Hog’s Breath Cafe dropped a 17-0 bomb in the last five minutes and halted Cagayan Valley’s unbeaten run with an upset 82-78 decision yesterday in the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup at Ynares Sports Arena.
Philip Paniamogan sizzled in the run that lifted the Razorbacks, who played minus head coach Caloy Garcia, from 13-points down, 63-76, in the last 5:04 minutes.
“We started hitting our shots from the outside and they (Rising Suns) struggled with our zone defense in the end,” said Razorbacks deputy coach Joel Jabar, who took over as Garcia called the shots for Letran, which dragged San Beda into a winner-take-all match for the NCAA title.
Paniamogan shot 11 of his 18 points in the final quarter as the Razorbacks dealt the Rising Suns’ first loss in five games.
Paul Sanga fired 13 of his 16 points in the second half and Julius Pasculado added 15 for the Razorbacks, who nailed a second straight triumph.
Earlier, Jumbo Plastic rebounded from its first loss with an 80-62 rout of Zambales M-Builders, while Boracay Rum also halted a two-game skid with a 73-63 victory over winless National University-Banco de Oro.
Karl Dehesa fueled the Giants’ strong start by firing 12 of his 16 points in the first half, before Elliot Tan helped put away the Builders with 14 in the last two quarters.
Jumbo Plastic climbed to third at 3-1, while Boracay Rum moved past Zambales M-Builders (2-3) with a 2-2 record.
Chris Banchero and Mac Belo, meanwhile, combined for more than half of Boracay’s scoring in foiling the Bulldogs.
The scores:
First Game
BORACAY RUM 73—Belo 20, Banchero 20, Cabrera 8, Bautista 6, Ilagan 6, Taha 6, Sabellina 3, Tagarda 2, Eguillos 2, Arellano 0, Siruma 0.
NU-BDO 63—Parks 11, Roño 9, Villamor 9, Rosario 9, Khobuntin 8, Javillonar 7, Alolino 7, Javelona 3, Neypes 0, Celda 0, Perez 0.
Quarters: 18-18, 37-31, 58-50, 73-63
Second Game
JUMBO PLASTIC 80—Tan 16, Dehesa 16, Melegrito 9, Alano 7, Colina 7, Romero 6, Ballesteros 5, Petilos 5, Magat 5, Chiu 4, Antipuesto 0.
ZAMBALES M-BUILDERS 62—Gomez 18, Vidal 10, Tolomia 8, Doligon 8, Ignacio 6, Cruz 3, Wong 3, Pinas 2, Saret 2, Mendoza 1, Pogoy 1, Alabanza 0, Maniago 0.
Quarters: 18-14, 38-29, 59-55, 80-62
Third Game
HOG’S BREATH CAFE 82—Paniamogan 18, Sanga 16, Pasculado 15, Allera 12, Robles 9, Bartolo 6, Terso 4, Austria 2, Ynion 0, Rios 0.
CAGAYAN VALLEY 78—Trollano 16, Melano 15, Bringas 12, Pinto 9, Ighalo 7, Celada 7, Jamito 6, Mabulac 3, Caperal 2, Foronda 1, Mercader 0, Collado 0.
Quarters: 17-18, 31-40, 54-63, 82-78