Odusee Rooz advance to E-League semis

THE ODUSEE Rooz successfully overhauled a twice-to-win handicap after they routed the Accenture Sharks, 84-65, to barge into the southern conference semifinals of the 2012 Sun Cellular E-League for Basketball at the City Sports Club-Cebu Gym.

Completing the southern conference semifinal cast are the twice-to-beat Lexmark Stallions, who prevailed over SSI Pure Science in their own quarterfinal battle, 71-61.

The ePerformax Reds, likewise, completed the northern conference semis cast after they edged out the Kyocera Frontiers, 53-48.

The sixth-seeded Odusee, which forged a do-or-die showdown after blasting the number three ranked Accenture in their initial meeting, 91-76, was again led by Kenneth Robert Abrantes, who scored 24 points after erupting for 38 points in their previous win.

Michael Cadiz, Rueben James Cabilino and Earl Abellanosa added 17, 16 and 13 points, respectively, for Odusee, which will next play Sykes in a best-of-three semifinal duel.

The Sharks were led by Ron Alan Orat with 18 points, while Jasper Loreto and Jonathan Abesia had 15 and 11 points, respectively.

Floyd Dean Singco scored 19 points and Raymond Dennis Tan had 11 to lead the Reds, who sealed a semifinal date with the northern conference top seed Aegis People Support Vipers./EDITORIAL ASSISTANT CALVIN D. CORDOVA