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Monday, October 31, 2005
Caguioa outshines Cabagnot, leads Ginebra over SLR
Mark Caguioa took the cudgels for his injured backcourt partner Jay-Jay Helterbrand, winning his much-awaited and much-hyped rematch against co-Eagle Rock High School alumni and Sta. Lucia rookie Alex Cabagnot Jr. to lead Barangay Ginebra to a 96-89 drubbing of the Realtors last night in the San Mig Coffee-PBA Fiesta Conference at the Araneta Coliseum.
Caguioa, who only had eight points, four rebounds and one assist in the Kings’ first meeting against Sta. Lucia last Oct. 9, which the Kings lost, 92-88, exploded with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds, to lead Barangay Ginebra to its second straight win and a 4-3 win-loss record.
No comparison
The 2001 Rookie of the Year also had four assists, three rebounds and one shotblock and was one of many Kings who held Cabagnot to his first scoreless stint in the professional league.
“You can’t compare him (Cabagnot) to us. Look at the score. Hindi man lang siya lumaban (He didn’t even put up a fight),” said Caguioa after the game, somewhat belittling the way the media seemed to have hyped the rivalry.
Sean Lampley scored 27 points and had 10 rebounds as the Ginebra Kings got back at the Realtors in a game that appeared to be turning into a blowout but turned into a thriller in the closing minutes as the Kings, Lampley in particular, kept missing free throws. Ginebra went 11-of-21 from the line in the fourth quarter with Lampley going 1-for-7 in the last 2:46.
Fourth straight loss
“We had to work on our free-throw shooting. It’s a good thing we had a pretty good lead,” said Ginebra coach Siot Tanquingcen after the Kings’ win, which handed Sta. Lucia its fourth straight defeat in the Magic Xtreme-backed tournament
After a slow start, the Kings, who seemed to have not missed Helterbrand (right hamstring strain) that much, picked up their rhythm in the second quarter as Lampley and Caguioa began to warm up.
Barangay Ginebra (96) – Lampley 27, Caguioa 19, Adducul 11, Menk 11, Santos 11, Salvacion 8, Ferreria 4, Echavez 3, Holper 2, Sotto 0. Sta. Lucia (89) – Weaver 28, Espino 17, Mendoza 16, Calimag 13, Tolomia 4, Duremdes 4, Aquino 4, Catli 3, Cabagnot 0, Omolon 0, Sta. Maria 0. Quarters: 22-29, 50-46, 70-62, 96-89. (PBA media bureau)
(October 31, 2005 issue)
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