CEBUANA Lhuillier edged out Big Chill with a telling fourth-quarter finish for a 65-60 win on Thursday in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at the Meralco Gym.
The Gems finished the game with an 11-6 to pull off the victory, improving to a 3-1 win-loss record after suffering its first loss of the conference last week to then-winless Cagayan Valley.
“’Yung motivation lang namin is to try to make a comeback sa loss. They played hard,” said Cebuana Lhuillier assistant coach Bai Cristobal.
James Martinez led the Gems with 13 points, including a three-pointer that made it 63-55 with five minutes left in the fourth.
The Superchargers, who was fined P150,000 for staging a ‘partial walkout’ against Blackwater Sports on Monday, suffered their second straight loss for a 2-2 win-loss record.
The scores:
Cebuana Lhuillier (65) – Martinez 13, Gamalinda 11, Acibar 9, Arellano 8, Ilad 6, Banal 6, Padilla 5, Leynes 2, J. Banal 2, Sarangay 2, Zamar 1, Paredes 0.
Big Chill (60) – Brondial 17, Celada 13, Villahermosa 8, Maiquez 7, Apinan 5, Canlas 2, Bonifacio 2, Heruela 2, Santos 2, Lozada 2, Miranda 0, Belorio 0, Belleza 0.
Quarterscores: 19-18; 33-30; 53-49; 65-60.
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