Pol-Bert Pals, Ho Tong Hardware stay alive in Forty Aces semis

Pol-Bert Pals and Ho Tong Hardware will try to keep their bids alive after winning against separate opponents in the semi-final round of the Forty Aces MPC Second Conference at the Visayan Glass gym.

Pol-Bert came up with a big 80-67 win against BJ Star Logistics as Bebot Ancot, Lito Palapar and Bong Loquias combined for 38 points to lead the team.

On the other hand, Ho Tong Hardware also posted an easy win against JRE Tsunami, 71-64.

Oscar Alegrado carried most of the load for Ho Tong in the final half with Paul Abais also performing his role well that distracted JRE.

The scores

First game

POL-BERT (80) - Ancot 16, Palapar 12, Loquias 10, Morga 7, Sayson 6, Divinagracia 6, Uy 5, Igpit 5, Tojoy 5, Almencion 4, Tancio2, Zabate2.

BJ STAR (67) - Delfino 16, Marte 12, Samson 11, Chu 10, Cartilla 8, Rivera 6, Basalo 2, Cane 2. Second game

HO TONG (71) - Alegado 14, Abais 14, Lareta 8, Gabutan 6, Java 6, Gomos 6, Santos 6, Ortega 4, Murillo 3, Alegarme 2, Paez 2.

JRE TSUNAMI (64) - Escuyos14, Campomanes 12, Duran 9, Medina 8, Gultiano 8, Monsanto 5, Morales 4, Postrero 3, Padriga 1.