Yeo shooting exhibition lifts Ginebra over Barako Bull

Rodneil Quiteles

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Yeo shooting exhibition lifts Ginebra over Barako Bull
Joseph Yeo duplicates his Manila Clasico effort scoring 17 points on 5/8 shooting from downtown to give Ginebra its 5th win in 6 outings

MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel overcame a slow start and a 13-point deficit to bury Barako Bull Energy Cola in a 19-point hole, 94-75, Wednesday, November 12 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Joseph Yeo put up another shooting exhibition from beyond the arc, finishing with 17 points on 5-8 three-point field goal shooting – identical numbers to his Manila Clasico debut this past Sunday, when Ginebra bested Purefoods.

Yeo made the first of his 4 triples in the final quarter at the 10:20 mark to give Ginebra its first double-digit lead of the game, 72-61.

“The Ninja” would make 3 more treys from the same corner to give the Gin Kings a 21-point advantage, 85-64. They would hold on to the lead until the final buzzer.

Afterwards, Ginebra head coach Jeff Cariaso commended Barako Bull on their preparations for the game.

“The first two quarters and a half it was very difficult for us. I think they got us scouted really well. They knew what we wanted to do.”

But he was happy with how his team responded. “What I like about what happened tonight is we were able to adjust to that,” noting the good defense Barako played against them.

“And luckily Joseph Yeo is on our team,” Cariaso mused.

X-Factors: Brondial, Urbiztondo, Ellis

A Mic Pennisi triple at the 7:51 mark of third quarter gave Barako anther double-digit lead at 51-41, but Baracael quickly fired his own trey to respond. Afterwards, Pennisi made a surprising cut to the basket, winning his mini-exchange against Baracael as Barako kept Ginebra at a 9-point distance, 53-44.

But it was all Ginebra past that point.

Cariaso pulled rookie Rodney Brondial and the “Fireball” Josh Urbiztondo off the bench and the two, along with athletic wingman Chris Ellis, provided the much needed energy to get Ginebra over the hump.

Brondial (7 points and 8 rebounds) knew exactly where to be to grab offensive boards for stickbacks and receive passes from the guards. His hustle made a huge difference.

The rookie power forward tied the count at 55-all when he split his free throws following a flagrant foul called on Dave Marcelo, who issued an errant elbow against Brondial.

Urbiztondo and Ellis would connive in the succeeding plays highlighted by an alley-oop slam to end the third period with Ginebra on top, 64-61.

Teamwork was very evident for Ginebra in this game as they tallied a Philippine Cup conference high 32 assists per PBA Statistician Fidel Mangonon III.

 

Steady Spark

Mark Caguioa carried the fight for Ginebra in the first half as he led an 11-3 charge to end the second quarter.

“The Spark” hit shot after shot to keep the game close. The 2012 PBA MVP then hit a three-pointer to cut the deficit to just 4, 39-35.

JC Intal would take the three back but Caguioa and Japeth Aguilar connected on a play for an easy two for the high-flyer to cut Barako’s lead to just 5, 42-37 to end the first half.

He continued to make his presence felt in the third quarter by asserting himself as a leader, directing where people should be on both sides of the floor.

Caguioa also hit shots and dished off a few assists in Ginebra’s third quarter run. He finished the game with 15 points, 7 assists, and 2 rebounds. –

Scores:

GINEBRA (94) – Yeo 17, Caguioa 15, Slaughter 14, Baracael 12, Aguilar 10, Ellis 7, Brondial 7, Mamaril 4, Tenorio 4, Urbiztondo 2, Helterbrand 2, Monfort 0, Forrester 0, Reyes 0.

BARAKO (75) – Miranda 19, Garcia 10, Intal 10, Pennisi 9, Wilson 7, Lastimosa 6, Pascual 5, Marcelo 3, Hubalde 2, Salvador 2, Salva 2, Paredes 0, Lanete 0.

Quarterscores: 13-23, 37-42, 64-61, 94-75

Here are some photos of the game taken by Nuki Sabio/PBA Images

– Rappler.com

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