{"id":279265,"date":"2018-07-03T06:04:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T20:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=279265"},"modified":"2018-07-03T06:04:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T20:04:59","slug":"saipan-vegas-beats-chowtime-in-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/saipan-vegas-beats-chowtime-in-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Saipan Vegas beats Chowtime in finale"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saipan Vegas\u2019 Randy Mungcal, right, beats Chowtime\u2019s Jomac Manzano for the rebound during the fourth quarter of their title game in the Civic Center caging last Sunday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saipan Vegas rolled the dice in the fourth quarter and was rewarded with a 64-54 victory over Chowtime in the title match in the 2018 Civic Center Inter-color Basketball League last Sunday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.<\/p>\n

Angelo Fernando led Saipan Vegas\u2019 gamble, as the wingman took charge of the team\u2019s offense and scored 9 of his 19 points in the final canto. Fernando spearheaded Saipan Vegas\u2019 18-1 scored surge in a span of six minutes and change in the fourth quarter to turn a seesaw game late in the third to a 10-point winning margin.<\/p>\n

The third canto ended with Saipan Vegas on top by only 4, 44-40, and it eventually lost the driver\u2019s seat when Chowtime opened the fourth with a 6-0 run off Jomac Manzano\u2019s triple, Jawn Joyner\u2019s point-blanked shot and Jerald Rivera\u2019s split.<\/p>\n

Saipan Vegas sued for time to halt Chowtime\u2019s rally and when the game resumed, Fernando canned a triple and after few more possession changes got back-to-back and-1 baskets. He failed to complete the 3-point plays, but it was enough to steady the ship, as he also drew help from Leo Galarse, who added a pair of field goals in that run.<\/p>\n

Junar Guiab then finished the spurt with two straight baskets underneath to hand Saipan Vegas its biggest lead, 62-47, with a little over a minute left in the finale. Chowtime scored only one point\u2014off Mark Asuhan\u2019s free throw\u2014in the meltdown and though the team managed to hit two consecutive baskets under the two-minute mark, it was not enough to spark a late comeback.<\/p>\n

It did not help that Chowtime missed free throws down the stretch and its much taller frontliners\u2014Joyner, Mark Demonteverde, and Steph Tolosa\u2014had limited touches in the fourth period. Demonteverde and Tolosa were scoreless in the fourth after making 13 and 6 points, respectively, at the end of the third, while Joyner was held to a field goal and two free throws in the final frame.<\/p>\n

Only Manzano had more than one field goal for Chowtime in the fourth period, but he also muffed several shots, while Fernando, Guiab, and Galarse combined for nine field goals. Guiab finished with 12 markers, while Galarse chipped in 9.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in the first game, Islander eased past I-Secure, 69-49, to take the third place honors in the 16-team league.<\/p>\n

Five of the six players who suited up for Islander scored in twin digits to crush I-Secure.<\/p>\n

Finals<\/strong>
\nSaipan Vegas 64 \u2014 Fernando 19, Guaib 12, Mungcal 8, galarse 8, Camacho 6, R. Usi 5, Almario.
\nChowtime 54 \u2014 Demonteverde 13, Asuhan 9, Joyner 8, Manzano 7, Tolosa 6, Del Rio 4, Rivera 3, Boncano 2, Pineda 2.
\nScoring by quarters: 11-10,30-23, 44-40, 64-54.<\/p>\n

Consolation<\/strong>
\nIslander 69 \u2014 Jandoc 18, Saplan 14, Lansang 12, Santos 11, Buenaventura 10, Lightley 2.
\nI-Secure 49 \u2014 Herrera 22, Rotap 10, Andrews 9, Mercado 4, Osias 2, Balansag 2.
\nScoring by quarters: 13-11, 36-22, 53-33, 69-49.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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