Team RamBall dodged a third quarter run by Mischiefs, escaping with a 74-70 victory at the last day of the APCRAA Basketball Tournament Season 8 elimination round on Saturday, August 3 at the APC Gymnasium.
While RamBall led by as much as 21 points in the third quarter, Team Mischiefs took advantage of RamBall’s lack of manpower, with only 6 players available to play for this game, then finally took the lead midpoint of the fourth quarter, 61-60. However, RamBall regained their composure and got the lead back, holding it until the final buzzer.
Arvin Masaoy led all scorers for RamBall, who got 26 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals. Clifford Austria contributed 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists while Dudley Flores finished with a double-double output of 14 points and 19 rebounds.
RamBall will advance to the quarterfinal round to face Richmond Oilers on August 10, with the winner advancing to the best-of-three semifinals.
THE SCORES:
MISCHIEFS (70): Padua 20, Piodena JV 16, Solomon 15, Pabalan 9, Borcelis 4, Supremo 4, Manzo 2, Storrs 0, Piodena JJ 0, Ayungao 0
RAMBALL (74): Masaoy 26, Austria 19, Flores 14, Yap Seng 8, Panimdim 7, Lisaca 0
QUARTERSCORES: 17-16, 29-48, 55-59, 70-74
REFEREES: W. Bulacan, J. Dula
FIBA LIVESTATS: https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/APC/2450443/