Tuesday, July 15, 2008
BDO rallies past BPI in Bankers' Cup 2008
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey
BANCO DE Oro (BDO) unleashed a big finishing kick and leaned on a crucial defensive job.
Egay Dalisay edged league-leading Bank of the Philippine Island (BPI), 89-87, Saturday in the Bankers Cup 2008 basketball tournament at the Evergold Recreation Center in Bo. Obrero.
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With the score tied at 87-all with 17 ticks left, BPI's PJ Samson had a chance to give his team the lead, but Dalisay blocked his shot and Bryan Cabug-os made a basket to beat the buzzer at the other end of the court for BDO.
Dalisay's late-game heroics and Cabug-os's basket completed a searing rally by the BDO dribblers, who erased a nine-point deficit with under two minutes left in the game.
BDO improved to 7-4 in the team standings, while BPI kept the lead at 8-3.
Plantersbank beat Enterprisebank behind the 24 points of Arvin Leong, 77-72, to remain in solo second with its 7-3 slate.
Citibank Savings, meanwhile, posted its second win following its 78-63 conquest of Secutiybank, while Metrobak crushed RCBC, 80-66.
The scores:
First game
Plantersbank 77 - Leong 24, Movilla 13, Charcos 13, Sipalay 6, Costan 5, Corpuz 4, Lozano 4, Ventosa 4, Recta 2 , Cadayona 2, Samson 0.
Enterprisebank 72 - Asuncion 20, Pontillo 13, Cervantes 11, Layo 10, Braceros 8, Bonifacio 4, Changco 4, Caangay 2.
Second game
Banco de Oro 89 - Soriano 33, Temporal 32, Cabug-os 16, Dalisay 6, Abalos 2.
BPI 87 - Samson 30, Velasquez 11, Uy 8, Rubi 8, Kapauan 6, Cruz 6, Noriega 6, Guilaran 4, Cervantes 4, Maningo 2, Calvo 2
Third game
Citibank Savings 78 - Yu 19, Mangubat 18, Lumbatan 15, Asuncion 12, Malazarte 8, Concepcion 5, Barlis 1.
Securitybank 63 - Lagrimas 20, Elicor 17, Paculanan 8, Carmelotes 5, Diez 5, Mora 4, Dela Torre 2, Lopez 2.
Fourth game
Metrobank 80 - Te Eng Fo 21, Solis 14, Du 13, Paz 12, Solidum 7, Pascual 6, Pena 3, Morales 2, Gabila 2.
RCBC 66 - Elizan 13, Delos Santos 11, Ngo 10, Allawan 10, Genoso 7, Quioge 6, Lee 5, Neri 3, Escudero 1
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