All In A Day's Games (19 October 2011)

Not so ordinary to have four great games in a day without NBA, isn't it?

NCAA (Final Four)

San Sebastian Stags 63, Letran Knights 56
Stags advance to the Finals vs. San Beda Red Lions

Leading most of the game, the Stags entered the fourth quarter with a double-digit advantage. However, Letran hotshot Kevin Alas hit big three point shots to tie the game at 55 apiece. Good thing Ian Sangalang and Calvin Abueva, two-thirds of SSC-R's Pinatubo Squad, never lost their poise as they prevented a meltdown, regaining the lead and cruising all the way to victory.

San Sebastian 63 – Abueva 20, Sangalang 15, Pascual 11, J. dela Cruz 9, Antipuesto 3, del Rio 2, Vitug 2, Miranda 1, Maiquez 0
Letran 56 – K. Alas 26, Cruz 11, Cortes 8, J. Alas 4, Racal 3, Belorio 2, Dysam 2, Almazan 0, Espiritu 0, Gabriel 0

Quarter scores: 17-16, 34-28, 50-41, 63-56

PBA

Barako Bull 100, Talk 'N Text 86

The Tropang Texters have been dominant these past few conferences,but in this game, Barako Bull had the momentum. Willie Miller led the BB Energy with 27 big points, coupled by a combined 28 point effort from the "Espana Squad," rookies Dylan Ababou and Allein Maliksi. On the other hand, the Tropang Texters, who were down from the beginning, had Jayson Castro leading with 23 points.

Barako Bull 100 -Miller 27, Ababou 20, Pennisi 18, Allado 9, Maliksi 8, Najorda 6, Artadi 4, Arboleda 3, Pena 3, Salvacion 2, Salvador 0.

Talk N Text 86 - Castro 23, Reyes 16, Dillinger 10, Aban 10, Peek 8, Fonacier 6, Carey 6, Aguilar 4, Alapag 3, Raymundo 0, Alvarez 0, Lao 0.

Quarter scores: 25-11, 52-33, 71-62, 100-86

Rain Or Shine 89, Meralco Bolts 84

A 30-9 scoring advantage for the Elasto Painters was outright impressive, and it's a good thing they held a huge 25-point margin before the Bolts tried to storm back in the game. The Elasto Painters' big three at the backcourt--JeffChan, Paul Lee, and Gabe Norwood, had a combined 40 points (14 apiece from Chan and Norwood, with 12 from Lee), while Mark Macapagal and Gabby Espinas led the way for the Bolts, scoring 20 and 19 respectively.

Rain or Shine 89 - Norwood 14, Chan 14, Lee 12, Rodriguez 11, Buenafe 9, Matias 8, Belga 6, Quinahan 6, Ibanes 5, Arana 4, Cruz 0.

Meralco 84 - Macapagal 20, Espinas 19, Taulava 16, Lanete 14, Isip 6, Borboran 5, Ballesteros 2, Omolon 2, Timberlake 0, Yee 0.

Quarter scores: 22-21, 41-40, 71-49, 89-84

FIBA Asia U-16

RP U-16 93, Indonesia 30

Basically, the Indonesian team was creamed by Coach Olsen Racela's U-16 squad in the Group D bracket of the U-16 tournament, getting off an early 27-9 lead in the first quarter and stretching it all the way to 63 points by the end of the buzzer. Malayan High School standout Jay Alejandro led the way with 17 points, while Xavier Stallion Kyles Lao had 15 of his own. The RP team will have Vietnam as its next opponent this Thursday, 20 October 2011, and will advance to the semifinal round with the top three teams of Group C.

Philippines 93–Alejandro 17, Lao 15, Go 9, Rivero 9, Diputado 8, Heading 7, Cani 7, Ramos 6, Javelosa 4, Dalafu 4, Caracut 4, Asilum 3.

Indonesia 30–Abraham 9, Indraprasto 6, Kosasih 5, Yogia 4, Fahdani 4, Sidabutar 2, Airawan 0, Setiawan 0, Istiadi 9, Purwoko 0, Ramadhan 0, Wongso 0.

Quarter scores: 27-9, 56-13, 78-22, 93-30

Credits to Inboundpass, HoopNut, PBA.ph, Caloy's Sports Blog, and Inquirer Sports for the pics and box scores.