{"id":207289,"date":"2015-07-15T15:59:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T05:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=207289"},"modified":"2015-07-15T15:59:41","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T05:59:41","slug":"palau-dolphins-rout-mbt-foes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/palau-dolphins-rout-mbt-foes\/","title":{"rendered":"Palau, Dolphins rout MBT foes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visiting team Palau and the Marianas Dolphins pulled off separate lopsided wins over their respective opponents in the 2015 Micronesian Basketball Tournament U15 yesterday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.<\/p>\n

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Palau\u2019s Wallace Worswick challenges the defense of a Marianas Alu\u2019u player in their game in yesterday\u2019s 2015 Micronesian Basketball Tournament U15 yesterday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. (Jon Perez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Palau trounced host team Marianas Alu\u2019u, 68-36, for its second straight win after suffering a 61-56 setback at the hands of the Dolphins on opening day. The Dolphins, meanwhile, dealt Marianas Tataga a 103-47 thrashing in the first game.<\/p>\n

M.J. Baysa and Wallace Worswick combined for 14 of Palau\u2019s 20 second-quarter points when they slowly put some distance over the Alu\u2019u.<\/p>\n

Palau, after that second-quarter scoring barrage, did not slow down after that and used a stifling full-court trapping defense to convert Alu\u2019u\u2019s errors into points.<\/p>\n

Palau\u2019s lead continued to balloon further until the final buzzer.<\/p>\n

The Alu\u2019u had a mini run with barely four minutes gone in the fourth period as it trimmed Palau\u2019s 30-point lead to 22, 53-31.<\/p>\n

That run was short-lived though as Palau countered with a run of their own to finally silence their opponents.<\/p>\n

Omar Ganac scattered 18 points to lead Palau\u2019s scoring, while Baysa and Worswick provided scoring support with 12 markers each.<\/p>\n

Bud Jason Norita paced the Alu\u2019u with 11 points while Khalid Islam added 9 more. Sean Apasan, Rikko Lizama, Kent Ogasawara, Adonis Favor, and Khristian Itaas combined for 16 markers.<\/p>\n

Palau will face undefeated Guam at 6pm today, while winless teams Tataga and Alu\u2019u clash in the 4pm opener.<\/p>\n

In the first game, Christian Arceo finished with 24 points to lead four other Dolphins who reached double digits in their easy win over the Tataga.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins pulled away early in the match then limited the Tataga to 4 points in the first quarter in that lopsided win.<\/p>\n

Jude Tengco came up with 15 points, Jun Alipio and Dalton Dancoe ended up with 14 markers each, while Angelo Factor scored 10.<\/p>\n

J.P. Cruz was the lone Tataga to break double digits with 16, while Joseph Kisa added 8 markers. Paulo Caddag and Matthew Ong had 6 apiece.<\/p>\n

First Game<\/strong>
\nMarianas Dolphins 103 \u2013 Arceo 24, Tengco 15, Alipio 14, Dancoe 14, Factor 10, Mendoza 8, Cobacha 6, Dela Cruz 4, Mamaril 4, Ogumoro 4.<\/p>\n

Marianas Tataga 47 \u2013 Cruz 16, Kisa 8, Caddag 6, Ong 6, Richardson 5, Quiroz 4, Valencia 2.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters: 30-4, 47-18, 70-31, 103-47.<\/p>\n

Second Game<\/strong>
\nPalau 68 \u2013 Ganac 18, Baysa 12, Worswick 12, De Lina 8, Goodall 4, Tarkong 4, Canate 3, Kingzlo 3, Reklai 2, Stark 2.<\/p>\n

Marianas Alu\u2019u 36 \u2013 Norita 11, Islam 9, Apasan 4, Lizama 4, Ogasawara 4, Favor 2, Itaas 2.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters: 14-6, 34-16, 51-29, 68-36.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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