ED Daquioag and Jett Vidal buried triples in the crucial stretch as Cagayan Valley claimed its first win at the expense of erstwhile unbeaten Cebuana Lhuillier, 70-67, on Monday in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at the JCSGO Gym.
Daquioag and Vidal accounted for 14 of the Rising Suns’ final 16 points to break a 54-54 deadlock for their first win in three games.
A point guard for University of Santo Tomas, Daquioag topscored with 18 points on five-of-six shooting from beyond the arc to pace the Rising Suns.
“Ginawa niya lang ’yung role niya kanina,” said Cagayan Valley assistant coach Ogie Gumatay. “Sinabi ni coach Alvin sa kanya, kapag open, tira lang niya.”
Vidal added 11 points for the Rising Suns, hitting two triples back-to-back as they posted a 60-54 lead.
Daquioag stopped Cebuana Lhuillier, hitting a huge three to increase Cagayan Valley’s lead to 68-64 with 1:02 left in the fourth.
The Gems suffered their first loss after winning two straight games.
The scores:
Cagayan Valley (70) – Daquioag 18, Vidal 11, Foronda 8, Ighalo 8, Melano 6, Webb 5, Revilla 5, Olivares 3, Casajeros 3, Collado 2, Gomez 1, Galliguez 0.
Cebuana Lhuillier (67) – Martinez 14, Gamalinda 11, Zamar 10, Ilad 8, Arellano 7, Padilla 6, Leynes 4, Banal 3, Sarangay 2, J. Banal 2, Paredes 0.
Quarterscores: 11-13; 32-32; 46-48; 70-67.
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