Ranbil Tongco came away with 27 points as Caloocan-Batang Alaska Aces held off Antipolo-Batang Barangay Ginebra Kings, 62-56, yesterday at the start of the Burlington-Jr. PBA Summer League at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Jr. Aces practically rode on the heroics of Tongco, who scored all but three of his team's 19 points in the opening quarter then came back in the fourth to save Caloocan from the brink of defeat.
Antipolo trailed by seven points after one quarter but the Jr. Kings seized momentum in the next 12 minutes by outscoring the Jr. Aces, 21-9, to take a 33-28 lead at the half.
Rafael de Leon sparked that run by scattering 11 points and went on to show the way for the Antipolo with17 points.
Antipolo's set of five in the third quarter couldn't keep up the pace and Caloocan capitalized on it with Ivan Lazaro leading the attack with 12 points as the Jr. Aces ended the third quarter up by six.
The game stayed close in the fourth but the Jr. Kings couldn't get closer than 48-50 on a basket by De Leon with three minutes remaining.
Tongco scored on a drive in the next play then fed Miguel Luis Gomez underneath the basket as Caloocan seal the outcome with under two minutes left.
The Scores:
Caloocan 62 – Tongco 27, Lazaro 12, Gomez 6, Abel 4, Mendoza 3, Malveda 3, Ochavez 2, Berojo 2, Villanueva 2, Garcia 1, Ortiz 0, Balingit 0, Pring 0.
Antipolo 56 – De Leon 17, Buerano 10, Magno 4, Carpiso 4, Bertis 4, Lee 4, Lina 3, Altamirano 2, Dometita 2, Lina 2, Laman 2, Borje 2, Zapanta 0, Delgado 0, Eleria 0.
Quarters: 19-12; 28-33; 48-42; 62-58
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