NLEX makes it back-to-back
By Jasmine W. Payo
It didn’t take long for NLEX to flash its usual brand of firepower.
It didn’t take long for NLEX to flash its usual brand of firepower.
Chris Ellis scored half of his team-high 20 points in the pivotal third quarter as NLEX sweated out an 89-75 triumph over Freego Jeans to seize its back-to-back PBA D-League crown Tuesday at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Their lone meeting this season resulted into a rout.
Big Chill and Freego Jeans vie to complete a semifinal sweep of their fancied opponents and arrange what had seemed as an improbable championship showdown.
Eric Camson pumped in all his 14 points in the second half and Austin Manyara also shone in the clutch as Freego Jeans stunned Cebuana Lhuillier, 71-66, to claim the solo lead in the PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup Tuesday at the JRU gym.
Fagged-out and beat up, Alex Nuyles sat on his spot inside a dreary Adamson dugout with his left foot heavily taped in ice.
So many things feel new for the Adamson Falcons this season.
-Ateneo, with the two leading Most Valuable Player contenders in its fold, seeks to extend its unbeaten run to eight games when it tangles with Far Eastern U Saturday in the 74th UAAP men’s basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
After picking up two big wins, a more confident Adamson squad goes for a share of second place against winless University of the East in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament Thursday.
Kiefer Ravena needed just one game to silence his doubters.
There’s no doubting Ateneo’s experience, depth and size.
Adamson has ended a string of heartbreaking finishes.
A LAST-SECOND tip-in toppled the title-favorite.
