{"id":381339,"date":"2022-12-09T06:02:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T20:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=381339"},"modified":"2022-12-09T06:02:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T20:02:06","slug":"ite-ak-toyota-to-dispute-mibl-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/ite-ak-toyota-to-dispute-mibl-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"IT&E, AK-Toyota to dispute MIBL crown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AK-Toyota\u2019s Shane Deleon Guerrero drives hard to the basket against La Mesa Kitchen in their game in the Inaugural IT&E MIBL Fantasy Draft Tournament last Saturday at the Agape Gymnasium. (MARK RABAGO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Will AK-Toyota zoom ahead or will IT&E make a successful connection in the championship of the Inaugural IT&E MIBL Fantasy Draft Tournament set tonight at the Agape Gymnasium?<\/p>\n

AK-Toyota and IT&E advanced to the championship of the short tourney after topping their respective brackets. The former was No. 1 in bracket B with a 4-0 win-loss card, while the later was No. 1 in Group A with a 3-1 record.<\/p>\n

AK-Toyota\u2019s finals appearance, however, wasn\u2019t secured until the car dealership overcame a spirited stand by La Mesa Kitchen to win overtime, 70-66, in the first game last Saturday.<\/p>\n

Due to an inferior quotient, La Mesa had to beat AK-Toyota by 12 points and it appeared the Mexican-Filipino restaurant had a chance to pull it off as it led most of the game.<\/p>\n

AK-Toyota somehow narrowed the gap and forced overtime when it didn\u2019t have to when Shane Deleon Guerrero converted a layup in the last seconds to make it 61-all.<\/p>\n

Realizing they\u2019d advance to the finals even if they lose by 2 points, AK-Toyota quickly fouled Mac Mintac in the following La Mesa posession.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Knowing that they still have a shot to win by 12 in overtime, the high-flying forward intentionally missed both freebies as the match went into extension.<\/p>\n

In the 3-minute extra period (tourney rules), AK-Toyota quickly made the end of the game anticlimactic as they didn\u2019t allow La Mesa to lead and they eventually won by 4 points.<\/p>\n

Deleon Guerrero shone all game long to finish with 33 points, while D.J. Ong had his best game in the tourney with 21 points.<\/p>\n

In the second game, Eats Easy nipped IT&E, 76-75, in a no-bearing game as the telecommunications company was already assured a finals berth after starting 3-l.<\/p>\n

Greg Deleon Guerreo paced Eats Easy in their swan song with 24 points, while Airson Atan fired 18 and Preston Basa 17 in the loss.<\/p>\n

The six-team tourney also saw Aqua Resort Club (1-4) and Latte Built (0-4) participate, while Eats Easy and La Mesa wound up with indentical 2-2 records each.\u00a0<\/p>\n

First Game<\/strong>
\nAK-Toyota 70<\/strong> \u2013 Deleon Guerrero 33, Directo 10, Ferrer 10, Velasco 6, Camacho 4, Javier 4.
\nLa Mesa 66<\/strong> \u2013 Ong 21, Mintac 16, Cruz 11, Natividad 9, Sapo 3, Galang 3, Reyes 3.
\nScoring by quarters:<\/strong> 21-18, 27-29, 47-44, 61-61, 70-66.
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\nSecond Game<\/strong>
\nEats Easy 7<\/strong>6 \u2013 Deleon Guerrero 24, Ferrari 20, Darag 14, Macaraig 12, Sablan 10, Albert 3.
\nIT&E 75<\/strong> \u2013 Atan 18, Basa 17, Pastrana 15, Fitial 9, Santos 9, Capalad 6, Sumor 2.
\nScoring by quarters:<\/strong> 12-22, 26-32, 52-56, 76-75.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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