RONNIE Alonte and Donny Pangilinan stole the show in Shooting Stars Blue's 88-76 win over Cong's Anbilibabol Basketball in the 2024 Star Magic All Star Games on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Alonte, who emerged as the match MVP, fired 27 points, five rebounds and four assists to lead a 25-point fourth-quarter breakaway.
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Co-captain Pangilinan joined Alonte as Mythical Five selections with a commanding double-double of 16 points, 11 rebounds and two assists.
Down by as much as 10, Alonte and Pangilinan pulled the plug on a fluid, fast-paced attack from Team Payaman led by a game-high 34-piece from Nelson Mendoza through a prolific shooting display which saw the celebrity side hit 40 percent of their shots.
Back-and-forth they went all-match long but the Shooting Stars were able to turn a one-point lead entering the home stretch to a double-digit pullaway, which the turnover-plagued 'Anbilibabol' side just couldn't overcome by the final buzzer.
Renowned content creator Lincoln 'Cong' Velasquez called the shots as playing coach which saw him land five markers, two boards and an asisst.
Completing the circle of individual awardees was Shooting Stars Blue's Isaiah dela Cruz with nine points on four-of-six shooting.
Cong's cohort Cris Lagudas was a force on defense with 12 points and a game-high 22 rebounds.
The scores:
Shooting Stars Blue (88) - Alonte 27, Pangilinan 16, Joseph 9, Dela Cruz 9, Nocom 8, Claver 8, Roncal 6, Constancia 5, Fedelin 0, Mayores 0, Brown 0, Santos 0, Mariano 0.
Cong's Anbilibabol Basketball (76) - Mendoza 34, Lagudas 12, Magsino 10, Gaspar 8, L. Velasquez 5, Wijayawickrama 2, M. Magnata 2, Waldo 2, Matthaois 1, Burong 0, C. Magnata 0, De Guzman 0, Krissy 0, M. Velasquez 0.
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