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| Paul Turco had a solid game for Zamboanga. MPBL |
QUEZON CITY--Zamboanga needed a solid defensive stand in the second half to rip Sarangani, 82-67, in their MPBL game on Monday night at the Bataan People's Center in Balanga.
Holding to a 39-38 halftime lead, the SiKat held the Marlins to just 29 points in the last 20 minutes while steadily pulling away from there.
Paul Turco led Zamboanga, now 2-0 in the standings, with 15 points, nine rebounds, and one block, while Abdul Sawat added 14 points, eight rebounds, four assists, one steal, and one block.
Martin Gozum had a game-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting with five rebounds, and three assists, but it was not enough to keep Sarangani from dropping to 0-3.
Box Scores:
ZAMBOANGA 82 - Turco 15, Sawar 14, Una 13, Rojas 12, Calisay 9, Alramirano 7, Gabat 6, Mosqueda 4, Are 2, Ignacio 0, Sumang 0, Luciano 0, Gallemit 0, Sena 0, Salim 0.
SARANGANI 67 - Gozum 18, Bringas 13, Diputado 11, Sunga 10, Hallare 7, Destacamento 6, Alves 2, De Liaño 0, Velchez 0, Madayag 0, Jimenez 0, Callano 0, Brillantes 0, Fenequito 0, Gomez 0.
Quarterscores: 21-17, 39-38, 58-51, 82-67
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