Legue III.8 Playoff Picture
With the season closing, we now move on to the post season on League III.8. We start on the Big 8 conference.
The LBC Express Mailers II struggles on the opening quarter of their first round game against Pasig City Blunder. Stanley Tobongbanua picks up 2 quick fouls not even 1 minute in the first quarter that benched him on the remaining of the quarter returning only in the final minutes of the opening quarter. Lavaud, Libunao, and Ratautas also picked up 2 fouls in the opening quarter. Things turned around at the second quarter. They started to manage to make open shots and manage fouls grabbing the lead and never looking back.
26-24, 44-52, 62-75, 90-108
Cabugao Ants also advanced to the next round as they defeat Royal Apaches in their series 115-128. The Ants looked poise to winning the series in the first half after they outscored the Apaches in the second quarter 18-42 but the Apaches never go down without a fight. They crawled back to the game reducing the deficit to a manageable lead but Mammadbayov denied them at the last quarter scoring clutch baskets on the crucial minutes of the game and came ayaw with the win.
28-27, 46-69, 83-94, 115-128
We now go to the Great 8 where Hesus and Bgy.Guaping Voolocks go down the wire on their own series. Voolocks led most of the game until Hesus started a run in the second half. Dalibagas and Draklius tied the game with back to back 3-pointers. Draklius actually had a chance earlier to tie the game but he missed 2 crucial freethrows. Unfortunately for the Hesus, after making 2 big shots to tie the game, they gave up a controversial foul by Klos to Yturri who sinks both freethrows that steals them the game.
14-19, 32-45, 50-61, 81-83
on the other game, jopaus comeback cruised pass the Katipunan Patriots for an easy win, 65-94. Jopau never gave room for error on their game and never gave the Patriots any chance crushing them almost instantly as soon as they started the game. They dominated the whole game that gave them a chance to rest their starting 5 in preparation for the next round. Lukk and Zelcans lead the way for jopau with 27 each while Serag and Villagracia each had 23 and 22 respectively for the Patriots.
16-23, 25-56, 38-79. 65-94