Genergex banked on a 35-point explosion of Brian Gabasa to scorch JV Shop N Shop, 71-60, at the start of the 2008 Winners League Basketball Tournament last Sunday at the City Sports Club-Cebu gym.
Genergex raced to a 20-11 start and kept a five-point edge, 33-28, at the intermission.
Dexter So and skipper Vincent Sy, however, spearheaded a daring third-quarter breakaway to push JV Shop N Shop on top by two points, 50-48, entering the payoff period.
But that was JV Shop’s only bright moment at Gabasa completed his heroics by spearheading a game-closing 23-10 rally to vault Genergex to an 11-point triumph.
PJ Iway banged in 13 markers for Genergex, while So was the lone double-digit scorer for JV Shop with 20.
The scores
Genergex (71) - Gabasa 35, Iway 13, C. Lim 10, Aleta 9, Malixi 2, Gaw 2
JV Shop (60) - So 20, Sy 14, Hing 9, Ong 9, Go 8
Quarterscores: 20-11, 33-28, 48-50, 71-60 —EBV