Cobra nails first victory

COBRA Energy Drink finally got a breakthrough win as they held on for a 62-60 win over the DUB Unlimited to snap their miserable seven-game losing streak in the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup at the San Juan gym.

Robby Zablan’s freethrows with 9.4 seconds remaining broke a tied game and proved to be the game-winning points. The Wheelers had a chance to steal victory but Raymond Aguilar and Jeric Teng couldn’t deliver as Cobra Energy Drink shut down the lane to prevent their opponents from scoring with time winding down.

Jam Cortes had an A-1 game, finishing with 15 points and 11 rebounds to show the way for Cobra Energy Drink, which outscored DUB Unlimited, 23-11, in the fourth quarter.

It was a frustrating loss for the Wheelers, who enjoyed a 51-40 advantage early in the fourth but went into a series of turnovers and missed many attempts on poor shot selections.  Mar Villahermosa scored 17 points for DUB Unlimited. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio