The USJ-R/Bibbo Hotdog and the UC/Aspac Bank eye the finals as they try to close sweep separate rivals tonight in their best-of-three semifinals series in the Reinforced Partner’s Cup at the Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex.
Games today: (Mandaue)
6:30 pm DBTC/Unilab vs. UC/Aspac Bank
8 pm CIT/Metro vs. USJ-R/Bibbo
USJ-R and UC both won their first games the other day to inch closer to a best-of-three finals showdown at the Mandaue Sports and Cultural Center.
Jun Mar Fajardo, the 6’7” slotman of UC, again provided the difference as the Webmasters clobbered DBTC/Unilab-Alaxan 113-101 to take a 1-0 lead in their series.
Fajardo finished the game with 22 points while teammate Allan Abellanosa chipped in 20 points.
In the second game, USJ-R/Bibbo Hotdog was equally impressive in thrashing CIT/Metro Gaisano 98-82. Gudez, Justiniani and Malinao starred in USJ-R’s victory by scoring 21, 16 and 13 points, respectively.
The scores:
First Game:
UC/Aspac Bank (113) – Fajardo 22, Abellanosa 20, Abella 19, Juliane 14, Ceniza 7, Agas 7, Espinoza 4, Luceño 2, Ducay 2, Abatayo 2, Flanco 2
DBTC/Unilab-Alaxan (101) – Delos Santos 27, Apura 17, Colegado 14, Oberes 10, Perturbos 7, Caballero 4, Baring 2 Halftime: 56-44.
Second Game:
USJ-R/Bibbo (98) – Gudez 21, Justiniani 16, Malinao 13, Villahermosa 11, Ponce 9, Gabas 8, Bibera 6, Hatague 5, Duran 5, Pateño 4, Eguia 3
CIT/Metro (82) – Jaca 24, Demape 18, Abobo 15, Reyes 9, Resilla 8, Montealto 4, Dela Cerna 2, Lopez 2
Halftime: 46-44 (GGM)