Sealions and Mighty Sports won their weekend matches to complete the semifinal cast of the 2013 Danny Espiritu Cup basketball tournament at the Lyceum Gym Manila.
Egay Billones finished with 22 points, five rebounds and four steals as the Sealions ended the Naughty Needlez' campaign with 88-76 victory and seal a semifinal showdown with eliminations topnotcher MOB.
James Martinez had 17 markers while John Hall and Warren Ybanez had 12 apiece in Naughty Needlez' last stand.
Sealions, however, face a daunting task in the Final Four against a youthful MOB squad enjoying a twice-to-beat advantage.
Roby Celiz and Rodney Santos led Mighty Sports to victory over Expert Global Solutions, 95-74, as it sealed a semifinal face-off with second-seeded Skyforce.
The scores:
October 4
Sealions 88 - Billones 22, Martinez 14, Malabanan 13, Garrido 8, Asoro 9, Villareal 7, Raymundo 4, Ricafuenta 4, Alao 2, Junio 2, Zagala 2, Solis 0.
Naughty Needlez 76 - Martinez 17, Hall 23, Ybanez 12, Vijandre 10, Taupa 7, Alandy 4, Cunanan 4, Nunez 0.
Quarters: 21-20, 43-41, 69-51, 88-76.
October 6
Mighty Sports 95 - Celiz 14, Santos 13, Franco 10, Lozada 10, Marquez 9, Colina 8, Gamboa 8, Dimaunahan 8, Ferrer 8, Aquino 7.
EGS 74 - Arias 15, Valena 11, Ranises 10, Kalaw 10, Caspe 9, De Vera 8, Feliciano 4, Melano 3, Siguq 2, Catamora 2, Lanzar 0, McCoy 0.
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