Thursday, March 30, 2006
Techni-Ice 2001 beats JV 2002, makes QFs
Techni-iceE 2001 played cool at crunch time to outlast JV Bakeshop 2002, 60-53, in their do-or-die match for the last quarterfinal berth in Division II of the Cecaba’s 8th Dr. Chen Lieh Fu Memorial Cup last Tuesday at the City Sports Club-Cebu.
Class 2001 and 2002 ended the elimination round with identical 3-7 win-loss records but the older graduates marched into the next round because of the winner-over-the-other rule.
Still, Class 2001 faces an uphill climb in the quarterfinals as it needs to beat defending champion Big Boss ’96 twice to advance to the semifinals.
Eric Cabana showed the way for Class 2001 with 20 points and a career-high 22 rebounds, while Paul Martin Gabatan added 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals.
The score was tied at 44-all after three quarters, but Cabana and Gabatan presided over a game-closing 16-9 run to wrap up the win for Class 2001.
Earlier, in the clash of winless squads, Gregoria’s Curtains and Trims Haus 2005 prevailed over Juvis Marketing 2003 in overtime, 96-88.
Five players scored in double figures for Class 2005 led by Kent Uy with a career-best 31 points on top of nine rebounds.
Philip Lua added 23 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and six steals, Jarden Ramero had 16 points, 18 rebounds and three assists, while Kristopher Dennis Lee and Niko Tiu had 13 and 11 markers, respectively, as they snapped an eight-game losing streak.
Jimpaul Yankee topped Class 2003 with 33 points, 13 rebounds and four assists, while Yvonnie Tan added 28 points and 14 rebounds in a losing cause.
Class 2005 (96) – Uy 31, Lua 23, Ramero 16,Lee 13, Tiu 11, K. Yu 2. Class 2003 (88) – Yankee 33, Y. Tan 28, Uy 13, Javier 11, Lua 3.
Class 2001 (60) – Cabana 20,Gabatan 15, Lao 9, Liao 8, Racal 5, Ong 3. Class 2002 (53) –Torrenueva 10, Chan 10, Boltron 10, Sy 9, Tan 4, So 4, Chua 2, Logno 2, Macias 2.
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