JSY Transport came from behind to upset erstwhile undefeated AACI Trading, 89-88, while AACI Farms remained as the only undefeated team in this 8-team tournament as it routed AACI Transport, 104-77.
This is in the ongoing Fil-Sino All Asian Countertrade Inc. 3rd Conference Inter-color Basketball Tournament at the Po Hang Gym of Bacolod Tay tung High School.
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Charlton Ong scored the winning basket for JSY on a 3-point play with 10.9 seconds left.
Ong was free under the basket when he received a top of the key pass from a driving Arvin Gustilo. Ong faked the shot, got a foul, and converted the basket for the win.
It was a sorry loss for AACI Trading who fell behind by 14 points in the 3rd quarter only to rally and post its first lead of the game at the 3:44 mark on a triple by John Montemayor, 77-76.
After a brief exchange between JSY's Gustilo and Montemayor, Richard Uy hit his 5th trey of the game to give the lead back to JSY at 81-79.
Antonio Rogacion and Montemayor combined to give Trading an 86-83 lead.
After Trading's Jan Jan Lopue hit a free throw with 28 seconds left, JSY's Bobby Peñascosa scored on a three-point play to cut the lead to 1. Montemayor scored the last point for Trading with a free throw.
Arvin Gustilo led JSY in the quarter with 9 points, Peñascosa with 5 and Ong with 4 points. Montemayor had 17 points and Rogacion 9 points in the quarter.
With 5 players scoring 6 or more points in the first half led by Arvin gustilo's 9 points and Allen Dopnesa with 8 JSY led the first half, 43-37, even as Rogacion scored 16 points all in the second quarter and Mik Mik Montemayor with 7 points.
In the 3rd quarter, 4 successive treys by JSY with Richard Uy hitting 3 gave JSYits biggest lead at 64-50, but Jan Jan Lopue and Rogacion combined to close the quarter to cut the deficit at the end of the 3rd at 59-68.
Arvin Gustilo topsocred for JSY with 23 points, Richard Uy added 17, Allen Donesa 11, bobby Peñascosa 10, Siopao Dichavez 8, and Jolly Castillo 7.
Antonio rogacion had a game-high 29 points for Trading, John Montemayor chipped in with 24, Mik Mik Montemayor 9, and Frederick Ong 7.
With all 12 players scoring 4 or more points, AACI Farms showed AACI Transport its offensive might by outscoring them in the 1st quarters to take a commanding 79-41 lead at the end of the 3rd quarter.
Joshua Co led AACI Farms with 21 points, Ralph Richard Tan 12, David Tan and Ryan Tumbagahan 8, Marc Lo and Timothy Chua 7 and Toffel Tan 6.
AACI Transport still missing the services of its key players was led by Tim Garrucho with 16 points, Michael Miranda 14, Fr. Clarence Canafe 11, Jupiter Chua and Dan Gustilo 8. (HCV/With a report from Stephen Tan)