The Blackwater Bossing defeated the NLEX Road Warriors, 93-88, within the opener of PBA On Tour, the league’s preseason event, on the Caloocan Sports Complex.
The Bossing led by as a lot as 18 factors, 49-31, on the 1:32 mark of the second quarter, earlier than the Road Warriors finally reduce their deficit to simply three, 88-85, on the 2:30 mark of the ultimate interval.
Blackwater finally regained a seven-point lead from pictures by Joshua Torralba and freebies by RK Ilagan earlier than Don Trollano drilled a triple to trim the result in 4, 92-88, with 25 seconds left. James Sena’s break up off a foul by Kris Rosales sealed the deal for Blackwater.
Mike Ayonayon had 16 factors for Blackwater, whereas Rey Suerte added 14 factors. Ilagan was an all-around participant for Bossing as he tallied 9 factors, eight rebounds, and 4 assists.
Don Trollano registered 15 factors and 10 rebounds, whereas Sean Anthony was two boards shy of a double-double as he posted 18 factors and eight rebounds.
The tourney returns on Wednesday as NorthPort takes on Meralco and Phoenix goes towards San Miguel Beer on the Ynares Arena in Pasig City.
The scores:
Blackwater 93 – Ayonayon 16, Suerte 14, Ilagan 9, Sena 9, Torralba 8, Hill 8, Amer 5, Taha 5, Publico 4, Mccarthy 3, Banal 1.
NLEX 88 – Anthon 18, Trollano 15, Galanza 13, Fajardo 10, Alas 8, Rosales 7, Doliguez 5, Rangel 4, Gabo 3, Pascual 2, Celda 0.
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
