MANILA, Philippines — Cebuana Lhuillier compounded Big Chill’s woes as the Gems carved out a 65-60 triumph over the Superchargers to claim solo second in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup Thursday at Meralco gym.
James Martinez pumped in 13 points, including a key triple in the final stretch to lift the Gems past the Superchargers, who absorbed a second straight loss after also paying a P150,000 fine for staging a partial walkout in their last outing.
In the second game, Cagayan Valley also staged a strong finish to nip winless Derulo Accelero, 76-74, for its second straight victory.
The Gems trailed 53-54 midway in the final quarter before dropping a 10-1 blast to grab the lead, 63-55.
Cebuana Lhuillier improved to 3-1 behind idle leader NLEX’s 4-0 card.
Cagayan Valley climbed to 2-2 and tied Big Chill, Boracay Rum and Cafe France.
The Rising Suns staged a telling 14-6 run that included a pair of triples from Kenneth Ighalo for a 69-60 advantage.
Lord Casajeros buried 18 points to pace the Rising Suns, who sent the Oilers to their fourth straight loss.
The scores:
First Game
CEBUANA LHUILLIER 65—Martinez 13, Gamalinda 11, Acibar 9, Arellano 8, G. Banal 6, Ilad 6, Padilla 5, Leynes 2, J. Banal 2, Sarangay 2, Zamar 1, Paredes 0.
BIG CHILL 60—Brondial 17, Celada 13, Villahermosa 8, Maiquez 7, Apinan 5, Canlas 2, Bonifacio 2, Heruela 2, Santos 2, Lozada 2, Miranda 0, Belorio 0, Belleza 0.
Quarters: 19-18, 33-30, 53-49, 65-60
Second Game
CAGAYAN VALLEY 76—Casajeros 18, MElano 17, Galliguez 16, Ighalo 12, Vidal 5, Revilla 4, Webb 2, Daquioag 2, Olivares 0, Collado 0, Foronda 0,
DERULO ACCELERO 74—Soyud 14, Juico 13, Corpuz 9, Roncal 6, Jalalon 5, Pao 4, Acosta 4, Manuel 3, Imporatente 3, Morillo 2.
Quarters: 12-10, 31-31, 55-54, 76-74