CITY OF SANTA ROSA - Joshua Munzon took the life out of Alab Pilipinas in overtime to lift the Westports Malaysia Dragons to a 101-91 victory on Sunday night in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) at the brand-new Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex here.
The Fil-American guard had 25 points along with seven steals while playing his best in the extra period after Malaysia import Skylar Spencer fouled out to lift the last-place Dragons to a big victory on the road.
The Dragons improved to 4-13.
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. scored 27 points while Robby Celiz had 13 points as the two helped Alab Pilipinas recover from a 10-point deficit with 1:44 left in regulation, only to fall apart again in overtime.
Although Alab remained in third place, the Philippine side fell to 9-7 after falling for the second time in their past three games.
Munzon's heroics came as a dampener on a special day that started with the brand-new venue being blessed in the morning before hosting an ABL match in the evening.
In the end, Munzon was rewarded with his first victory in the Philippines.
The scores:
Westports Malaysia Dragons (101) - Munzon 25, Spencer 17, Kuek 13, Choo 13, Wong 12, Ting 3, Ma 0, Rosli 0.
Alab Pilipinas (91) - Parks 27, Celiz 13, Carter 12, Cawaling 11, Acuna 9, Fortuna 8, Hubalde 5, Domingo 3, Hughes 3, Knuttel 0.
Quarterscores: 16-23, 38-38, 60-60, 84-84, 101-91.
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