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MANILA, Philippines – It was a historical day in the PBA D-League Foundtation Cup as a forward from the AMA University Titans ties a PBA record for most rebounds hauled down and a female referee made her debut.
Updates and recaps of the games below:
Galliguez leads Rising Suns over the Titans
Abel Galliguez scored all 16 of his points in the fourth quarter to lead the Cagayan Valley Rising Suns to a 75-70 victory over AMA University Titans in their first game of the 2015 PBA D-League Foundation Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena on Thursday, March 19.
Galliguez converted a critical 3-pointer and drew a foul that led to a made free throw early in the fourth period that awarded his team a 10-point breathing room, 61-51.
AMA University countered with a 17-11 spurt that trimmed their opponents’ lead to four, but a 3-ball by Galliguez just before the final two-minute mark of the contest iced the win for his club, who played their first game without top overall pick Moala Tautuaa.
Adrian Celada pitched in 12 markers and 7 boards while Michael Mabulac contributed 11 markers for the winning tea,.
Jay-R Taganas, a former rotation piece for the San Beda Red Lions in the NCAA, finished with 10 points and a career-high 29 rebounds to lead the now 1-1 AMA Titans. Marcy Arellano put up 25 points.
A report on local sports website Spin.ph noted that Taganas’ 29 rebounds matches the most by any local player in the PBA.
Scores:
Cagayan Valley (75): Galliguez 16, Celada 12, Mabulac 11, Trollano 9, Tayongtong 9, Santos 7, Melano 6, Flores 3, Arquero 2, Dilay 0, Salamat 0, Sanchez 0, Rogado 0
AMA (70): Arellano 25, Terso 11, Taganas 10, King 7, Maiquez 6, Martinez 6, Tampus 3, Sison 2
Quarter Scoring: 14-13, 37-35, 55-48, 75-70
Corpuz scores 26 in Gems’ demolition of MP Hotel
The Cebuana-Lhuillier Gems scored the third most points by a team in PBA D-League history with a 118-78 obliteration of the MP Hotel Warriors.
Five Cebuana players scored in double-figures led by Jackson Corpuz, who finished with 26 points. DLSU alumni Norbert Torres and Almond Vosotros each put up 15 markers, while Tautuaa scored 11 in his second game with the club, who’s now 2-0.
The Gems led by as much as 42 points in the game, which saw Cebuana ahead by 27, 30-13, following 12 minutes of play. Everything went right for the team from there on out, leading to an easy win.
Jopher Custodio led MP Hotel with 17 points while Jan Colina and Rey Nambatac each put up 12 points for the Warriors, who shot an impressive 48% from the floor but allowed their opponents to convert 58% of their attempts.
The Gems attained easy scoring opportunities through stronger hustle with 22 points off turnovers, 20 from second chance points, and 22 markers through fast breaks.
Scores:
Cebuana Lhuillier (118) — Corpuz 26, Torres 15, Vosotros 15, Enciso 14, Tautuaa 11, A. Mangahas 9, Zamar 9, Acibar 5, Marata 3, J. Mangahas 3, Bautista 3, Sarangay 3, Acosta 2, Lopez 0
MP Hotel (78) — Custodio 17, Colina 12, Nambatac 12, Escosio 9, Mendoza 8, Pacquiao 5, Calvo 4, Luib 3, Yaya 2, Quinto 2, Magat 2, Dela Pena 2, Yusop 0
Quarter Scoring: 30-13, 60-38. 87-58, 118-78
KeraMix rolls past Liver Marin
The KeraMix Mixers continued to roll in their debut PBA D-League conference, defeating the Liver Marin Guardians, 89-71, to improve to 2-0 and hand their head coach Caloy Garcia a victory on his birthday.
Luis Sinco and Jeff Viernes each put up 12 points, while Jiovani Jalalon wasn’t far behind with 9 markers.
Jamil Ortuoste led the losing side with 18 points.
The Mixers raced off to a quick start after the first quarter, going ahead by 15, 28-13. But a bounce-back second period from the Guardians had the deficit down to 6, 45-39, at intermission.
In the third period, Liver Marin’s offense went haywire as the team managed only 9 points. KeraMix used that opening to build a 17-point cushion to cruise to the easy win.
The game marked the first time a female referee, Mary Jane Umaña, called a game in D-League history.
Scores:
KeraMix (89) — Sinco 12, Viernes 12, Agovida 9, Jalalon 9, Gabawan 8, Gil 8, Robles 8, DiGregorio 7, Jamito 5, Ruaya 5, Saitanan 4, Ibay 2, Canta 0
Livermarin (71) — Ortouste 18, Dela Cruz 14, Ignacio 10, Laude 10, Bangga 5, Fabian 4, Calisaan 3, De Vera 3, Balucanag 2, Mag-isa 2, Costelo 0, Rios 0, Santos 0
Quarter Scores: 28-13, 45-39, 69-50, 89-71
– Rappler.com
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