Urdaneta upsets Lingayen, 96-80
GOVERNOR’S BASKETBALL CUP QUARTER FINALS
LINGAYEN — Agility and teamwork powered Binmaley and Urdaneta City in their successive outings for two straight wins in the first two days of the 1st Governor’s Inter-Town Basketball Tournament quarterfinal games on February 11 and 12 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) gymnasium.
Unbeatable since the start of the tourney, Binmaley shellacked San Manuel, 103-77, at the opening of the quarterfinals.
Urdaneta City team, on the other hand, defeated the popular team of Lingayen, 96-80.
Meanwhile, games on the second day went more exciting after the never-say-die team of Lingayen brought the house down and returned with a bang against the towering team of Bayambang with just a two-point advantage or 87-85 score at the end of the game.
Though tightly guarded by the Mangaldan team, the powerful team of Binmaley, on the other hand, managed to drain 13 three-pointers and worked well on their offense ending the game at their advantage with a 93-82 score.
The quarterfinals generated more local interests with the live streaming of all the games by the Provincial Information Officem assisted by the Management Information Services Office, using Facebook Live platform.
The live streaming generated 1,170,015 reach in just two days.
Results on the first day of the quarterfinals: Game I: Malasiqui-91, Bugallon-81; Game 2: Alaminos-90, Asingan-87; Game 3: Binmaley-103, San Manuel-77, Game 4: Bayambang-88, Labrador-80; Game 5: Calasiao-96, Tayug- 69.
The second day results: Game 1: Urdaneta- 89, Sto. Tomas-67; Game 2: Manaoag-85, Calasiao-77; Game 3: Lingayen-87, Bayambang-85; Game 4: Malasiqui 110, San Manuel 93; Game 5: Asingan-97, Villasis-94; Game 6: Binmaley-93, Mangaldan 82. (PIO/Ruby R. Bernardino)
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