KMA Perera
JEDDAH — Al-Yamamah held on grimly to scotch the challenge from Pinehill and gain a thrilling 72-70 victory in the fifth week of the SAGCO Cup Basketball Tournament at SAGCO court in Industrial Area here.
A. Ojeda with 25 points was adjudged the best player and J. Barrantes chipped in with 15. Electro scored 111 against Salman 73 as R. Caguicia (33) and N. Cuadra (29) led the assault for Electro.
Caravan won 86-72 against Techno Glass with Larry Adrade top scoring with 21.
National Guard defeated Wintek 94-66. Former champion National Guard was in for a shock in the middle of the second half with a deficit of 21 points, as Wintek’s Conrad Diez led all the scorers and its diminutive rookie ball handler Josemarie Calawid was everywhere on the court displaying superb basketball.
But when Wintek’s first five looked tired and replaced with the substitutes, National Guard bounced back with a vengeance through its forwards, former MVP Manalili (18) and B. Manalan (20), who was awarded the best player. It changed the tempo of the game and the fourth quarter was completely dominated by National Guard, which eventually won at 94-66.
Sunbulah secured its second victory by beating Al-Zamil 84-71 with Edwin Fuentes and Ariel Sarreal scoring effortlessly to hold the lead in all four quarters. In another match, FMG defeated Mahmood Saeed 82-53.
Scores:
Al-Yamamah 72 — A. Ojeda 25, J. Barrantes 15. Pinehill 70 — D. Lugue 24, G. Dela Zruz 7.
FMG 82 — J. Valles 19, B. Pangapalan 15. Mahmood Saeed 53 — C. Deldo 17, J. Samar 14.
Caravan 86 — Larry Andrade 21, Elmer Colarina 14. Techno Glass 72 — Felix Maurin 15, J. R. Augustin 15.
National Guard 94 — B. Manalang 20, G. Manalili 18. Wintek 66 — Conrad Diez 25, Josemari Calawid 14.
Electro 111 — R. Caguicia 33, N. Cuadra 29. Salman 73 — F. Padit 24, L. Cruz 17.
Sunbullah 84 — Edwin Fuentes 39, Ariel Sarreal 16. Al-Zamil 71 — Darwin Genil 22 J. Baring 14.
