The Bumblebees stopped a fourth-quarter comeback by Burn-out to earn their second win, 108-96, in the elimination round of the APCRAA Alumni Basketball Tournament (AABT) 2nd Conference on Saturday, September 26, at the APC Gymnasium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three of the Bumblebees had their career best games yet, led by Norman Ringor with 34 points and 21 rebounds. Joemark Belardo scored 26 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, and dished out 6 assists, while team captain Brix Estabillo recorded the first triple-double of the tournament, tallying 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the opposite side, all of the Burn-out players scored double-digit points. EJ Sulit led his team with 29 points, 21 of which came from the three-point area, while team captain Winston Alcantara had a double-double performance of 19 points and 18 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Team Burn-out, playing their first game in the tournament, only had 5 players against the Bumblebees. This didn’t stop them from giving a good fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the Bumblebees led for most of the game, netting as high as an 18-point lead in the third quarter, Burn-out fought back in the final quarter and decreased the gap to only two points with 8:03 remaining, courtesy of the shooting spree by EJ Sulit and JP Carbonilla at the rainbow arc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fatigue caught on at the Burn-out camp, allowing the Bumblebees to cross the 100-point mark with 3 minutes remaining and increase their lead to double digits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bumblebees will face First Conference champions Warriors on October 17 while Burn-out will also go up against the Warriors on October 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bumblebees (108): Ringor 34, Belardo 26, Prion 15, Estabillo 12, Pring 7, Rubio 4, Banua 4, Grepo 2, Estoesta Jk 2, Ibasco 2
Burn-out (96): Sulit 29, Carbonilla 24, Alcantara 19, Tulio 13, Abancio 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quarterscores: 24-19, 45-39, 79-71, 108-96<\/p>\n\n\n\n