Manila Chooks slips past Ludhiana India in Chooks-to-Go Cebu Masters

CEBU. Henry Iloka celebrates the win. (Ronex Tolin)
CEBU. Henry Iloka celebrates the win. (Ronex Tolin)

THE Manila Chooks pulled off all the stops in the endgame to emerge victorious over Ludhiana INBL, 21-17, in the qualifying draw of the Chooks-to-Go 3x3 Cebu Masters on Saturday afternoon at the SM Seaside City Cebu Mountain Wing.

It was a close game with Manila Chooks ahead by just two, 17-15. However, Ludhiana tied it all up at 17-all with a long two-pointer. Sensing trouble, Manila Chooks’ big man Henry Iloka took over, scoring on a slam dunk while getting fouled.

With Ludhiana in the penalty situation, Iloka also sank two free-throws to put Manila Chooks ahead, 20-17. After getting a stop, Iloka then finished the game off, scoring inside off a great pocket pass by veteran guard Chico Lañete.

Only one team will advance to the main draw of the tournament, joining Pool D.

The Scores:

Manila 21 - Iloka 10, Holmqvist 5, Lanete 5, Santos 1.

Ludhiana 17 - Ludhiana 6, Singh 6, Sandhu 5, Karan 0.

Time: 9:18 (Iloka)

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