The ASPAC Boys will advance to the APCRAA Alumni Basketball Tournament (AABT) 2016 season men’s division championship round after defeating Team Alpha, 78-74, on Saturday, October 1 at the APC Gymnasium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This will be the second finals appearance of the ASPAC Boys since joining the alumni league in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lavesh Chadnani and Carlo Aboboto led the ASPAC Boys in scoring with 19 points each. Joseph Gamboa came in second with 13 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alpha’s Jhonel de Luna carried most of the scoring chores for his team with 32 points and 13 rebounds. Alex Tagle and Pepe Canseco finished with 13 points each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Team ASPAC built a solid lead in the second quarter with 13 points but a scoring run by Team Alpha erased the ASPAC lead and were able to go ahead at halftime, 42-41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Team Alpha tried to sustain their momentum in the third quarter but ASPAC regained the lead by the fourth quarter. Carlo Aboboto was called with a crucial offensive foul in the fourth quarter and shoved the referee after making the call. He was called with a technical foul and was ejected out of the game as this was counted as his fifth and final foul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Team Alpha were able to build a 6 point margin after the incident but the ASPAC Boys regained composure thanks to Joseph Gamboa’s 3 point shot and Lavesh Chadnani and Mark Pagaduan’s made shots, grabbing the lead with 3 points, with 1:32 remaining in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alpha had an opportunity to decrease the lead back to 1 point but Jhonel De Luna and Jeff Dosado missed their respective shots. With 37 seconds remaining and with options left, they are forced to commit a foul to ASPAC Boys’ Kevin Vasquez. Vasquez split his charities but was able to have a two-possession lead of 4 points, sealing the win for his team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ASPAC Boys will meet Team Bumblebees on October 15 to determine the champions of the men’s division tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n