Big Chill five rises; Cagayan falters

Big chill grabbed the solo lead as Erase Xfoliant spoiled Cagayan Valley’s bid to stretch its unbeaten run in the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup yesterday at Ynares Sports Arena.

The Superchargers led throughout and drubbed Blackwater Sports, 74-63, for their second triumph in as many games.

Terrence Romeo topscored with 18, while Janus Lozada and Mar Villahermosa teamed up for 25 points to pace the Superchargers.

Erase Xfoliant dropped a telling 19-0 bomb as the Erasers posted their first win with a 91-78 conquest of the Rising Suns in the first game.

Jett Vidal pumped in 22 points, including back-to-back triples in the decisive run where the Erasers turned a slim 49-48 lead to a 20-point gap, 68-48, in the third quarter.

Coach Aric del Rosario said he challenged the Erasers to recover from their 30-point loss to three-time champ NLEX, 101-71, last week.

“It was my first time to lose that big in my coaching career,” said the veteran Del Rosario.

The scores:

First Game

ERASE XFOLIANT 91—Vidal 22, Matute 20, Mendoza 19, Gomez 12, Allen 6, Babayemi 5, Thompson 4, Alano 2, Paulino 1, Arboleda 0, Cornejo 0.

CAGAYAN 78—Bringas 23, Celada 16, Exciminiano 12, Almazan 9, Webb 7, Lao 6, Gusi 3, Chiong 2, Cruz 0, Bartolo 0, Poligrates 0, Forrester 0, Melano 0.

Quarters: 27-16, 47-44, 78-55, 91-78

Second Game

BIG CHILL 74—Romeo 18, Lozada 13, Villahermosa 12, Montecastro 9, Buenafe 8, Bringas 6, Brondial 4, Collado 2, Santos 2, Canta 0, Canlas 0, Cortes 0, Montilla 0, Semira 0.

BLACKWATER 63—Mangahas 12, Ciriacruz 12, Ferrer 11, Celiz 9, Llagas 5, Fortuna 4, Bagatsing 2, Abdul 2, Chua 2, Mazo 2, Vigil 0, Pe 0, Ciriacruz I. 0.

Quarters: 18-14, 39-23, 58-38, 74-63