Gameday Sunday: 28 July 2013

Is there any need for explanation why this is called Gameday? One thing to note, though, is that there will always be something significant to look at, and that's why we put the Spotlight on it.

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Far Eastern U 74, Adamson 71

The Tamaraws and the Falcons traded leads in the first three quarters, but it was the former who had the upper hand during the final buzzer, as the latter broke down the last five minutes in the quarters, thanks to the pesky defense and the scoring sprees of the "MRT."

Spotlight: Isn't it obvious that this is Terrence Romeo's team now? The top MVP candidate (as per HumbleBola's evaluation) had a big, though not necessarily his best, outing in this match, but he showed that he's just not a chuck-and-choke guard. Just when the Falcons were making a big comeback (surprisingly) thanks to Ar-Raouf Julkipl helping out Jericho Cruz, Romeo hit a cold-blooded three pointer, and the Tamaraws never looked back, en route to a sweep of the first round, sitting comfortably on top of the standings. Romeo chipped in 26 points on 10-of-23 shooting.

FEU 74 - Romeo 26, Pogoy 9, Garcia 9, Belo 9, Tolomia 8, Hargrove 4, Mendoza 3, Sentcheu 2, Jose 2, Cruz 2, Inigo 0

AdU 71 - Cruz 21, Sewa 13, Brondial 13, Trollano 5, Julkipli 5, Agustin 4, Abrigo 4, Petilos 3, Cabrera 3, Rios 0, Monteclaro 0, Inigo 0

Quarter scores: 20-13, 36-37, 54-56, 74-71

National U 63, De La Salle 56

Everyone thought that the Green Archers are coming back after nearly sinking into oblivion during the third quarter, when they trimmed a 15-point deficit to one. But then, top dog Bobby Ray Parks unleashed two straight triples to keep the Bulldogs afloat, leaving the Green Archers a notch below .500 as the Bulldogs ended the first round with a win that snapped their two-game losing streak.

Spotlight: Free throw shooting might have improved for Jeron Teng, but he played limited minutes due to foul trouble, and one could easily say that this was his worst game so far in the season. The Seaso 75 Rookie of the Year only had 9 measly points on the floor, hitting 2 of his (just!) 4 free throws in the game. However, praise has to be given by the much improved Arnold Van Opstal, whose excellent footwork had the Bulldogs' big men confused until he was double teamed and forced to turn the ball over multipled instances. Had the Green Archers won, it would be easy to say that this was AVO's biggest game so far, hauling in 14 points, 7 boards, and 3 swats on the floor.

NU 63 - Parks 20, Mbe 12, Villamor 10, Alolino 9, Neypes 6, Rosario 23, Alejandro 2, Rono 0, Perez 0, Khobuntin 0, Javillonar 0, Javelona 0

DLSU 56 - Van Opstal 14, Vosotros 11, Teng 9, T. Torres 7, Perkins 6, Salem 5, N. Torres 2, Revilla 2, Tampus 0, Dela Paz 0

Quarter scores: 20-9, 33-25, 43-42, 63-56

Credits to GMANews Online for the box scores, and Rappler and Yahoo! Sports for the photos.