Alab bounces back, torches Mono Vampire

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Tanduay Alab Pilipinas vented their ire on Mono Vampire en route to a 114-87 win Sunday in the 2018 ASEAN Basketball League at Stadium 29 in Bangkok.

Coming off a humiliating home loss to Singapore last Wednesday, Justin Brownlee led the charge for the Philippine side with a near triple-double effort with 29 points, eight rebounds and nine assists with two blocks to boot.

Bobby Ray Parks Jr. sparked the blowout as he unleashed 10 of his 19 markers in the first quarter, shooting 3-of-6 from three. He also collected seven boards and six dimes.

Josh Urbiztondo also waxed hot from deep, going 5-of-10 from to finish with 17 points on top of three rebounds, and three assists, while Renaldo Balkman had 14 markers, seven boards, and five dimes.

Alab asserted itself early, taking an 18-7 lead in the first quarter and pull ahead by as held as high as 33, 104-71, with a Brownlee layup with 6:58 remaining.

The Filipinos, who evened their record at 4-4, also snapped Mono’s three-game winning run to drop to 6-4.

Mike Singletary carried the load for the Thais with 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Paul Zamar got 20 markers and three boards.

Sam Deguara also had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Mono, but struggled to get help from the locals.

The Scores:

ALAB PILIPINAS 114 — Brownlee 29, Parks 19, Urbiztondo 17, Balkman 14, Raymundo 10, Maierhofer 7, Javelona 6, Alabanza 4, Domingo 4, Celiz 2, Hontiveros 2, Sumalinog 0.

MONO VAMPIRE 87 — Singletary 24, Zamar 20, Deguara 17, Brickman 7, Boonyai 5, Ananti 4, Chanthachon 3, Apiromvilaichai 2, Khukhandhin 2, Phuangla 2, Samerjai 1, Kruatiwa 0.

Quarters: 32-22, 54-37, 88-62, 114-87.