JEDDAH, 16 April 2004 — “Patalbugan” basketball league dominant team Nabil Khoja slips Camp Selections 99-91 in a tremendous encounter between these two rival teams vying for the SBA-KAlA Basketball Championships game on Monday at the newly refurbished Safari Astrodome near Mersal Village.
Unfaded Gonzales garnered 23 points and the high-leaping Paris added 20 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.
Nabil Khoja applied pressure offense to halt Camp Selections’ defensive thrust. Montes and team captain Carreon scored from all angles. Camp Selections executed continuous errors. Roger Camero, playing coach of Camp Selections was badly disappointed with their loss. Camp Selections Charlie Salalila contributed 14 points with 8 assists.
The SBA-KAlA Invitational Basketball Tournament headed by its founder Chairman and Commissioner Master Nestor C. Suliva is officiated by the Basketball Referees Group (BRG) coached by Peter Ronatay as chairman and Ric Lumasag as vice chairman with the ably support of the six color analysts; Pete Roblo, Denz Gunao, Nani Castro, Lito dela Cruz, Manny Viter and Bobby Dagdag.
Safari Company Limited (SCL) at King Abdulaziz International Airport Projects principally sponsored the event.
