Toyota Ol\u2019Aces I withstood a late 3-point barrage from APC Brothers to carve out a 111-108 win in the opener of the 2004 BANMI Budweiser Cup best-of-three finals last Monday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.<\/p>\n
Leading by 6 points, 105-99, with 59 ticks to go after a layup by Edsel Mendoza, Ol\u2019Aces I seemed headed for a 1-0 lead in the series.<\/p>\n
But the no-quit Brothers had other ideas. <\/p>\n
After missing on his initial foray from rainbow territory, Freddie Peliseman emerged from a loose ball scuffle, stepped out at the 3-point line and connected to trim the score 102-105.<\/p>\n
Following another basket by Mendoza, Brothers struck again from the land of last resort when Jeff Diaz banked in a shot with 22.7 remaining for a 105-107 deficit.<\/p>\n
John Santos made two more free throws to make it 109-105 for Ol\u2019Aces I but Peliseman struck again from three to make it a 1-point lead.<\/p>\n
Peter Camacho made 2-for-2 from the line and the Brothers was unable to get the ball to Peliseman, forcing a hurried shot from Jeff Diaz that didn\u2019t even draw iron as the final horn sounded.<\/p>\n
It was an epic match-up right from the opening tip with both teams giving their best much like what transpired in their elimination round games.<\/p>\n
Ol\u2019Aces I got off to a great start and led by 6 points before Brothers came charging back and finished the opening quarter with a run of their own and led 33-30.<\/p>\n
Abong Camacho then asserted himself in the second, muscling his way for 12 points before an altercation with Brothers playmaker Rick Alegre relegated him to the bench.<\/p>\n
Even without the 6\u20194\u201d center though Ol\u2019Aces I continued to dominate the game and led 60-53 at halftime.<\/p>\n
Things got rugged in the third canto. Abong Camacho got whistled for a technical foul and had to sit down again but Brothers cannot seem to take advantage as they still trailed 70-78 going into the fourth and final quarter.<\/p>\n
Brothers greeted the payoff period with more desperation and started their comeback.<\/p>\n
Back-to-back triples by Ed Diaz would eventually give them an 84-82 lead with 8:40 remaining.<\/p>\n
But playing-coach Elias Rangamar would put sanity back into Ol\u2019Aces I\u2019s offense. The 5\u20196\u201d court general rifled three triples in a span of four minutes, stopping the Brothers\u2019 run that set up Mendoza and Peter Camacho\u2019s heroics in the final minute.<\/p>\n
Peter Camacho led Ol\u2019Aces I with 31 points, while Abong Camacho and Rangamar unloaded 20 and 16 points, respectively.<\/p>\n
Ed Diaz was the highpoint man for Brothers with 30 points. Tony Diaz and Peliseman also added 22 and 21 points.<\/p>\n
In the first game, Jhun Estolas drove into the lane and dished off to Pete Lizama inside for a layup with 4.1 second to go as Cougars upset Diablo, 73-71, and bagged third place.<\/p>\n
Guard Cris Domingo had 29 points to lead Cougars, which wasted a 10-point third quarter lead and had to overcome the same deficit in the final minutes to win the contest. John Artates and Estolas added 12 and 11 markers, respectively.<\/p>\n
Scoring leader Dave Sablan paced Diablo with 32 points. Center Shane Villanueva and off guard Ponce Rasa chipped in 13 and 11 points in a losing cause.<\/p>\n
Game 2 of the championship between Ol\u2019Aces I and Brothers will be played tonight. Entrance fee will remain the same $1 for adults and $0.50 cents for children 12 years old and below.<\/p>\n
First Game<\/b><\/p>\n
Cougars 73 \u2013 Domingo 29, Artates 12, Estolas 11, P. Lizama 9, Villagomez 4, Garcia 3, Mesa 2, Aspuria 2.<\/p>\n
Diablo 71 \u2013 Sablan 32, Villanueva 13, P. Rasa 11, S. Rasa 8, Masga 7.<\/p>\n
Scoring by quarters: 20-11, 35-31, 51-56, 73-71.<\/p>\n
Second Game<\/b><\/p>\n
Ol\u2019Aces I 111 \u2013 P. Camacho 31, A. Camacho 20, Rangamar 16, Santos 14, Renguul 8, Saralu 8, Mendoza 8, Ogumoro 4.<\/p>\n
Brothers 108 \u2013 E. Diaz 30, T. Diaz 22, Peliseman 21, Alegre 10, Awes 6, Ada 4, Tom Diaz 4, J. Diaz 3, Garcia 2, Tudela 1.<\/p>\n
Scoring by quarters: 30-33, 60-53, 78-70, 111-108.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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