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NLEX SLAMS UAE, SECURES QUARTERS BERTH IN DUBAI INT’L TOURNEY
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DUBAI – NLEX got off the starting gate smoking, sputtered midway and then leaned on a late tear to foil the UAE national team, 87-80, in the 26th Dubai International Basketball Tournament at the Al Ahli Club here late Monday night (Tuesday morning Manila time).
It was the second win in three outings for the Road Warriors, good for second in their group and enough to secure a place in the knockout quarterfinals of the prestigious annual tournament participated in by top club teams in the region.
Al Thornton had 22 points and nine rebounds for NLEX, which stamped its class early and built an early 21-4 bubble. UAE, however, refused to hand the win to the Filipinos on a silver platter. Slowly, the home team climbed its way back to force a 41-41 standoff at the half.
That was to be UAE’s last hurrah as NLEX’s guns began booming again in the second half. The Road Warriors went on a telling run to post a 76-60 lead before coasting to victory.
“We countered UAE’s run and gun play with our deliberate halfcourt game effectively,” said NLEX team manager Ronald Dulatre. “We continue to learn from this tournament. But the important thing is we made our kababayans who again came in full support happy and proud.”
Asi Taulava fired 16 points and Mac Cardona added 15 for NLEX. Jonas Villanueva and Aldrech Ramos were the other Road Warriors in double figures with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Talal Salim led UAE with 22 points and seven rebounds. (JL)
The Scores:
NLEX 87 – Thornton 22, Taulava 16, Cardona 15, Villanueva J 12, Ramos 10, Lingganay 7, Canaleta 3, Baloria 2, Villanueva R 0, Borboran 0, Apinan 0.
UAE 80 – Salim 22, Omar 21, Khalifa M 17, Sultan 10, Khalifa S 6, Abdelatif 4, Hashel 0, Yaqoub 0, Fayrooz 0.
Quarters: 27-16, 41-41, 64-56, 87-80.
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