RIYADH, 8 August 2003 — Dave Gana topscored with 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal to lift Badan Landscaping of Isaac Dicks to a 85-83 win over Pacific Cargo of Raul Robles, Arnold Mendoza and coach Don Jaime Nepomuceno.
Billy Quinones contributed 14 points and 7 rebounds and Ibrahim Besais, a former Saudi national player, had 13 points, Rod Ayson 13 points, Rey Gelilio 11 points Roem Sevillo 10 points, including the final 2 winning points for Badan.
Tata Santander, a veteran Jeddah cager, led Pacific Cargo with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Jeff Baybay had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, Dennis Almario 14 points and 6 rebounds, Danny Bugayong had 7 points. But Bugayong’s 3 consecutive misses from the free throw line in the final quarter and Jeff Baybay foul trouble in the last seconds ensured the win for the Badan.
Khalda Sports defeated Al Bustan RMC with Rey Vitur topscoring with 37 points to lift his team in the ongoing open Category. Rey Maniqbas contributed 19 points, Solomon 9 points, Bravo 8 points, De Jesus 8 points as they won 106-86. For Al Bustan RMC Peter Hernando topscored with 22 points, Villatema had 11 points, Rex Capati 10 points and Rodney Esguerra 9 points.
Badan defeated Khalda Sports of Nick Romero, manager, and Jun Pacheco, coach, respectively 117-108 in overtime. Dave Gana, Rey Gelilio topscored with 23 and 22 points respectively. Billy Quinones of Badan buried a triple jumper with 1:06 seconds left to give Badan a 96-92 lead, however Bravo scored 2 consecutive shots to send the tie into overtime. But Badan picked up from there and never looked back.
Pacific Cargo dumps Al Bustan RMC 95-79 with Jeff Baybay topscoring with 27 points. Al Bustan RMC were ahead by 9 points (38-29) at the end of the first half, however Pacific Cargo’s balanced attack led by Tata Santander, who had 18 points, Mike Placino 11 points, Leo Santos 10 points, Cyrus Ruiz 9 points, Danny Bugayong 8 points and Benjie Enriquez 6 points did the trick in the second.
KAMA Rockets defeated Super Safari 80-76 in the RKH-MHBA Inter Department Category; KAMA Rockets now share a 2-0 win-loss record with Medical Records. Yusuf scored 16 points, Remulta 15 points and the towering Ed Barros 10 points for KAMA Rockets while Ric Mallari scored 26 points, Andres Soriano 25 points, Rommel Mactal 14 points, Oliver Chin 7 points For Safari.
Medical Records trashed Prince Sultan Clinic 106-48 as all Medical Records cagers had a field day. Dela Paz scored 16 points, Jerome Siron and Parauan scored 11 points apiece, Joey Tolentino 10 points. For Prince Sultan Clinic Catacutan scored 12 points, Alvarado 11 points and Ibay 6 points.
