Villahermosa, Superchargers slay Giants | Inquirer Sports

Villahermosa, Superchargers slay Giants

By: - Reporter / @MarkGiongcoINQ
/ 04:40 PM May 06, 2014

Mar Villahermosa (light / big chill). PBA IMAGES FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Big Chill leaned on a strong start before holding off Jumbo Plastic, 50-46, in the 2014 PBA D-League Foundation Cup Tuesday at the JCSGO Gym in Cubao.

Both teams struggled at the offensive end before Mar Villahermosa came through in the fourth quarter for the Superchargers.

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Villahermosa scored 13 of his team’s 15 points in the final frame also matching the Giants’ output in the quarter.

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“I challenged the players to step up in this game because this is a must-win for us. We need a victory to stay in contention for a playoff berth,” Big Chill coach Robert Sison. “I’m really glad they responded well to my call.”

Big Chill leveled its record to 4-4 good for fifth place while also keeping Jumbo Plastic from getting an inside track of nailing the last outright semifinals slot.

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Unbeaten NLEX, which improved to 8-0 following a 76-68 win over Cebuana Lhuillier earlier, already clinched an automatic semis berth.

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Janus Lozada scored all of his 12 points in the first half to help Big Chill build a 25-9 buffer.

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The Giants came out of their halftime huddle with renewed confidence and limited the Superchargers to just eight points in the third quarter to make it a closely-contested game.

Jason Ballesteros notched 15 points and 20 rebounds but his impressive numbers were still not enough as Jumbo Plastic dropped into second-place tie with the Gems at 5-3.

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