April 14, 2011
PBA D-League Foundation Cup
Team Standings
Group A
W L
NLEX 3 1
Black Water 3 1
Pharex 2 2
PC Gilmore 2 2
RnW Pacific Pipes 1 2
Freego Jeans 0 3
Group B
W L
Max! Bond Super Glue 2 1
Cobra Energy Drink 2 1
Cebuana Lhuillier 2 1
FCA 2 1
Maynilad 2 2
Junior Powerade 1 2
Café France 0 3
Games Tuesday
(Oreta gym, Malabon)
2 p.m. – Maynilad vs Junior Powerade
4 p.m. – RnW Pacific Pipes vs Freego Jeans
Andrian Celeda scored 27 points and the Blackwater Elite rolled to
their third consecutive win with a vengeful 86-75 romp over Pharex
Thursday in the classification round of the PBA D-League Foundation
Cup at the Lyceum of The Philippines University gym.
With their 2-3 zone holding Pharex to 37 percent shooting (7 of 19) in
the third quarter, the Elite seized control of the match and gained a
first place tie with idle NLEX in Group A with 3-1 marks.
Rudy Lingganay scored on a hard drive with three seconds remaining to
power Max! Bond Super Glue to a stunning 77-75 win over Cobra Energy
Drink and into a first place tie in Group B.
Ex-pro Junjun Cabatu scored 19 points and Reil Cervantes added 13 for
the Sumos, who outplayed the Iron Men in the second half.
“Marami pa dapat i-improve ang team. Pero naroon na yung camaraderie
and yung team effort,” said Max! Bond Super Glue coach Pido Jarencio.
Cobra energy Drink star Paul Lee led all scorers with 23 points and
his basket with 6.8 seconds to play tied the game at 75-75.
The Iron Men, who picked up their first loss in three games, is now
joined by Max! Bond Super Glue, Cebuana Lhuillier and FCA on top of
Group
“We have two goals going into the game. First, we want to get back at
Pharex and second, we want to keep our streak going. I’m happy we
achieved both,” said Blackwater coach Leo Isaac.
“I thought the players showed a high level of confidence and they
believe in one another. I thought that was the key.”
Pharex opened the third quarter with a 46-42 lead before Gio Ciriacruz
knocked a 3-pointer as Blackwater scored the next 19 points to take
the lead for good. Another 3 by Ciriacruz gave the Elite their biggest
lead of the game at 66-50 late in the period.
Rocky Acidre scored 14 points and had seven rebounds, Ian Mazo added
13 points and Jonathan Belorio had 10 boards for Blackwater which
outrebounded Pharex, 49-41.
The win also put the Elite in the hunt for an outright spot in the
second round of the playoffs but Isaac said they’re taking it one game
at a time.
“Right now that’s not a priority. But if we will have the opportunity,
we’ll take it,” he said.
Jeff Morial and Raymond Aguilar each scored 15 points for Pharex,
which fell to 2-2 (win-loss) record after their second disappointing
loss.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Morial pulled the Bidang Generix to 69-76
with five minutes to play but Gerald Lapuz split his free throws and
Mazo added three more to bring the lead back to double digit.
The Scores:
First Game
Blackwater 86 – Celeda 27, Acidre 14, Mazo 13, Zulueta 9, Del Rosario
8, Ciriacruz 8, Belorio 6, Lapuz 1, Ihalas 0, Saret 0.
Pharex 75 – Morial 15, Aguilar 15, Losentes 9, Tecson 7, Adolfo 6,
Taylor 6, Banal 5, Asoro 4, Mangahas 4, Viernes 3, Deutchman 1,
Cabonse 0.
Quarters: 20-18; 40-40; 66-57; 86-75
Second Game
Max! Bond Super Glue 77 – Cabatu 19, Cervantes 13, Lingganay 11,
Bautista 10, Fortuna 9, Navarro 7, Teng 3, Cuan 3, Benitez 2, Hugnatan
0, Afuang 0.
Cobra Energy Drink 75 – Lee 23, Acibar 18, Sanga 9, Boloran 6, Foronda
4, Reyes 4, Eguilos 4, Hermosisima 4, Bandaying 2, Abaya 1.
Quarters: 13-20; 40-34; 53-51; 77-75.PR
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