Blacks turn back Reds in 2OT

MAYOR RODY AND INDAY SARA CUP INTER-MEDIA

Blacks turn back Reds in 2OT



TEAM STANDINGS

W L

BLACK 3 1

RED 2 2

GREEN 2 2

WHITE 1 3





It all came down to the battle of free throws and the Blacks just had the touch and a little bit of luck. Reds forward DXAB anchorman Allan Abais canned two free throws with 8 seconds left in the second overtime but the Blacks’ Bruise Brothers of Rico Jones Biliran and Jun Suter weren’t as lucky from the same distance when it really mattered.



In the end, those free throws decided an otherwise tightly-fought contest for the Blacks who snatched a 115-114 double overtime win over the Reds on January 10 in the Mayor Rody and Inday Sara Cup Inter-Media basketball tournament at the Almendras Gym.



The burly Biliran, who had a game-high 29 points, muffed a crucial free throw with 14 seconds left in the second overtime after baiting a foul and connecting on a drive to tie the score at 114-all. He had all worked it up from the back of his mind after missing what could have been a game-winner in the first OT, but his free throw rimmed out. Abais was fouled in the next play with 8 ticks left and calmly sank his freebies to put the Blacks on top 115-113.



In the final play, Love Radio’s Suter picked up his own miss but was fouled as time expired. With no time left, Suter went to the line for a pair of charities as both teams stood anxiously from the sidelines. Suter sank the first but missed the second that could have sent the game to a third OT.



The Blacks now lead the four-team tourney devoted to media practitioners in the city with a 3-1 win-loss slate. The Reds dropped to 2-2 in a tie with the Greens which beat the Whites earlier, 81-79. The Whites dropped to 1-3.



Boom Boom Jerios of GMA fired 27 points and Carl Eric “Idol Dagul” Alindao of MOR added 24 to lead the Greenies. Percy Penoliar of ABS-CBN sizzled with 41 points for the Whites in a losing effort. (NJB, City Sports)