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Tanduay gave Blustar Detergent a rude welcome in the 2016 PBA D-League, as the Rhum Masters tamed the Dragons, 94-71, in the 2016 Foundation Cup on Monday at JCSGO Gym in Cubao.
The Dragons took a 3-0 lead courtesy of a Choo Wei Hong triple. But that was all it took to get Tanduay goingas it unleashed a 23-0 blast en route to a blowout.
The Rhum Masters extended their lead to as big as 36, 85-49 in the fourth period and improved their record to 2-1.
“Let’s put everything in proper perspective. Not to undermine the Dragons, baka rin kasi unfamiliar territory para sa kanila at namamalahibo lang. Para sa amin, wala yun. Baka kung Cafe France o Phoenix yan, baka 43-0 run pa ang nangyari,” Tanduay head coach Lawrence Chongson said.
“Basta para sa amin, bounce back game ito. It just so happened na sila ang nakalaban namin.”
Val Acuna led Tanduay’s onslaught with 14 points on 3-of-8 shooting from threes, while Jeff Javillonar got 13 markers and three assists.
Reden Celda added 11 points, while Louie Vigil and Jovet Mendoza had 10 points apiece.
Despite the 23-point mauling, coach Lawrence Chongson acknowledges the huge gap of talent between the two teams.
Kuek Tian Yuan led Blustar with 23 points and 13 rebounds.
The scores:
TANDUAY 94 – Acuna 14, Javillomar 13, Celda 11, Mendoza 10, Vigil 10, Alolino 9, Santos 6, Enguio 5, Lingganay 5, Belencion 3, Stevens 3, Tagarda 3, Gotladera 2, Acibar 0.
BLUSTAR 71 – Kuek 23, Wong 12, Ting 11, Ma 9, Choo 5, Yeo 4, Liaw 3, Teo 3, Mak 1, Kamarrudin 0, Ong 0, Palma 0.
Quarters: 37-12, 51-26, 71-47, 94-71.