Thursday, October 2, 2008

NAASCU: San Sebastian Cavite Force Rubber Match With STI

San Sebastian College Recoletos-Cavite kept its title hopes alive by demolishing defending champion STI College, 95-75, in Game 2 of the 8th NAASCU men’s basketball finals at the Makati Coliseum.

Big man Kris Lucernas and guard Ray Alcasabas combined as the Baycats dismantled the Olympians with its outside shooting and run and gun system to force a rubber match for the title on Saturday at 2pm.

Lucernas finished with 24 points while the speedy Alcasabas uncorked four triples to tally 21 points as the Cavite City-based cagers are aiming to win its first-ever crown.

“The boys showed that they we want to win,” said SSCR-C head coach Egay Macaraya. “They just followed the system that I employed and hopefully we can continue the momentum for Game 3.”

The Baycats actually trailed 40-35 with four minutes left before Lucernas and Alcasabas combined for 12 points in a telling 16-2 run to grab a 51-42 lead at halftime.

In the third, San Sebastian poured it on with an 11-3 spurt as Lucernas drained two treys while PJ Escobal hit a triple for a 62-47 advantage at the 4:55 mark.

STI’s closest opportunity to rally was at 10 points, 69-59, on a layup by Jay Aransazo to end the third but Jun Gracilla gave Baste an 18 points lead twice on a three-pointer and a three-point play off Arnold Danganan with 4:16 left in the contest.

Daryl Mendoza and Aransazo led the Olympians with 20 points each while Ramon Mabayo had a quiet 13 points as they blew an opportunity to become just the second NAASCU team since the University of Manila Hawks to win back-to-back titles.

Gracilla and big man Mark Basa, meanwhile, contributed 17 points apiece for the Baycats.

Mabayo scored six of the Olympians last eight points to grab a 23-20 first quarter that saw Macaraya and counterpart Vic Ycasiano trading verbal barbs at each other after STI’s Oscar Crisostomo was assessed with a technical foul.

In a consolation match, Lyceum of Subic Bay snatched third place away from St Clare College of Caloocan with a hairline 89-88 win.

The Sharks relied on JC Collado's basket with 31.9 seconds that extended the lead to three while St Clare’s Aries Parinas missed a potential game-tying free throw when he missed his third attempt after being fouled from the three-point arc with 1.9 seconds left.

Lyceum of head coach Kerwin McCoy steered the team to a trophy in just its first season as member as LA Gapasin scored 16 points while Aron Pellido added 15 markers.

Raymond Sibal led the Saints in a losing cause with 26 points while Parinas added 23.

Original Story Posted by: Jonas Terrado
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