Source: Inquirer.Net. MANILA, Philippines—Clif Brown had 24 points and 16 rebounds while James Yap added 21 points as B-Meg Derby Ace kept the fight for an outright semifinal berth alive with a 101-83 thumping of Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Fiesta Conference at the Araneta Coliseum Wednesday night.
After tying the San Miguel Beermen at 12-5, the Llamados can close out their elimination campaign with a victory against Barako Coffee and boost their semifinal aspirations.
The chances of Derby Ace snatching the other automatic semifinal seat will also depend on the outcome of the San Miguel-Alaska match on Saturday in Dumaguete City.
An Alaska (11-6) victory coupled by a Derby Ace win over Barako will allow the Llamados to join the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters, who earlier routed the Barako Coffee Masters, 112-101, in the semifinals without further complications.
As for the Gin Kings (9-9), they simply opened the door for Rain Or Shine (7-9) and Coca-Cola (7-9) to catch up with the crowd favorites in the race for an automatic quarterfinal seat.
With the easy victory over the Coffee Masters, the Tropang Texters topped the eliminations with a 15-3 record.
“Our goal now is to get quality tune-up games,” said Talk ‘N Text coach Chot Reyes, whose Tropang Texters now face a projected three-week break before the semifinals.
Talk ‘N Text needed only two quarters to finish off Barako Coffee, which absorbed its 14th defeat in 17 games, giving Air21 (4-13) better chances of snagging the final wild-card berth.
The Coffee Masters fell deeper in the cellar at 3-4.
Shawn Daniels pumped in 15 points and Mark Cardona fired 15 of his 28 points as the Tropang Texters broke the game wide open, 61-30, at the half.
By the end of the third, the Tropang Texters were just going through the motions of pushing Barako Coffee to the brink of elimination.
“We really wanted to end it with a win as we get to play more important games in the future,” said Reyes. “After the Invitationals, we’ll take a short break and find those quality tune-up games.”
After the four-day Smart Philippine Invitational Challenge, Talk ‘N Text is contemplating on getting some quality games overseas since the Tropang Texters won’t be seeing action until the second or third week of next month when the best-of-seven semifinals begin.
The Tropang Texters shot extremely well after going 51 percent (47 of 92) from the field despite missing the services of Kelly Williams and Ryan Reyes.
Aaron Aban scored a career-high 16 points while Ranidel De Ocampo and Harvey Carey contributed 14 and 10 points each for the Tropang Texters.
The scores:
First Game
TALK ‘N TEXT 112—Cardona 28, Daniels 17, Aban 16, De Ocampo 14, Carey 10, Yee 8, Quinahan 8, Castro 7, Dillinger 4, Waters 0, Alapag 0.
BARAKO COFFEE 101—Najorda 19, Dimaunahan 14, Wainwright 14, Monroe 11, Isip 10, Reyes 8, Gaco 5, Vergara 4, Alonzo 4, Juntilla 4, Duncil 4, Hubalde 4, Coronel 0.
Quarters: 31-21, 61-41, 92-63, 112-101
Second Game
DERBY ACE 101—Brown 24, Yap J. 21, Canaleta 11, Pingris 11, Artadi 7, Simon 6, Adducul 6, Yap R. 5, Reavis 4, Allado 4, Maierhofer 2.
BRGY. GINEBRA 83—Brown 15, Hatfield 15, Caguioa 12, Villanueva 11, Salvacion 6, Helterbrand 6, Wilson 5, Cortez 5, Miller 4, Tubid 2, De Ocampo 2.
Quarters: 26-23, 47-37, 72-57, 101-83
After tying the San Miguel Beermen at 12-5, the Llamados can close out their elimination campaign with a victory against Barako Coffee and boost their semifinal aspirations.
The chances of Derby Ace snatching the other automatic semifinal seat will also depend on the outcome of the San Miguel-Alaska match on Saturday in Dumaguete City.
An Alaska (11-6) victory coupled by a Derby Ace win over Barako will allow the Llamados to join the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters, who earlier routed the Barako Coffee Masters, 112-101, in the semifinals without further complications.
As for the Gin Kings (9-9), they simply opened the door for Rain Or Shine (7-9) and Coca-Cola (7-9) to catch up with the crowd favorites in the race for an automatic quarterfinal seat.
With the easy victory over the Coffee Masters, the Tropang Texters topped the eliminations with a 15-3 record.
“Our goal now is to get quality tune-up games,” said Talk ‘N Text coach Chot Reyes, whose Tropang Texters now face a projected three-week break before the semifinals.
Talk ‘N Text needed only two quarters to finish off Barako Coffee, which absorbed its 14th defeat in 17 games, giving Air21 (4-13) better chances of snagging the final wild-card berth.
The Coffee Masters fell deeper in the cellar at 3-4.
Shawn Daniels pumped in 15 points and Mark Cardona fired 15 of his 28 points as the Tropang Texters broke the game wide open, 61-30, at the half.
By the end of the third, the Tropang Texters were just going through the motions of pushing Barako Coffee to the brink of elimination.
“We really wanted to end it with a win as we get to play more important games in the future,” said Reyes. “After the Invitationals, we’ll take a short break and find those quality tune-up games.”
After the four-day Smart Philippine Invitational Challenge, Talk ‘N Text is contemplating on getting some quality games overseas since the Tropang Texters won’t be seeing action until the second or third week of next month when the best-of-seven semifinals begin.
The Tropang Texters shot extremely well after going 51 percent (47 of 92) from the field despite missing the services of Kelly Williams and Ryan Reyes.
Aaron Aban scored a career-high 16 points while Ranidel De Ocampo and Harvey Carey contributed 14 and 10 points each for the Tropang Texters.
The scores:
First Game
TALK ‘N TEXT 112—Cardona 28, Daniels 17, Aban 16, De Ocampo 14, Carey 10, Yee 8, Quinahan 8, Castro 7, Dillinger 4, Waters 0, Alapag 0.
BARAKO COFFEE 101—Najorda 19, Dimaunahan 14, Wainwright 14, Monroe 11, Isip 10, Reyes 8, Gaco 5, Vergara 4, Alonzo 4, Juntilla 4, Duncil 4, Hubalde 4, Coronel 0.
Quarters: 31-21, 61-41, 92-63, 112-101
Second Game
DERBY ACE 101—Brown 24, Yap J. 21, Canaleta 11, Pingris 11, Artadi 7, Simon 6, Adducul 6, Yap R. 5, Reavis 4, Allado 4, Maierhofer 2.
BRGY. GINEBRA 83—Brown 15, Hatfield 15, Caguioa 12, Villanueva 11, Salvacion 6, Helterbrand 6, Wilson 5, Cortez 5, Miller 4, Tubid 2, De Ocampo 2.
Quarters: 26-23, 47-37, 72-57, 101-83
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