A WEEK after a stinging defeat, Big Chill came back strong by dumping Boracay Rum, 82-60, yesterday at Filoil Flying V Arena to grab a share of second spot in the PBA
D-League Foundation Cup.
The Superchargers banked on a huge first quarter where they took a 22-6 lead and stayed out of reach the rest of the way to nail their second triumph in three games.
Janus Lozada knocked in 18 points, 12 coming from three-point range, to lead the Superchargers’ recovery from an upset loss to newcomer Hog’s Breath Cafe, 63-69.
Café France joined the Superchargers at 2-1 following a 92-69 dismantling of Jumbo Plastics, while Cagayan Valley also cruised to a 98-56 rout of winless Informatics for its first victory in two outings.
James Forrester fired 17 points and Chris Exciminiano shot 14 as the Rising Suns also built a 22-12, right in the first quarter.
Mike Silungan unloaded 18 points to lead six Café France players who wound up in double figures.
The Superchargers credited their fine form to the return of top guard Terrence Romeo, who shot 15 points after getting sidelined for a month due to a hand injury.
The scores:
First Game
CAGAYAN VALLEY 98—Forrester 17, Exciminiano 14, Langsang 11, Bringas 11, Canta 10, Poligrates 8, Melano 8, Montemayor 8, Celada 7, Cruz 2, Lao 2, Villanil 0, Del Rio 0.
INFORMATICS 56—Rogado 13, Matute 11, Teng 10, Acuña 5, Ablaza 4, Montuano 4, Cortes 4, Cabonce 2, Benitez 2, Gamboa 1, Labis 0, Ibay 0, Camus 0, Acidre 0.
Quarters: 22-12, 51-28, 79-45, 98-56
Second Game
BIG CHILL 82—Lozada 18, Bringas 16, Romeo 15, Nuyles 12, Heruela 9, Montilla 6, Canlas 4, Santos 2, Bonifacio 0, Holstein 0, Dumapig 0, Villahermosa 0.
BORACAY RUM 60—Cabrera 14, Taha 11, Sabellina 8, Siruma 7, Bandaying 6, Acibar 4, Tagarda 4, Viernes 4, Uguilos 2, Arellano 0, Monteclaro 0, Ilagan 0.
Quarters: 22-6, 42-26, 64-40, 82-60
Third Game
CAFE FRANCE 92—Silungan 18, Lopez 12, Parala 12, Knuttel 11, Batino 10, Gallardo 10, Abundo 9, Magat 4, Maconocido 4, Cornejo 2, De Leon 0, Lamosa 0, Magbitang 0.
JUMBO PLASTICS 69—Acosta 14, Tan 13, Mariano 9, Escueta 7, Del Rosario 6, Hayes 6, Vidal 6, Najorda 4, Gomez 4, Foronda 0, Daquioag 0, Dehesa 0.
Quarters: 20-15, 34-40, 67-60, 92-69