SYKES A vs B in Inter-Call Center final

SYKES teams A and B pulled off remarkable performances against separate rivals to face off with each other in the finals of the 1st Inter-Call Center Basketball Tournament this Sunday at the Visayan Glass Gym in Guadalupe.

Sykes-A, who had a 2-6, win-loss record during the double elimination games handed E-Telecare Global Solutions a heartbreaking, 93-86, loss in overtime.

Sykes-B, on the other hand, survived a gritty Convergys, 65-60, to clinch the other finals slot.

Generoso Pardenilla and Jonah Arce, who banged in 27 points each, provided the heroics for Sykes-A squad by sinking crucial free throws in the extension period to give their team the margin.

During the regulation, Niel Velasquez provided E-Telecare with the three-pointer that sent the game into overtime, 73-all.

However, E-Telecare lost its two crucial players, Francisco Pacheco and Rondell Cacnio.

In the other game, Sykes-B's wily point guard Jan O'Niel Sahilan led the fierce rally with 14 points.

After a deadlock at the end of the 1st quarter, Sykes-B's veteran player Edmund Odulio used his experience to lift his team to a 14-6 run and a 31-23 halftime lead.

With the 65-60 win, Sykes-B will face Sykes-A in the first game of the best of three finals at 8 p.m. this Sunday.

E-Telecare will face off with Convergys in the one game fight for third at 7pm.

The scores

SYKES-A (93) - Arce 27, Pardenilla 27, Dayao 17, Villocino 12, Cabras 5, Canete 4, Armamento 3.

E-TELECARE (86) - Salvador 25, Pacheco 24, Cacnio 12, Chua 10, Morin 7, Velasques 6.

SYKES-B (65) - Sahilan 14, Tanjuiaquio 11, Seno 11, Odulio 8, Rebalde 6, Santillan 2, Savior 2.

CONVERGYS (60) - Coquila 19, Sugatan 14, Mejellano 13, Beatingo 7, Lerio 6, Sarmiento 4, Ramos 3.