Game on November 18 - Davao City Recreation Center
6 p.m.- Duterte Agilas-Goldstar Hardware vs. MisOr (end of classification round)Game on
November 19 - Davao City Recreation Center
6 p.m.- Duterte Agilas-Goldstar Hardware vs. Holcim Pryce Pharma-MisOr (Start of Best-of-Three series)
KORONADAL CITY - Holcim Pryce Pharma-MisOr clinched the home court advantage in the Mindanao Division Wild Card Round of the 2007 Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA) Second Conference with an inspiring 78-57 thumping of Mindanao Division leader MP Warriors-GenSan at the South Cotabato Gym and Cultural Center.
MisOr of Gov. Oscar Moreno and Coach Bong Abad will play the Goldstar Hardware-backed Duterte Agilas-Davao on Monday, November 19 in Game One of their best-of-three series at the Davao City Recreation Center (formerly Almendras gym). The series shifts to the Xavier University Gym on Wednesday, November 21 and if need on Thursday, November 22.
The Agilas and MisOr will be completing a no-bearing game on Sunday night, November 18 in the final game of the 30-game classification round schedule at the DCRC.
Over in Mandaue City, an undermanned Arthro Kontra Arthritis-Cebu pulled off an 81-74 shocker and stole the home court advantage from Cebu Landmaster-Mandaue at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Center in Game One of the Visayas Division Wild Card Round.
Landmaster was on top by two with three minutes left to play when Alex Cainglet hit a triple to give Arthro the lead for good. From there, Landmaster simply collapsed. Game Two is tentatively set for November 22 at the New Cebu Coliseum. Landmaster faces the big task of sweeping the next two games in order to advance further in the league sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (BAP-SBP).
Arthro played sans big men Rino Berame and Michael Luga who had to travel to Manila with the University of the Visayas Lancers. Coach Al Solis though stayed behind and masterfully steered his crew to the win. Cainglet himself was banished from the game on fouls with a minute to play but Arthro held off Landmaster's repeated attempts to rally. Arthro outscored Landmaster in the final period, 21-14, after a 60-60 standoff after three quarters.
Reigning MVBA Player of the Week Doroteo Almacin lived up to his billing by scattering 23 points followed by Cainglet and Mark Ababon with 16 each. Richard Ian Saladaga paced Landmaster with 18 while the trio of Bong Marata, Rex Mangubat and Mark Yee combined for 33 points.
Despite the lopsided score, the day belong to the Warriors' playing team owner Manny Pacquiao. The boxing superstar scored an MVBA career-high four points on top of two assists, a rebound and a foul in 18 minutes of action as his team's starting point guard. MisOr took the first period, 18-15, and never looked back. MisOr led by as much as 22 markers, the last time at 72-50, on a Mark Moreño basket with 4:52 remaining.
Moreño led MisOr with three triples en route to 14 points. Jerome Numeran followed with 11 and Rocky Sanchez with 10. The Warriors were topped by big men Erian Daja with 13 and Rolly Menor with 11.
How They Scored:Mandaue City game
ARTHRO-CEBU (81) - Almacin 23, Cainglet 16, Ababon 16, Ursal 8, Justiniani, 6, Gabas 4, Bucao 3, France 3, Mercado 2, Garcia 0, Omandam 0.
CEBU LANDMASTER-MANDAUE (74) - Saladaga 18, Marata 12, Mangubat 11, Yee 10, Manigo 7, Nicdao 6, Torion 5, Ocañada 3, Montalbo 2.
Period Scores: 17-18, 41-35, 60-60, 81-74.
Koronadal City game
HOLCIM PRYCE-MISOR (78) - Moreño 14, Numeran 11, Sanchez 10, Villoria 8, Cruz 8, Abadia 7, Concha 4, Briones 4, Nailon 4, Tagupa 2, Apepe 2, Sevilla 2, Jabagat 2.
MP WARRIORS-GENSAN (57) - Daja 13, Menor 11, Medalla 7, Tadena 7, Pacquiao 4, Rubi 3, Locsin 3, Dennison 3, Recustodio 2, Ramos 2, Coronado 2, Lagare 0, Callo 0, Deligero 0, Farochillen 0.
Period Scores:18-15, 38-30, 60-44, 78-57.(Anthony E. Servinio)
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