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| Judel Fuentes exploded for 27 points in Quezon's South semis clincher against Parañaque. MPBL |
MANILA--Quezon put an end to Parañaque's dream MPBL season with a 76-69 win in Game 2 of the South Division semifinals on Monday night at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum.
Judel Fuentes prevailed over JP Sarao in a shootout to lead the Huskers, who led for most of the game, past the Patriots to complete a 2-0 sweep of their best-of-three series.
Fuentes fired 27 points on 10-of-18 shooting including five triples, three rebounds, one assist, and one steal off the bench for Quezon, which will play the winner of the South Cotabato-Batangas City series in the South finals next week.
Jason Opiso and Gab Banal each added eight markers.
Sarao had 26 points on 8-of-10 field goals, eight rebounds, two assists, and one block for Paranaque, whose postseason debut came to an end.
Box Scores:
QUEZON 76 - Fuentes 27, Opiso 8, Banal 8, Abundo 7, Gonzales 6, Bunag 6, Ibanez 5, Sandagon 3, Gravera 3, Minerva 2, Lagrama 1, Tamsi 0, Alcala 0, Rono 0, Salonga 0.
PARANAQUE 69 - Sarao 26, Razon 15, Uduba 9, Hernandez 5, Manalang 4, Pido 4, Castro 4, Gallano 2, Martel 0, Olegario 0, Abugan 0, Elorde 0, Loyola 0, Ruaya 0, Umali 0.
Quarterscores: 18-15, 40-34, 63-53, 76-69
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