Team Pacman of boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and RWS Stable/AJL Surplus coasted to their second straight wins in as many games in the 1st MP Cup Invitational Basketball Tournament last Saturday at the USC-Main Gym.
Team Pacman banked on a solid endgame finish to fluster Philippine Farmer’s Bank-Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), 85-75, while RWS Stable dominated the game from start to finish to tame Club Monday, 60-51.
In the other featured match, the MS Motosuit-Unity Basketball Club (UBC) of sports patron Lou Ornopia staged a great escape to turn back House of Hope, 77-75.
The UBC mainstays were trailing most of the way and were down by as much as 14 points until they staged a tide-turning rally towards the closing minutes. Interestingly, the final outcome was UBC’s first and only taste of the lead in the game.
The scores
First game
Pacman (85) - Pumareja 26, Talas 18, Navarro 11, Gallego 10, Codiñera 7, Ceballos 5, Baclay 4, Rama 3, Gomez 3
IBP (75) - Santiago 21, Bauzon 20, Santos 9, Dilis7, Pepito 6, Dumon 5, Gamallo 5, Bragat 2
Second game
Motosuit-UBC (77) - Bontia 16, Gonzaga 14, R. Gonzaga 13, Castro 9, Bukiron 7, Arceo 5, Bongo 5, Bontuyan 4 , Alia 2, Dicdican 2
House of Hope (75) - De la Cuesta 21, Restauro 20, Amodia 18, Cabbarubias 11, Reyes 1
Third game
RWS Stable (60) - T. Lim 14, Cañares 13, Arienza 10, De la Calzada 9, Que 7, Lim 7, E. Lim 2, Yu 2
Club Monday (51) - Talaver 15, Jumalon 9, Macasero 6, Perez 6, Bantolinao 5, Tabucanon 5, Nepomuceno 3, Sarsaba 2 — EBV