IBP-Gwapo, UC-Picpa make finals
IBP-GWAPO dismantled R.P. Mora-Lycans, 79-53, to march to the final round of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)-2012 basketball tournament at the Capitol Parish gym.
IBP-Gwapo will face UC-Picpa in the winner-take-all finals on January 5, 2013 after the latter outlasted defending champion Hoopers, 100-91.
IBP had a slim, 17-12 lead in the opening period before padding its advantage to, 37-25, at the half. It then tore the game apart with a furious, 24-9 storm in the 3rd period for a, 61-34 leeway heading to the final quarter.
Rowell Juban and Milky Villamor led IBP-Gwapo with 17 and 15 points, respectively, while Michael Jumuad and Roldan Tayong paced Lycans with 14 and 11, respectively.
In the main game, UC-Picpa anchored its upset win over defending champion Hoopers with a strong second quarter where it outscored the latter, 30-16.
The Hoopers outscored UC-Picpa in the second half, 60-49 but still failed to snatch the victory as the latter had already piled enogh points in the first bend.
Article continues after this advertisementJacon Bonsucan scattered a game-high 30 points spiked by five trifectas for UC-Picpa while Alvin Sabala and Rengie Galo added 19 and 16 points, respectively. Dondon Santiago and Andre Tocao paced Hoopers with 30 and 13 points, respectively.
Article continues after this advertisementBOX SCORES
IBP (79)- Juban 17, Villamor 15, Busi 14, Lagahit 14, Baguio 8, Narido 8, Liston 5.
LYCANS (53)- Jumuad 14, Tayong 11, Ompad 8, Bandala 5, Cadampog 4, Padios 4, Dingal 3, Mora 2, Lim 2.
2nd game
UC (100)- J. Bonsucan 30, Sabala 19, Galo 16, A. Bonsucan 13, Bauzon 12, Cabuguas 8, Cuadra 2.
HOOPERS (91)- Santiago 32, Tocao 13, Ortiz 12, Guieb 11, Meso 10, Matugas 7, Torres 4, Ju. Makinano 2, Je. Makinano 2. /Correspondent Dale Rosal
