ZAMBOANGA lost to Singapore, 97-87, on Thursday in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam and bowed out of contention in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) Invitational.
Renaldo Balkman tallied 25 points and 11 rebounds while Mario Chalmers added 19 points, but it wasn't enough as the Valientes suffered their seventh loss in 14 games.
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The Valientes had no answer for Slingers import Kentrell Barkley, who had 41 points. Chanceler Gettys added 24 points and 18 rebounds as Singapore secured the fourth and final playoff spot with a 9-5 win-loss record.
Jeremy Arthur had 16 points, and James Kuwekuteye added 14 points for Zamboanga in its final game of the regular season.
The Saigon Heat, NS Matrix Malaysia, and Hong Kong Eastern are the other teams that qualified in the playoffs.
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