Gaisano Capital South stays at second place
CEBU, Philippines - Kido Cabrera sparkled with 21 points, Cameroonian recruit Arnud Noah chipped in 17 markers and the Gaisano Capital South-UC Webmasters went on to crush Raphael's Cafe, 85-72, in the Enervon CESAFI Partner's Cup 2013 men's basketball tournament at the Cebu Coliseum.
In the other game, Joshua de la Cerna scattered 19 points to power the San Marino Tuna/CIT-U Wildcats to a 90-83 win over the Cebu Landmasters-USC Warriors.
Cabrera spewed fire in the fourth quarter where he scored nine straight points to help Gaisano Capital South mount its biggest lead at 18 points, 82-64, with just two minutes left in the contest.
Gaisano Capital, thus, stayed at second place with as 5-2 win-loss record behind the undefeated Prime Asia Lending-UV Lancers, while Raphael's Cafe slumped to its sixth loss in a row.
San Marino, on the other hand, upped its win-loss card to 3-4, while deadling the Cebu Landmasters to its third setback in seven starts.
The scores
First game
San Marino Tuna (90) - Dela Cerna 19, Taghoy 12, Menguito 9, Brigoli 9, Ebona 8, Taboada 8, Dimco 8, Graf 8, Batiquin 7, Pono 3, Tabalin 2
Cebu Landmasters (83) - Ortega 23, Salihou 12, Magat 11, Guardiario 8, Seno 6, Ayala 6, Rabat 6, Romaguera 4, Ypil 4, Bensig 3, Laude 2, Que 1
Halftime: 37-35
Second game
Gaisano Capital (85) - Cabrera 21, Noah 17, Quintao 9, Smith 8, Ampoon 7, Alocillo 7, Asis 6, Miranda 5, Mangyao 3, Tamparong 1, Montilla 1
Raphael's Cafe (72) - Zosa 13, Sanchez 10, Regalado 9, C. Senining 8, Bayhonan 8, Lajato 6, Cinco 6, Diaz 4, M. Parker 2, Villarosa 2, Silay 2, Rosell 2
Halftime: 46-36