Collecting 54 points from the three-point area in the second half, Guanzon Dental Clinic blew away MRT Gentect, 116-96, to negate Oliver Manaloto’s tournament high 55 points in last Friday’s game of the Fil-Sino All Asian Countertrade Inc. 2nd Conference Inter-Color Basketball Tournament at Tay Tung High School Po Hang Gym.

Bong Palo scored 12 triples in the second half to topscore for Gentech with 36 points, while Joel Mahinay convered three treys to finish with 23 points.

Gentech also had the game under control in the first half as Mark Velez shot 22 points and Mahinay added 12 points for a 55-46 halftime lead. Manaloto and Tubby Villanueva kept Gentech close as they registered 15 and 9 points, respectively.

Guanzon extended the lead to 14 points in the third quarter, 81-67, as Pao hit six triples, while Manolot countered with 13 points.

MRT managed to score 29 points in the payoff quarter, 27 of them from Manaloto, but 11 triples from Guanzon side insured victory for the team.

Jose Miguel Montinola added 21 points and Dr. Emil Guanzon shot 10 points for Guanzon.

Backstopping Manaloto were Simon Tan with 14 points, Villanueva had 13, and Joseph Tiu made 8 points.

Games today will feature Fyr Fyter Marketing against Atlantic Auto Parts in the first game, followed by the match-up between Joshbianc Motors and Orix Metro.*NAB

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