MANILA – San Miguel-Alab Pilipinas handed Mono Vampire of Thailand its first defeat in the ASEAN Basketball League Season 10 with a 96-73 home win at the San Juan Arena.
Alab Pilipinas’ 7-foot-5 import Sam Deguara torched his former team with double-double 20 points and 10 rebounds on Tuesday night while also swatting three shots.
The Philippines notched its third win in four games.
Also stepping up for the Philippine squad was Nick Kick, who played his best game for Alab Pilipinas with 24 points on 8-of-18 shooting from the field, 8-of-10 from the foul stripe.
Khalif Wyatt added 13 points, five assists, four rebounds, and two steals while Jason Brickman flirted with a triple-double with 10 assists, eight points, and eight rebounds.
Brandon Rosser chipped in 11 points.
From a tightly contested match at the half, the Philippine team created distance in the third period for a 68-58 edge before opening the fourth quarter with a furious 16-0 run to put Mono away for good.
“Last time we played these guys, we were outcoached and outplayed. It’s important for us to come back and show how much progress we’ve made the last four weeks,” said Alab head coach Jimmy Alapag, recalling their 76-111 loss.
Tyler Lamb finished with 22 points while Mike Singletary added 17 markers on a poor 4-of-12 from the field as the Thailand based squad slumped to 3-1 in the standings./PN
