Nueva Ecija edges San Juan in OT; GenSan, Iloilo prevail

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Will McAloney poured six points in overtime, including the deciding layup in the last six seconds, to power Nueva Ecija past San Juan, 99-97, on Thursday, Sept. 22, assuring the Rice Vanguards of the second spot heading to the playoffs in the North division of the OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Fifth Season at the Nueva Ecija Coliseum in Palayan City.

Nueva Ecija, the reigning national champion, raised its record to 22-5, tailing only Pampanga in the round-robin elimination phase of the two-division 29-team tournament.

Jay Collado, however, countered with a triple and Pamboy Raymundo added a jumper to knot the count at 89.McAloney wound up with 20 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, followed by Juico with 19 points, six rebounds and four assists, Collado with 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Raymundo with 10 points and five assists.

Joining GenSan in the knockout playoffs were Bacoor , Batangas , Zamboanga , Quezon , Muntinlupa , Imus and early winner Iloilo.The Warriors, who led by as far as 76-42, drew a triple-double from Enzo Joson, 17 points plus five rebounds from Larry Rodriguez, 15 points plus five assists from Nico Elorde, 13 points plus 10 rebounds from Jervy Cruz, and 11 points each from Mark Cruz and John Wilson.

Unile GenSan, Iloilo met stiff resistance from Rizal and had to call on homegrown JR Sumido and Omar Larupay in the fourth quarter to rise to 12-15.

 

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