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BATANGAS CITY, Philippines – Terrence Romeo rewrote history by exploding for the most points scored in an All-Star Game to power Gilas Pilipinas to a 152-149 win over the Luzon All-Stars at the Batangas City Sports Center here on Friday, May 25.
Romeo scattered 48 points on top of 11 assists and 6 rebounds to take home the Most Valuable Player honors as Gilas, who paraded only 8 players, withstood a staggering comeback from the Luzon natives.
The Nationals were sitting on a comfortable 8-point lead with 41 seconds remaining, 152-144, until Luzon narrowed the gap to just 3 points following a Japeth Aguilar layup and an Arwind Santos triple with 10 seconds left.
Employing a full-court press, Luzon regained possession after an LA Tenorio steal but the Barangay Ginebra guard failed to send the game into overtime as he missed the potential game-tying trey.
It was not just Romeo – who eclipsed the respective 44-point outbursts of both James Yap and Dylan Ababou in the 2012 edition of the mid-season spectacle – who made history in the win.
Jio Jalalon recorded the first triple-double in an All-Star Game since Willie Miller did it in 2007 by submitting 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Gilas, which bounced back from a sorry 130-144 loss to the Mindanao All-Stars last May 23.
June Mar Fajardo frolicked in the paint for the national team with 30 points and 14 rebounds while Troy Rosario added 20 points and 9 boards.
Just like Romeo, Japeth Aguilar had himself a night with 43 points on an ultra-efficient 18-of-23 shooting to go with 15 rebounds but those staggering numbers didn’t save Luzon, which trailed by as much as 20.
Santos chalked up 32 points, 5 rebounds and two steals and Calvin Abueva chipped in 23 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists in the loss.
The Scores:
Gilas Pilipinas (152): Romeo 48, Fajardo 26, Rosario 20, Pogoy 17, Norwood 13, Jalalon 12, Belo 10, Maliksi 2
Luzon All-Stars (149): Aguilar 41, Abueva 23, Santos 23, Cabagnot 13, Tenorio 12, Castro 7, Lassiter 5, Wright 3, Almazan 2, Pringle 0
Quarter scores: 47-38, 86-70, 121-106, 152-149
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