PICE earns 3rd place in Titan–JBL tourney
01 Aug 2018
By Mohammad Rasheed Suyat
JEDDAH — PICE defeated Eagles 108-104 to grab third place in the 40 & Above Division of the 2018 Titan Watch–JBL Tournament at the Nazeeh and Wartah (AlBaik) Park basketball court in Khalidia here.
PICE showed heart in the final quarter. The loser never gave up and fought spiritedly till the final buzzer. Cortes scored 28 points for the winner and was adjudged the Titan Watch best player of the game, while Jamahali collected 30 points for the loser.
This tournament is principally sponsored by Titan Watch of Al-Hussaini & Al-Yahya Investment Group (Othman Al-Hussaini). The co-sponsors are Giordano Fashions (Ahmadullah) and Eshada Baggie Sports Wear.
Team Tonic beat Petmalu 78-75 to advance to the best-of-three championship finals in the Weak B Division. The loser almost took the game into overtime but a costly error handed the winner a hard-earned win. Panganiban top scored with 21 points for the winner and was selected as the Giordano best player of the game. Garcia chipped in with 17 points for the loser.
Baggie Tailor Wasalak defeated R Printing 84-82 to advance to the best-of-three championship finals in the 40 & Above Division. The winner escaped a near defeat as the loser kept on rallying till the end. Bautista collected 20 points for the winner and was picked as the JBL best player of the game. Diaz top scored with 17 points for loser.
ICTHUS beat KD Tambayz 105-98 in Game 1 of the best-of-three championship finals in Weak A Division. The winner showed team work in the final quarter. The loser committed back-to-back errors in the dying seconds. Gonzales scored 49 big points for the winner and was adjudged the JBL best player of the game, while Pepito had 38 points for the loser.