CEBU - Team Gabrielle survived Jeff Lawrence, 92-89, in the lone seniors match of the Unit 3 Carbon Market Basketball Tournament in Brgy. Ermita, this city.
In the juniors division, the LAVO quintent crushed NT-777, 93-70, while the Marbebs Fighter blasted the winless LSB, 109-70.
Gabrielle and Jeff Lawrence engaged in a nip-and-tuck battle from start to finish. Alvin Tura of Jeff Lawrence scored on a lay-up to tie the count for the last time, 89-all, with 23 ticks left before the final buzzer.
In the ensuing play, Renan Aupe split his chairites to give Gabrielle a 90-89 lead and then Jerby Dejacto completed a fastbreak play off a steal to ice Gabrielle’s win.
Aupe topscored for Gabrielle with 22 points, while Lie-Ann Carabaña, Almar Cabinte and Marian Sabando chipped in 10 points each.
Tura had 21 points for Jeff Lawrence followed by Jojo Emnace with 15.
Earlier, LAVO prevailed over NT-777 in a clash of unbeaten squads. LAVO kept its immaculate record of 5-0, while NT-777 saw its four-game win streak came to a sudden red stop.
The scores
First game
LAVO (93) - Daclan 32, Regner 26, Medalla 15, Lim 7, Pogoy 4, Alcuizar 3, Flores 2, Reuyan 2, Taghoy 2
NT-777 (70) - Natural 19, Labrador 18, Cortes 10, Cading 6, Lucido 6, Ando 4, Buicks 3, Villagonzalo 2, Bakunawa 2
Second game
Marbebs (109) - Alfeche 26, Allera 21, Ompong 16, Perante 16, Tuñacao 8, Magaway 6, Fernandez 6, Angco 6, Morre 2, J, Flores 2
LSB (70) - Benitez 35, Tampos 10, Flores 8, Layao 5, Larrobis 4, Paredes 4, Garcia 4,
Third game
Gabrielle (92) - Aupe 22, Carabaña 10, Cabinte 10, Sabando 10, Caparida 7, Dejacto 7, Alquizola 6, Rosas 5, Tude 4, Florentino 3, Morales 3, Labitad 3, A. Cabinte 2
Jeff Lawrence (89) - Tura 21, Emnace 15, Jumao-as 11, Go 8, Abatayo 7, Dico 6, Abapo 6, Rosales 6, Gomez 5, Torrejos 4. – GGM (THE FREEMAN)