Reigning champion EcoOil-La Salle ripped Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda University in Game 2, 89-74, to cop the 2023 PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup title on Monday on the Ynares Sports Arena.
La Salle has now accomplished back-to-back championships as additionally they dominated the 2022 version in opposition to Marinerong Pilipino, which was then bannered by the core of Mapua University.
JV Gallego caught fireplace within the second interval, dropping all of his 9 factors to gasoline a 12-4 run and erase an 11-point deficit because the Red Lions ended the primary half trailing by only one, 43-42.
But newly-minted Conference MVP Kevin Quiambao lived as much as his identify as he dropped eight of his factors within the third interval, the place the Green Archers pulled away and constructed one other double-digit lead, 70-58, earlier than heading to the fourth.
La Salle was in a position to try this regardless of seeing two Archers in Joaqui Manuel and Evan Nelle down with accidents. Nelle, although, returned to the courtroom within the payoff interval to spice up their offense.
Quimbao’s triple midway by despatched La Salle to an 80-64 cushion earlier than Michael Phillips’ two-handed slam off a Nelle dime put the punctuation for the Taft crew.
Quiambao completed with a double-double 26 factors and 10 rebounds alongside two assists and one steal whereas Nelle churned out all-around statline with 16 markers, seven dimes, 5 boards, six steals, and one block.
Mark Nonoy had 14 factors and three rebounds whereas Phillips chipped in 12 markers.
Yukien Andrada led Marinerong Pilipino with 15 factors off the bench whereas Damie Cuntapay and James Payosing every chimed in with 12 markers.
The win allowed La Salle to achieve some revenge as its solely loss within the elimination spherical got here by the hands of San Beda.
The scores:
EcoOil-La Salle 89 – Quiambao 26, Nelle 16, Nonoy 14, Phillips M. 12, Escandor 6, Austria 6, Gollena 4, David 4, Phillips B. 1, Nwankwo 0, Manuel 0, Cortez 0. Marinero-
Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda 74 – Andrada 15, Payosing 12, Cuntapay 12, Gallego 9, Cortez 8, Alfaro 8, Puno 4, Royo 2, Tagle 2, Visser 2, Jopia 0, Alloso 0.
Quarters: 27-20, 43-42, 70-58, 89-74.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
