SMB Beermen take Game 1 of the ABL Championship
series
Posted, June 17, 2012
The
San Miguel Beermen rally in the fourth quarter to
beat Indonesia Warriors, 86-83 in Game 1 of the
AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League Best-of-3 Finals at
the Ynares Sports Arena last night.
The Beermen unloaded a18-9 run in
the last five minutes of the fourth quarter and turn
the game around.
Coach Bobby Parks made the
necessary adjustments, playing veteran guard Froilan
Baguion at point and Chris Banchero at the two-guard
position. Baguion orchestrated the team well in the
final period, hitting a clutch basket and a
beautiful pass to import Nick Fazekas to give the
Beermen a 85-82 lead with 28 seconds remaining.
Duke Crews scored 22 points
while, Leo Avenido and Fazekas had 21 and 18 points
respectively for the SMB Beermen. Baguion issued a
total of nine assists.
Indonesia Warriors got solid game
from import Evan Brock with 24 point but was limited
to four points in the final quarter. Fil-Am Stanley
Pringle tallied 21 points.
SMB Beermen will have a chance to
claim their first ABL title on saturday at Jakarta,
Indonesia.
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