MONTALBAN – Blackwater rode on Christian David’s early scoring burst before RK Ilagan and rookie Dalph Panopio put the final touches to the Bossing's blowout win over the Terrafirma Dyip, 107-87, in their PBA Season 50 debut on Friday night at the Ynares Center.
David, signed to a two-year contract extension in the offseason, scored 18 points in the first half on 6-of-12 shooting from the field as the Bossing began to put separation between them and the Dyip.
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He finished with 24 points and seven rebounds in the rousing Philippine Cup win which Blackwater pulled off despite the absence of shooting guard Sedrick Barefield (shoulder injury).
Ilagan and Panopio later fueled another Blackwater run in the second half that gave the team its biggest lead at 23.
Panopio, the No. 3 overall pick in the last draft, had a respectable league debut with 13 points, six rebounds, and four assists, while Ilagan added 22 points, 10 rebounds, and four steals as the Bossing spoiled the coaching debut of Ronald Tubid at Terrafirma.
Ilagan was 6-of-8 from the field including 2-of-3 from three-point range.
“A really big game for us and it set the tone for the rest of the conference,” said David later. “A good win for us. It’s a total team effort.”
Abu Tratter had 12 points and eight rebounds, Troy Malilin had eight points, and Jed Mendoza seven in his Blackwater debut after a three-year stint with Magnolia.
Another former Magnolia player, Jerrick Ahanmisi, was one of the few bright spot for Terrafirma with his 25 points, scoring 18 of them in the first half that kept the Dyip afloat for a while.
The shooting guard out of Adamson spiked his stats with 6-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc and seven rebounds, three assist, and three steals.
Sophomore Paolo Hernandez went 6-of-7 from the field on a perfect 3-of-3 from the three-point line to finish with 19 points for Terrafirma, which also got 12 from big man Louie Sangalang.
The scores:
Blackwater (107) -- David 24, Ilagan 22, Panopio 13, Tratter 12, Mallilin 8, Mendoza 7, Andrade 6, Escoto 5, Dumont 5, Guinto 3, Murrell 2, Jopia 0, Zamar 0.
Terrafirma (87) -- Ahanmisi 25, Hernandez 19, Sangalang 12, Bravo 9, Paraiso 8, Hanapi 4, Nonoy 4, Olivario 2, Zaldivar 2, Rivero 0, Bataller 0, Garcia 0.
Quarterscores: 30-26; 50-42; 79-61; 107-87.
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