THERE’S no place like home. This was what veteran wingman Patrick Jan Cabahug asserted as he led the Cebu City Sharks-Casino Ethyl Alcohol past the Laguna Heroes, 77-75, in a double overtime thriller in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup on Saturday night at the packed Hoopsdome in Lapu-Lapu City.
“Iba talaga kapag sa Cebu ka naglalaro,” said Cabahug shortly after he capped off his heroic night with the game-winning three-pointer with 4.8 seconds left. (It’s really different playing in Cebu.)
Cabahug scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth period and the two overtime periods. He added six rebounds and two assists.
Cabahug checked in the waning moments of the fourth period and immediately delivered, sinking a trey to tie the game up at 59-all and send the game to overtime.
The Sharks also trailed, 63-65, but Cabahug saved them once again with a pull-up jumper that knotted the count at 65-all to send the contest to a second overtime.
The Sharks now hold a 6-9 win-loss record while the Heroes fell to 7-8.
Lord Casajeros led Laguna with 18 points and eight rebounds.