INQUIRER Sports

THE Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) edged the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) led by skipper Yoli Meso, 55-54 for its second win in as many games Thursday in the Arena-7 Sportsfest 2009 basketball tournament at the Visayan Glass Sports Arena.

BIR got to an impressive, 16-10 start behind the pair of 6-foot-1 center Engel Sievert and Mark Lariosa and continued to dominate the succeeding periods to post a 49-45 lead at the end of the third quarter.

But MCIAA waxed hot behind Dito Bejoc and Boy Alfeche that resulted in five deadlocks in the final quarter including a, 52-all tie with 40 seconds left.

In the ensuing play, offguard Yoli Meso gave BIR a, 54-52 lead with 12 seconds remaining before MCIAA?s Manny Fuentes canned a prayer-packed shot from beyond the arc that lifted MCIAA to the one-point win.

Alfeche led MCIAA with 11 points while Pedy Bejoc and Boboy Ciriaco chipped in 10 points apiece. Sievert paced BIR with 11 points.

BOX SCORES:

MCIAA (55)- Alfeche 11, Ciriaco 10, Bejoc 10, Fuentes 9, Komaingking 8, Toreno 4, Base 2, Mendoza 1

BIR (54)- Sievert 11, Lariosa 10, Galvez 10, Meso 6, Alburo 4, Diamos 4, Pacaña 4, Victor 3, California 2. /Correspondent Dale Rosal