Game Today (December 5) – New Cebu Coliseum
5:30PM M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu City vs. Cebu Landmaster-Mandaue
DAVAO CITY – Holcim Pryce Pharma-MisOr scored its third straight Mindanao Division title by hammering MP Warriors-GenSan, 77-65, in Game Three of their best-of-three series at the 2007 Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA) Second Conference Monday at the Almendras Gym.
Trailing 2-5 early in the game, Mindanao Division Most Valuable Player Lowell Briones powered an 18-3 run that gave MisOr of Gov. Oscar Moreno and Coach Bong Abad the lead for good, 20-8. Despite constant threats from the Warriors of Manny Pacquiao and Coach Ramon Pido, MisOr displayed good lead management coupled with a solid defense that disrupted the Warriors’ attacks.
The Warriors threatened for the last time at 52-55 and 7:36 left in the game. MisOr then responded with three straight baskets, 61-52. In a key point of the game, Coach Pido was slapped a technical foul for entering the court while excessively complaining. Briones canned both free throws and in the ensuing possession sank a triple to give MisOr a comfortable 66-54 advantage with still 5:05 to play.
The lead would later balloon to as much as 14 points, 71-57, on another Briones triple and a basket by Ramil Tagupa at the 3:11 mark. Briones finished with 24 points to lead the way for MisOr and secure the MVP award. Mark Moreño followed with 13 points and five steals while Tagupa had 12. Donald Tadena and Apol Coronado were the lone bright spots for the Warriors with 20 and 19 markers respectively as the rest of the team submitted below-par numbers.
MisOr now awaits the Visayas Division champion in the best-of-three MVBA Finals tentatively set for the second week of December. MisOr won the 2007 First Conference and would like to score a sweep of this year’s two conferences sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and supported by ML Kwarta Padala, Nature’s Spring, Sulpicio Lines, Accel, Cokaliong Shipping, Reva Sandals, Gameface.Ph and Nike Basketball. Over at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Center, Cebu Landmaster-Mandaue of Joe Soberano and Coach Jun Tan fashioned a 72-64 triumph over Arthro Kontra Arthritis-Cebu to advance to the Visayas Division Finals against waiting M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu City starting tonight at the New Cebu Coliseum.
Landmaster finished off the series, 2-1, winning the last two games. Bong Marata topped Landmaster with 19 points followed by Mike Manigo with 12 and Mark Yee with 10. The Arthro trio of Alex Cainglet, Luther Luke Justiniani and Rino Berame all had 10 points each. The Landmaster defense limited Doroteo Almacin to only two points after back-to-back 23-point outputs in the series’ first two games.
M. Lhuillier and Landmaster split their two classification round dates with the host team winning. Landmaster won last September 21 in Mandaue, 83-81. M. Lhuillier returned the favor, 86-67, last October 19 at the Cebu Coliseum.
How They Scored:
HOLCIM PRYCE-MISOR (77) – Briones 24, Moreño 13, Tagupa 12, Nailon 9, Cruz 8, Sanchez 5, Numeran 4, Concha 2, Abadia 0, Sevilla 0, Jabagat 0.
MP WARRIORS-GENSAN (65) – Tadena 20, Coronado 19, Menor 8, Farochillen 6, Daja 6, Recustodio 4, Dennison 2, Rubi 0, Ramos 0, Locsin 0, Medalla 0. Period Scores: 22-13, 38-35, 55-48, 77-65. (MisOr wins series, 2-1)
CEBU LANDMASTER-MANDAUE (72) – Marata 19, Manigo 12, Yee 10, Santa Cruz 8, Nicdao 5, Mangubat 5, Saladaga 5, Abellanosa 3, Ocañada 3, Gloria 2.
ARTHRO-CEBU (64) – Cainglet 10, Justiniani 10, Berame 10, Ursal 9, Bucao 8, Ababon 7, Mercado 6, Almacin 2, Garcia 2. Period Scores: 20-9, 30-27, 50-49, 72-64. (Landmaster wins series, 2-1)
(Anthony E. Servinio)
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