{"id":20650,"date":"2012-05-30T07:09:50","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T07:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newspaper.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=20650"},"modified":"2012-05-30T07:09:50","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T07:09:50","slug":"qq-rent-a-car-saipan-hardware-win-in-blue-haus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/qq-rent-a-car-saipan-hardware-win-in-blue-haus\/","title":{"rendered":"QQ Rent-A-Car, Saipan Hardware win in Blue Haus"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Walter J. Sutherland
\nReporter<\/div>\n

\"QQ\u00a0 Six late free throws assured a 79-76 victory for QQ Rent-A-Car over Ashley’s, while Saipan Hardware came away the victor over a feisty NVM team, 51-46, as the Blue Haus Invitational Basketball League continued Monday at the Garapan Basketball Court.<\/p>\n

Action picks up tonight at 6:30pm in Garapan when Loving Hand takes on Cargo Express followed by the R-Rebels against Star Water at 8:30pm.<\/p>\n

QQ-Rent-A-Car sped off to an early 24-17 lead in the opening 10 minutes thanks to a pair of 3-pointers by Marlon Sison and 7 points from Elgene Mangali. They then stretched it to a 45-35 spread at halftime, as seven different players put a hand in offensively in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

Ashely’s center Jack Lizama and forward Randy Mungcal combined for 19 in the first half that helped keep their team in contention, but the team as a whole struggled on defense against the younger QQ speedsters.<\/p>\n

QQ hotshot Ichitaro Faisao took the helm after the break and chimed in 9 points to preserve a 59-46 margin heading into the last frame.<\/p>\n

Ashley’s trio of Lizama, Mungcal, and Edmark Mendoza jumped on their horses in the payoff period and scuffled out six points apiece in the clutch that gave them a chance to pull off the upset.<\/p>\n

However, 7 points from QQ’s Faisao in addition to the aforementioned free throws-the last three coming from Badong Camacho-sealed the deal.<\/p>\n

Faisao led all scorers with 22 points, while Lizama managed 19 in the loss for Ashley’s.<\/p>\n

The night match started out locked up at 10-all after the opening period before Saipan Hardware sharpened a 22-17 edge at halftime in what turned out to be a highly defensive matchup.<\/p>\n

Saipan Hardware’s Errol Peredo paced the group with 10 markers through midpoint, while NVM remained in search of a finding the right group of players to breach their opponents’ security.<\/p>\n

Saipan Hardware’s Alex Lauron grabbed the baton and racked up 8 points in a critical third quarter push that put them in front, 38-25, but NVM never laid down in the game and flirted with a fourth quarter comeback.<\/p>\n

Preston Basa nailed a couple of 3-pointers, while a number of their opponent’s shots took some bad bounces on the other side, but although a little sloppy, Saipan Hardware held it down in the end.<\/p>\n

Peredo led the victors with 16 points, while NVM’s Jawn Joyner and Melvin Manibusan were held to just 8 points apiece.<\/p>\n

First Game<\/strong><\/p>\n

QQ Rent-A-Car 79 – Faisao 22, Mangali 14, Pagarao 9, Camacho 9, Sison 8, Paraiso 6, Acosta 4, Sablan 3.<\/p>\n

Ashley’s 76 – Lizama 19, Mungcal 18, Cortes 10, Abuel 8, Mendoza 7, Norita 5, Inos 4, Manipon 3.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters: 24-17, 45-35, 59-46, 79-76.<\/p>\n

Second Game<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saipan Hardware 51 – Peredo 16, Lauron 12, Quan 8, Babauta 5, J. Diaz 5, Palacios 3, Z. Diaz 2.<\/p>\n

NVM 46 – Joyner 8, Manibusan 8, Basa 6, Cadiang 6, Mendiola 5, Barcinas 4, Ritual 3, Mina 1.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters: 10-10, 22-17, 38-25, 51-46.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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