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Pharex dumps Cossack; AddMix ousts Ani-FCA
(March 7, 2010)
Games Tuesday
(The Arena, San Juan)
2 p.m. – Excelroof vs Fern-C
4 p.m. – Ascof Lagundi vs Cobra Energy Drink
Streaking Pharex B-Complex stalled the
semis bid of Cossack Blue with an emphatic 96-66 win
to grab a share of the lead in the 2010 PBL PG Flex
Erase Placenta Cup at The Arena in San Juan.
With Woody Co, Vic Manuel and Arvin Braganza
leading Pharex’s assault, the Fighting Maroons
got off to a fiery start, taking a 32-11 lead at the
end of the first quarter on the way to their third straight
win to tie their victim for the team with similar 4-1
records.
Showing none of the enthusiasm and energy
they dished out in winning their first four games, including
thrilling wins over sister team Cobra and Ani-FCA, the
Spirits fell behind by 30 points, 68-38, in the third
quarter.
The Spirits made a decent attack late
in the third but the Fighting Maroons refused to be
cowed, coming through with their own run to complete
the day of routs.
Earlier, AddMix held Ani-FCA to just 19
points in the final two quarters as the Transformers
romped to a 90-49 win and kept its semis bid alive.
The Transformers of coach Leo Austria
led only by 10 points at halftime, 40-30, before turning
on the heat starting in the third quarter where they
limited the Cultivators to just seven points while exploding
for 22 points to take a commanding 62-37 lead going
into the final 10 minutes.
Unforgiving to the very end, the Transformers,
owned by Eng. Gilbert Cruz, came through with a 10-2
run midway in the payoff period to practically settle
the issue, 80-48.
With the win, the Transformers improved
their record to 2-3 while handing the Cultivators their
fifth straight defeat, thus becoming the first team
to be eliminated in this short tournament.
Ani-FCA’s 41-point defeat was the
largest losing margin since Red Bull defeated Monatana,
89-45, on May 17, 1999.
Cossack’s James Martinez was a huge
letdown, scoring only 9 points after averaging 20 points
in the team’s last three wins.
Woody Co led the Fighting Maroons with
18 points, including 9 from the 3-point zone while Vic
Manuel added 13.
“It’s good thing nanalo ulit
kami, very crucial ito sa amain. It’s a morale-boosting
one,” said Austria. “But we can’t
relax, we need to win our remaining two games to make
sure to advance to the semis.”
What made the win doubly significant for
Austria was the way his boys closed out the match.
“It doesn’t matter if we win
by one point as long as we closed out the game well.
That’s the important for me,” added Austria.
AddMix battles Pharex B-Complex on Thursday
before closing out their campaign against Cossack Blue
on March 18.
Alex Nuyles led the team’s well-balanced
attack with 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting while Canada
added14 markers. Jeff Morial and Terre Guillermo were
the two other AddMix players who scored in double figures
with 10 points.
So tight was AddMix’s defense that
only veteran Mark Cagoco scored in double figures for
Ani-FCA. Veteran James Sena, who was drafted by San
Miguel Beer last year, scored only six points.
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