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Friday, October 11, 2013

Sealions, Mighty Sports advance to Danny Espiritu Cup Semifinals

The Final Four is complete for the 2013 Danny Espiritu Cup.

Sealions and Mighty Sports secured the remaining two open spots after winning their respective matches in the quarterfinals.

Sealions relied on Egay Billones to beat Naughty Needlez, 88-76 at the Lyceum Gym. The former PBA point guard scored 22 points, grabbed five rebounds and contributed four steals in the victory.

Trailing by two at the half, Naughty Needlez struggled in the third quarter, scoring just ten points to allow Sealions to pull away. They were also erratic all game long, committing 27 turnovers that led to 29 Sealions points. Topscoring for them is former UE Red Warrior James Martinez with 17, while Warren Ybanez and John Hall each added 12.

The other quarterfinal saw Mighty Sports bury Expert Global Solutions, 95-74 at the Reyes Gym. The defending champions easily took care of things against EGS, whom they just faced in their last elimination round game. They would erect a lead as large as 32 points in the final quarter.

All ten players field by Mighty scored at least seven points, with Robby Celiz leading the way with 13 markers. Ron Arias led EGS with 15 points.

The semifinal pairings sees the defending champions tangle with Skyforce in a rematch of last year's finals, while Sealions will face top-seeded MOB.

The scores:

October 4

Sealions 88 - Billones 22, Martinez 14, Malabanan 13, Garrido 8, Asoro 9, Villareal 7, Raymundo 4, Ricafuenta 4, Alao 2, Junio 2, Zagala 2, Solis 0.

Naughty Needlez 76 - Martinez 17, Hall 23, Ybanez 12, Vijandre 10, Taupa 7, Alandy 4, Cunanan 4, Nunez 0.

Quarters: 21-20, 43-41, 69-51, 88-76.

October 6

Mighty Sports 95 - Celiz 14, Santos 13, Franco 10, Lozada 10, Marquez 9, Colina 8, Gamboa 8, Dimaunahan 8, Ferrer 8, Aquino 7.

EGS 74 - Arias 15, Valena 11, Ranises 10, Kalaw 10, Caspe 9, De Vera 8, Feliciano 4, Melano 3, Siguq 2, Catamora 2, Lanzar 0, McCoy 0.

Quarters: 32-19, 57-29, 77-74, 95-74.

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