Top seeds advance to semifinal round

SHABAA

THE top seeds in Division B and C wasted no time moving on to the semifinals as they disposed of their respective opponents at the start of the quarterfinals of the 22nd SHAABAA Basketball Tournament Powered by Common Ground last weekend at the Magis Eagles Arena.

In Division B, the undefeated and top-ranked 2001 Dynacast made it through with a 56-35 beatdown of the 1999 AutoLAB.

Erwin Ngo filled up the stat sheet with 11 points, six rebounds, three assists and five steals.

In Division C, the top-seeded 2009 Crossfit Subtero-Primo Builders made short work of the 2013 Hyksos, 60-43.

Big man Justin Gatchalian was the high-point man for the winning side with 13 points to go with five boards and two steals.

The 2015 People’s General also blew away the 2003 Kitrol, 93-65.

Anton Chua was blazing hot from the field as he amassed a tournament-high 37 points on 15-of-23 shooting. He sank four three-pointers and added five rebounds, four assists and an incredible eight steals.

Lorenzo Otero was just as spectacular for Batch 2015 as he completed a rare triple-double with 15 points, 11 boards and 10 assists.

 

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