G4: Maricas continues win streak, beats Titans, 51 - 45

Blog favorite, Delaware Titans wilts under pressure to give way to dark-horse, Maricas, 51 -45. The first half of play was a tightly contested period with numerous lead changes until both teams started dishing out fouls to clamp on defense. Jesse Fabian of the Titans exploded with 5 triples to lead the Titans offense in the first half.

Not to be outdone, Maricas applied smart defense in the second half that silenced Fabian to a mere 2 points. The defense was so stifling, that the Titans, who scored 34 points in the first half, was limited to 6 points in the final half of play.

Dave Setters led Maricas with 16 points to notch its 4th win in 4 games. Maricas, who surprises everyone with their winning streak, leads the Pilipino Division and is tied with GK Warriors with a 4-0 card. The loss of the Titans, slide them further to 1-3 card tied with 4 other teams.


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Box Scores:
Maricas: Setters, 16; Persons, 7; Lizardo, 5; Savella, 5; Advento, 4; Tanseco, 4; Ramiscal, 3; Magpantay, 3; Carreon, 2; Ulit, 2.
Del Titans: Fabian, 20; Corotan, 15; Ortega, 3; Fermin, 3; De Luna, 2; Villamor, 2.

G4: Red Bulls overwhelms Exit Realty, 73 - 58

With 5 Red Bulls players scoring in double-digit figures, the Bulls were virtually unstoppable as they overwhelmed a stunned Exit Realty team, 73 - 58.

In the first half of play, the teams were separated by a mere 4 points with the Red Bulls gaining the upper hand. Scott McInnes kept Exit Realty in the ballgame by spearheading the Realtors with 8 points in the first half.

But as soon as the second half started, Joseph Pangilinan of the Red Bulls thwarted his Exit guards by exploding with 4 of his 6 three-point bombs to give the Bulls a comfortable lead. Pangilinan led the Bulls in scoring with a game-high, 22 points.

So fluid was the Bulls' offense that Richie Tizon was one assist shy of a double-double performance as he dished 9 assist passes together with 11 points and 6 rebounds. Tizon ties Red Bulls center, Deleste, in rebounds. Chris Balan, on the other hand, completed the Bulls' triangle offense by contributing 15 high-percentage points.

The win puts the Bulls in a four-way tie with a 2-2 win loss card, improving their chances for a playoff berth. The Realtors' loss, however, slides them down to 1-3 card tied with 5 other teams.


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Box Scores:
Red Bulls: Pangilinan, 22; Balan, 15; Tizon, 11; Deleste, 10; Borres, 9; Malicdem, 2; Tanjuakio, 2; Wu, 2.
Exit Realty: McInnes, 23; Ramos, 10; Velarde, 9; Makasakit, 6; Tan, 5; De Guzman, 4; Sta. Ana, 1.

G4: WSA stops Casa Rap's momentum in overtime, 71- 65

Former Palaro champions, Wala Sa Ayos, displayed its steel veins under pressure by escaping Casa Rap's pestering rally and winning the game in overtime, 71 - 65. It was indeed a hard-fought encounter even as WSA led througout regulation only to be surprised by a late surging rally.

Casa Rap's ace playmaker and team captain, Steve Antonio, took matters into his own hands in the last 5 minutes of regulation to fashion a game-tying rally at the end of the second half. With WSA brandishing double-digit leads, Antonio was a man with a mission as he sprang a 10-point scoring binge to tie the ball game at 63. Antonio topscored for the Casa Rap Bomb Shells, finishing with a game high, 25 points.

Shaken by Casa Rap's never-say-die rally, WSA banked on steady free-throw shooting in the crucial OT period to claim its second win in 4 games. WSA led a more balanced bench with 9 of its players contributing to the win. Marlon Oniate led WSA with 18 points, followed by Lester Dabu and Felix Vergara with 12 and 10 points respectively.

WSA's win ties them with Casa Rap and 2 other teams with a 2-2 win-loss card, improving their chances for a playoff berth.


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Box Scores:
Wala Sa Ayos: Oniate, 18; Dabu, 12; Fernandez, 9; Alegarbes, 8; Concepcion, 6; Raymundo, 4; Andre, 2; Fernandez, 2.
Casa Rap: Antonio, 25; Del Rosario, 16; Quezon, 13; Agui, 4; Mallari, 2; Mallari, 2; Pangan, 2; Cabalza, 2.