The 2nd Maskan Arabia Invitational basketball tournament entered its sixth week with Absar and Samama beating their respective opponents at the the Maskan Arabia Labor Camp court on the outskirts of Riyadh.

Absar hammered out a 85-87 victory over Hammadi Archers while Samama poured on the heat in the middle quarters for an 86-77 triumph over powerhouse Guardians (Diablo).

Villacorta led five players in double figures on 20 points at the vanguard of the Absar offensive. Padin and De Guzman each tallied 15 points, Hangad shot 14 nad Sembrana had 10 points for Absar which turned a close game into a decisive victory with a strong push in the fourth quarter where it scored 32 points to Hammadi’s 23.

The defeat put to naught T. Ferrer’s 34-point performance for Hammadi. A. Abaya added 16 points, M. Barrozo made 12 and J. Ramos contributed 11 in their team’s losing effort.

L. Moreno and Mark Bugay scored 17 and 15 points at the helm of Samama which scored 23 and 20 points in the second and third periods respectively. The other notable scorers at Samama were Wendell Dacay 13 points, R. Pia 9 points, and J. Pardroncillo 7 points.

For Diablo the main men were G. Eliazar with 21 points, N. Minas 19, E. Abdos 11 and D. Bulan 10.

This year’s Organizing Committee is headed by Al Gafees as the tournament chairman. Helping Al Gafees run the show are committee members Larri Barcelona (Budget & Proposal), Edgar Ballentes (Master of Ceremony & Program Preparation), Khalid Khalazani (Procurement & Sponsorship), George Abalorio (Tournament Court Representative), Srejeesh K (Program Design), Joe Lunas (Official Photographer), Arman Napel (All Around Maintenance), and Exequiel Garcia (In-Charge, Table Committee) . The Organizing Committee would like to thank Aplaco as donor of the tournament.