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Thursday, January 29, 2004
MayniLA shoots down Falcons
By Rommel C. Manlosa
Sun.Star Staff Reporter
MAIL & More-MayniLA came up with a stunning game plan as the San Sebastian College-Recoletos Baycats-manned team waylaid the unsuspecting Sulpicio Lines-Adamson University Falcons, 84-72, in the National Basketball Conference’s Panasonic Sinulog Cup 2004 at the Cebu Coliseum last night.
Meantime, Spring Cooking Oil-San Pablo City relied on the energy and vigor of the Menor brothers, Rolly and Romar, to repulse the sudden uprising of Fortune-Marikina for a 92-81 victory.
Former USP point guard Donald Lim menaced the interior defense of the heftier and taller Falcons as he scored all of his eight points in the final quarter to lead Mail & More to its first victory after dropping its debut game to M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu the other night.
However, the all-out effort defending Adamson’s prized forward Kenneth Bono was the focal point of SSC-R Cavite’s victory.
“Actually our focus was to limit Bono and let their swingman score. Although their wing made the contribution, it was the huge contribution of Bono from the inside that was missing,” said Mail & More coach Egay Macaraya after the game.
With the taller and more experienced Christopher Corbin throwing his weight around Bono, the Falcons’ inside operator scored only one point – a far cry from his 21.5 points average in their last two games.
With their defense holding the inside, Ernani Epondulan led the running game of MayniLA as he scattered 29 points while Mark Yee finished with 15 markers.
Mail & More MayniLA made a good start to take a 19-15 lead in the first quarter before Sulpicio Lines-Adamson University came back with a 24-17 second quarter to close the first half ahead, 39-36, and continued to keep the lead as they closed the penultimate period, 60-56.
It was in the fourth quarter when Lim displayed his skills that gave MayniLA back the momentum en route to a 28-12 bashing for the victory.
Spring San Pablo, on the other hand, banked on the strong inside presence of brothers Rolly and Romar Menor to repel the second-half rebellion of the Kings.
The combined efforts of Bong Tan, Gil Lualhati, Elvis Tolentino Jr., and Alvin Pua erased the 52-34 halftime lead of San Pablo as Fortune-Marikina made a spirited ran in the third quarter.
However, the Kings failed to sustain the momentum when the Menors plus the outside shooting of Aldrich Reyes shifted the momentum back to the 7-Lakers.
San Pablo was more aggressive at the start of the final quarter as its defense held Marikina scoreless for four minutes and 30 seconds while scoring 10 successive baskets of their own.
Business tycoon and Marikina team leader, Tan, tried to salvage a win for the Kings as he broke Marikina’s long silence with an undergoal stab, but his efforts came short as the 7-Lakers were already going for the kill.
The Menors combined for 35 points while Reyes made an impact with his new team as he delivered 16 points for San Pablo City. Tan’s 25 points came to naught as Marikina suffered its third straight defeat.
Mail & More-MayniLA (84) – Epondulan 29, Ye 15, Corbin 15, Lim 8, Doruelo 5, Magdadaro 4, Panes 2, Alfafara 2, Bonocon 2, Cenita 2. Sulpicio-Adamson (72) – Abadia 14, Tagupa 10, Cabahug 10, Tiongco 9, Hate 9,
Hugnatan 8, Poloyapoy 8, Alonzo 3, Bono 1.
(January 29, 2004 issue)
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