{"id":185302,"date":"2014-11-18T04:02:43","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T18:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=185302"},"modified":"2014-11-18T04:02:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T18:02:43","slug":"joeten-beats-pss-settles-third","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/joeten-beats-pss-settles-third\/","title":{"rendered":"Joeten beats PSS, settles for third"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joeten finished third in the 2014 JP World Corp. Customer Appreciation Basketball League after downing Public School System, 78-71, in last Friday\u2019s consolation game at the Gillette Multipurpose Gymnasium.<\/p>\n

Joeten capitalized on PSS\u2019s sloppy plays in the last two minutes of the match to bag the third place honors in the nine-team field.<\/p>\n

PSS, which led by as much as 9 points in the second quarter, scored only 2 points in the final two minutes of the game and committed five errors. The Bob Coldeen Sr.-coached team was still in contention, down by only three, 69-72, when PSS started turning the ball over, allowing Joeten to gain more cushion and pull off the win.<\/p>\n

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Joeten\u2019s Alex Lauron fakes off the defense of PSS\u2019 Maverick Itibus, left, and Ray Santos during their consolation game in the JP World caging last Friday at the Gillette Multipurpose Gymnasium. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first miscue happened when Mel Manibusan\u2019s cross court pass to Maverick Itibus was intercepted by Kevin De Leon, who then went coast to coast for a layup. He missed, but big man Alex Lauron was there for the putback, upping Joeten\u2019s advantage to five, 71-69, with 1:33 left in the game.<\/p>\n

PSS\u2019s erratic plays continued in the closing minutes of the game, while Syl Teregeyo turned one of those errors into points and Juanito Sambile hit 2-for-4 from the foul line to ice it for Joeten. PSS\u2019 scored its lone basket in the third off Manibusan\u2019s layup in the dying seconds of the match.<\/p>\n

De Leon top-scored in Joeten\u2019s last game of the season, firing 22, while Teregeyo also finished strong adding 20. Lauron chipped in 12, while Sambile contributed 9.<\/p>\n

Teregeyo drilled 8 of his total points in the fourth, which began with PSS hanging on to a 61-60 lead. Joeten threatened PSS as the former worked its way back into the game in the third frame after facing a 38-45 halftime deficit. De Leon lifted Joeten in the third, scoring 9 points, while Lauron also stepped up, tallying 6 points in that canto after nailing only two field goals in the first half.<\/p>\n

PSS ended the first half with the 7-point lead with Manibusan, Jerry Diaz, and Santos heating up in the second quarter. Diaz canned two triples in the second period and scored 8 points, while Manibusan registered 7, and Santos logged 5. Maverick Itibus scored PSS\u2019 4 other points in the second period.<\/p>\n

PSS\u2019 balanced offense was nowhere to be found in the third with only Joe VIllacrusus hitting more than one field goal for the team. PSS\u2019 poor shooting continued in the payoff period and coupled with its miscues, the squad failed on its bid to finish in the Top 3. PSS was held to three field goals and four free throws in the fourth canto.<\/p>\n

Joeten 78<\/strong> \u2013 De Leon 22, Teregeyo 20, Lauron 12, Sambile 9, Tobias 5, Tudela 3, Sablan 2, Borja 1.<\/p>\n

PSS 71<\/strong> \u2013 Diaz 17, Manibusan 12, Santos 12, Itibus 12, Villacrusis 8, Cabrera 6, Coldeen 2.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters:<\/strong> 23-19, 38-45, 60-61, 78-71.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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