Games on Saturday
(Caloocan Sports Complex, Caloocan)
10:00 a.m. Caloocan vs. Manila
12 noon Parañaque vs. San Juan
1:30 p.m. Pateros vs. Las Piñas
3:00 p.m. Valenzuela vs. Taguig
MANILA -- Manila and Quezon City took close wins on Thursday at the San Andres Sports Complex for a share of the top spot in the Metro League Open Northern Division.
Behind Joseph Yeo, Manila turned back Pateros, 86-83, while Cyrus Tabi scored the game-winning layup with 0.7 second left to give Quezon City an 84-82 win against San Juan.
Yeo led Manila with 15 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, one steal, and one block against Pateros, while Tabi's go-ahead basket capped a 26-point explosion for him.
With wins against Marikina and Las Pinas in their respective tournament openers, both Manila and Quezon City are now at 2-0 in the North, momentarily breaking out of a tie with idle Valenzuela.
In the other game, Paranaque rallied from a late eight-point deficit to beat Las Pinas, 101-96.
Raffy Gusi fired 29 markers alongside six boards and six dimes for the Green Berets, who outscored the Home Defenders, 34-21, in the fourth quarter to overturn the outcome.
Jeffrey Vito Cruz's 30-point explosion went down the drain as Las Pinas fell to tie with San Juan in last place in the Southern Divison at 0-2.
Action shifts back to the Caloocan Sports Complex for a quadruple-header on Saturday.
Caloocan will host Manila in the first game at 10 a.m., while Paranaque takes on San Juan in the second game at 12 p.m.
Pateros and Las Pinas will collide at 1:30 p.m., while Valenzuela returns to action in the main game at 3 p.m. against fellow unbeaten side Taguig.
The scores:
FIRST GAME
Quezon City 84 -- Tabi 26, Melegrito 13, Estoce 12, Senal 10, Gomez De Liano 7, Saquillo 6, Macaballug 4, Asuncion 4, Riva 2, Udjan 0
San Juan 82 -- Saret 19, Astrero 16, Corpuz 11, Dada 10, Bautista 6, Elarmo 6, Magbanua 6, Jagunap 4, Osorio 2, Casabar 1, Rosopa 1, Acol 0, Danao 0.
Quarterscores: 19-19, 47-43, 65-58, 84-82.
SECOND GAME
Parañaque 101 - Gusi 29, Rodriguez 23, Indoy 15, Custodio 10, Dalaten 7, Villareal 7, Partosa 3, Danac 3, Geronaga 2, Encela 2, Elorde 0
Las Piñas 96 - Vito Cruz 30, Ollano 13, Sta.rosa 11, Alvarado 10, Eusebio 10, Lucente 7, Uduba 6, Dickens 5, Santos 4, Gragasin 0
Quarterscores: 15-19, 41-47, 67-75, 101-96
THIRD GAME
Manila 86 -- J. Mallari 17, Yeo 15, Acibar 13, Yu 12, Rodriguez 11, Cruz 9, Quiminales 4, Manalo 3, Matignas 2, V. Mallari 0, Martinez 0, Orquina 0.
Pateros 83 -- Quinga 21, Ilac 19, Lopez 19, Navarro 8, Gerero 5, Capus 5, Mabazza 3, Singontiko 3, Brojan 0, Mercado 0, Cruz 0.
Quarterscores: 22-12, 36-30, 60-60, 86-83. (PNA)
