hyatt\/","title":{"rendered":"World Resort boots out reigning champs Hyatt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_178348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178348\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a attid=\"178348\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Inter-Hotel-pix1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Inter-Hotel-pix1-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"Saipan World Resort\u2019s Robert Vinas, right, and teammate Kelvin Bernardo (2) trap a Hyatt Regency Saipan player in their game in the 2014 Budweiser Inter-Hotel Basketball League Tuesday night at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. (Jon Perez)\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-178348\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-178348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saipan World Resort\u2019s Robert Vinas, right, and teammate Kelvin Bernardo (2) trap a Hyatt Regency Saipan player in their game in the 2014 Budweiser Inter-Hotel Basketball League Tuesday night at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. (Jon Perez)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nDennis Vinas made six straight free throws to secure Saipan World Resort\u2018s thrilling come-from-behind 70-64 win over Hyatt Regency Saipan in Tuesday night\u2019s heart-pounding game in the 2014 Budweiser Inter-Hotel Basketball League at the Glbert C. Ada Gymnasium.<\/p>\n<p>Hyatt\u2019s Jun Alipio was slapped with a technical foul after almost starting a fight following a hard foul on Vinas with less a minute to go in the contest. Cooler heads intervened to prevent the tightly fought match into turning to a virtual free-for-all.<\/p>\n<p>World Resort thus sent defending champion Hyatt to an early vacation and will now face Pacific Islands Club in Thursday\u2019s 7:30pm first game. In the other match, Kanoa Resort will take on Fiesta Resort at 9:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>The winners of both contests will further boost their chances of advancing into the semifinal round.<\/p>\n<p>Vinas scored 6 of World Resort\u2019s 8 straight points early in the third quarter to move his team within 1 after trailing 19-28 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>But Hyatt countered with its own scoring spurt with Christian De Vero and Shaj Hussain combining for 9 consecutive markers for a 37-27 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Vinas, however, was a man on a mission and made 7 more points for World Resort in a 14-7 exchange to keep the game close, 41-44, entering the final quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Vinas then led his team\u2019s strong finishing kick with World Resort outscoring Hyatt, 29-20, in the payoff period to complete the hard-earned win.<\/p>\n<p>The do-it-all guard led World Resort\u2019s scoring with 24 points, while Eugene Manglona and John Lewis chipped in 14 and 10 markers, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Hussain paced Hyatt with 22 points with De Vero and Gino Libuw combining for 24 markers.<\/p>\n<p>Saipan World Resort 70 \u2013 Vinas 24, Manglona 14, Lewis 10, Bernardo 7, Caruana 7, Danas 6, Valle 2.<\/p>\n<p>Hyatt 64 \u2013 Hussain 22, De Vero 12, Libuw 12, Alipio 9, Vargas 6, Lim 3.<\/p>\n<p>Scoring by quarters: 8-11, 19-28, 41-44, 70-64. 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