MANILA – Narciso Llagas heated up on offense as Tubigon Bohol Mariners tasted its first win in the Visayas leg of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup with a 92-77 triumph over Tabogon Voyagers on Saturday at the Alcantara Civic Center in Cebu.
The former University of the East Red Warriors center dropped a tournament-high 35 points built on 15-of-17 field goals to go along with 10 rebounds.
The Mariners trimmed a 23-28 first-quarter deficit with a 12-2 scoring blast in the second frame capped by a floater by Llagas for a 46-41 lead.
The lead swelled to 73-62 entering the fourth quarter however, the Voyagers managed to cut the deficit to 72-79. The Mariners then dropped 10 unanswered points from Joseph Marquez, Jumike Casera, Llagas, and Wade Cabizares for its largest lead at 89-72.
Marquez finished the match with 15 points, five rebounds, six assists, three steals, and three blocks while Cabizares tallied 11 markers and three assists.
“Matagal ko na rin ‘to hinihintay na manalo dito sa VisMin Super Cup. Kumbaga, parang icebreaker na rin. Nakahinga na rin,” Mariners’ head coach Gino Enriquez said.
Richmond Bersabal had a double-double of 20 points and 16 rebounds. Arvie Bringas chipped in 13 points and seven rebounds while Christian Diaz contributed 10 points and nine boards as the Voyagers dropped to 3-5.
Meanwhile, ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu Heroes vented its ire against Dumaguete Warriors with a 76-62 domination. The Heroes are now at solo third place in the standings with a 4-4 slate.
The Heroes dominated the start of the game with a 61-36 lead but the Warriors manage to climb to within 73-62. Lapu-Lapu then tightened its defense to escape with the win.
Reed Juntilla led the Heroes with 14 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Darwin Ochea had a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards.
BOX SCORE:
TUBIGON 92 – Llagas 35, Marquez 15, Cabizares 11, Musngi 8, Casera 4, Ibarra 4, Dadjijul 4, Tangunan 3, Montilla 3, Tilos 3, Leonida 2, Apolonias 0.
TABOGON 77 – Bersabal 20, Bringas 13, Diaz 10, Orquina 8, Lacastesantos 7, Caballero 7, de Ocampo 6, Sombero 4, Vitug 2.
Quarterscores:
23-28, 48-43, 73-62, 92-77./PN
