Collado leads Big Chill to third D-League win
Big Chill completed a rousing comeback late in the game to nip DUB Unlimited, 62-61, Monday in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
Jessie Collado delivered the telling blow with a three-point play with 15.3 seconds left in the game scoring on a reverse lay-up after grabbing Raffy Reyes’ three-point miss.
Collado’s basket proved to be the difference maker on the next possession when John Gonzales scored a long shot at the buzzer but he stepped on the three-point line to end the game instead of forcing overtime.
Big Chill won its third outing to join Cebuana Lhuillier and Freego Jeans for the lead despite a lackluster effort.
“Masama ang linaro namin pero good thing na hindi nag-give up ang mga bata. It’s a good test of character for us because we played through it,” said Big Chill coach Arsenio Dysangco.
Marlon Gomez hit one of two free throws for a 57-51 lead for DUB Unlimited with 4:14 left in the game but Big Chill mounted an 8-0 run. Collado hit a three-pointer that pulled the Superchargers in front with 1:56 left in the game followed by a free throw by Jewel Ponferrada, 59-57.
Raymond Aguilar tied the game with a putback with 36.3 seconds left but that was followed by Collado’s three-point play.
It was another disappointing loss for DUB Unlimited. The Wheelers held a six-point lead against RnW Pacific Pipes last Tuesday but failed to keep the lead until the final buzzer.
DUB Unlimited fell to 0-4 as it missed the services of Jeric Teng, who is in Jakarta with the Sinag Pilipinas team in the Southeast Asian Games.
Scores:
BIG CHILL 62—Collado 13, Mallari 13, Reyes 7, Ponferrada 7, Glorioso 7, Dizon 6, Tan 5, Maconocido 4, Mangahas 0, Santos 0.
DUB UNLIMITED 61—Aguilar 12, Gonzales 10, Hugnatan 10, Zamar 9, Villahermosa 9, Leynes 6, Gomez 3, Bolos 2, Bustos 0.
Quarterscores: 12-6, 26-23, 40-48, 62-61.
Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/collado-leads-big-chill-to-third-d-league-win
