{"id":210192,"date":"2015-09-10T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=210192"},"modified":"2015-09-10T06:00:19","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T20:00:19","slug":"oh-my-j-ends-makalaro-langs-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/oh-my-j-ends-makalaro-langs-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh My J ends Makalaro Lang\u2019s streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oh My J pulled off an upset over league-leading Makalaro Lang, 58-47, during the lone game played in the 2015 Blue Haus\/IT&E Inter-Color Basketball League last night at the Navy Hill court.<\/p>\n

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Oh My J\u2019s Joseph Galulu is surrounded by three Makalaro Lang defenders under the basket during the second half of their game in the Blue Haus-IT&E caging last night at the Navy Hill court. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oh My J handed Makalaro Lang its first loss, but the latter remains on top of the nine-team field with its 3-1 record. Oh My J jumped to the second spot, tying Pasion De Amor, Hard Kulangot, and Wag Kang Pabebe.<\/p>\n

Makalaro Lang failed to extend its win streak to four, as it faltered on its comeback bid late in thesecond half and went scoreless in the last 2:33 of the match. Makalaro lang was just behind by 4 points, 47-51, but elected to take hurried shots in the paint and a couple of 3-point attempts and missed all of them, allowing Oh My J to widen the gap.<\/p>\n

Oh My J countered Makalaro Lang\u2019s botched offensive sets with four free throws as Ferdie Tobias and Junar Guiab both went perfect from the foul line in the ensuing plays. Nate Mateo added a split after another Makalaro Lang\u2019s missed triple, while Mark Asuhan scored off a drive to seal it for Oh My J, with less than a minute left in the game.<\/p>\n

Mateo top-scored for Oh My J with his 19 points, including 4 straight points in the last five minutes of the match to bring order back to his team. Before Mateo\u2019s successive points, Makalaro Lang managed to trim the deficit from 7 (37-44) to 3 (41-44) after John Jugos canned a triple and Errol Peredo went 1-for-1 from the 15-foot line.<\/p>\n

After Peredo missed his second charity, Mateo took the rebound and drew a foul on the former. Mateo made only one free throw and later got a shooter\u2019s bounce on his 3-point attempt after another miss from Makalaro Lang to give Oh My J more breathing space, 49-41.<\/p>\n

Down by 8 with still three minutes left, Makalaro Lang stayed in the game off Peredo\u2019s own 4 straight points, followed by a layup from Ernie Moises, while Oh My J scored only 2 points from Joseph Galulu\u2019s drive. However, Moises\u2019 field goal was Makalaro Lang\u2019s last, as the team opted to gamble on outside shots, while Oh My J dribbled down the time and forced its foe to commit fouls.<\/p>\n

Makalaro Lang absorbed its first loss in the league without its gunner Ivan Devero. With Devero out, Peredo emerged as the top-scorer for Makalaro Lang with his 12 points, while Moises added 10.<\/p>\n

Guiab had 14 to support Mateo, while Robert Sanciangco, Asuhan, and Tobias combined for 19.<\/p>\n

Oh My J 58 \u2013 Mateo 19, Guiab 14, Sanciangco 7, Asuhan 6, Tobias 6, Galulu 3, Hilario 2.<\/p>\n

Makalaro Lang 47 \u2013 Peredo 12, Moises 10, Velasco 9, Jugos 6, Buenabajo 2, Culala 2, De Leon 2.<\/p>\n

Scoring by halves: 23-23, 58-47.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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