THE Talisay City Aquastars repeated as champions as they completed a sweep of Carcar after defeating the Lechoneros, 85-67, in Game Two of the finals in the Gullas Cup 2020 at the Talisay City Sports Complex on Friday night, March 6, 2020.
Talisay City flipped the switch on in the fourth period with a fiery offensive explosion that turned the lights out on Carcar’s title hopes. The win allowed the Aquastars to sweep the best-of-three finals series, 2-0, after winning in Game 1, 97-93, on Carcar’s homecourt.
Up by just two, 52-50, with just 10 minutes remaining in the game, the Aquastars suddenly could not miss as they unleashed a 33-18 blast that turned what was a close game into a one-sided affair.
Rubino Singson collected a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds to go with two assists and three blocks to lead Talisay City to the title-clinching victory. Jhaylord Castro also had pumped in 15 points while versatile combo guard Keaton Taburnal had 14 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal and was named as the Finals MVP.
Clark Ruedas also filled up the stat-sheet with 12 points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block.
Leonila Martorillas paced Carcar with 12 points, six rebounds and four steals while Jhevolks Navarra added 11 markers.