PBA D-League Foundation Cup
Team Standings
Group A
W L
NLEX 4 1
PC Gilmore 4 2
Black Water 3 3
Freego Jeans 2 3
RnW Pacific Pipes 2 4
Pharex 2 4
Group B
W L
Cobra Energy Drink 4 1
Cebuana Lhuillier 4 1
Max! Bond Super Glue 3 2
FCA 3 2
Maynilad 3 3
Junior Powerade 1 5
Café France 1 5
Games Tuesday (Meralco Gym)
2:00 pm - Max! Bond Super Glue vs. FCA Cultivators
4:00 pm - Freego Jeans vs. NLEX Road Warriors
Cebuana Lhuillier outlasted Max! Bond Super Glue, 73-58, in a very
heated PBA D-League Foundation Cup encounter at the Trinity University
of Asia Gym in Quezon City that saw both coaches and a player from
each side ejected.
The win was the fourth in five games for the Gems, tying them with
idle Cobra Energy Drink for the top spot in Group B while the loss
snapped the Sumos' three-game win streak and left them tied at 3-2
with the FCA Cultivators.
Allain Maliksi and Kevin Alas again had the hot hands for the Gems,
while Pari Llagas contributed a double-double. Cebuana Lhuillier took
a 25-8 lead in the first nine miniutes of the game and never looked
back.
The 6-3 Maliksi finished with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks while
the 6-0 Alas had 14 points and 5 boards. Llagas had one of his better
D-League outings with 14 markers and 10 caroms.
The game though was marred by an ugly incident with 22.2 seconds left
before halftime following an altercation between Gems center Ariel
Mepana and Sumos' center-forward Junjun Cabatu.
Both benches cleared and Gems coach Luigi Trillo as well as Sumos
coach Pido Jarencio exchanged more than words and shoves near
midcourt. The two mentors were thrown out along with their players for
flagrant misconduct.
Things seemed to cool down a bit in the third period although less
than ninety seconds into the second half, JR Sena of Cebuana Lhuillier
was also assessed a flagrant foul 1 while Roel Hugnatan of Max! Bond
was given a technical for second motion.
Jerick Fortuna was the lone bright spot for the Sumos with 10 points,
6 rebounds and 4 assists as top center Reil Cervantes went nowhere
offensiuvely.
In the first game, which meant little and a lot at the same time,
CafeFrance outlasted Jr. Powerade Tigers, 85-83.
The breakthrough win came on the sixth try for CafeFrance, which was
important according to coach Mon Jose coming as it did against a team
they will play against once more on May 24, this time with a
first-round berth on the line. Junior Powerade fell to a similar 1-5
card at the end of the classification round.
The Scorpions trailed by ten points, 61-71, late in the third, rallied
behind the double-double heroics of Mon Masbayo (21 points and 10
rebounds), and grabbed the upperhand at 82-78 with 2:33 left.
The Tigers kept it close but were unable to tie or win the game at the
end of regulation.
The Scores:
First Game
CafeFrance 85 - Mabayo 21, Ponferrada 17, Babad 9, Rublico 8, Bulangis
8, Magbitang 6, Banas 4, Parale 4,Lobaton 3, Mejos 3, Gallardo 2,
Almario 0.
Junior Powerade 83 - Smith 16, Sison 16, Ilad 12, Martinez 11, Padilla
10, Gamboa 9, Juruena 7, Jeffries 2, Gingerich 0, Gomez 0, Maniego 0.
Quarters: 22-28, 48-51, 64-71, 85-83
Second Game
Cebuana Lhuillier 73 - Maliksi 19, Alas 14, Llagas 14, Mandani 6,
Mepana 6, Sena 4, Canta 3, Bagatsing 3, Hayes 2, Nabong 2, Semira 0,
Lee 0.
Max! Bond 58 - Fortuna 10, Hugnatan 9, Lingganay 8, Benitez 7, Cabatu
6, Teng 5, Cervantes 4, Bustos 3, Bautista 3, Camus 2, Navarro 1, Cuan
0
Quarters: 25-9, 41-28, 61-47, 73-58.PR
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