Former varsity standouts Rex Bayer and Jesmar Gabihan took control of the game as Basketball Unified Sports Group downed BBC, 93-84, in LNA7 34-Up basketball tournament at the West Negros University gym in Bacolod City.

BUS Group took an early lead, 28-10, with Bayer, Gabihan, Bernie Chan, Hermi Derwill, and Roberto Celis toying with BBC's first quarter selection in the 10-minute pasarelle format league.

BBC outscored the Huskies, 24-23, in the second canto as Jack Tumayan, Tony Agustin and Joebert Pastias battled underneath and from the triple area but BUSG remains ahead 51-34 behind Nene Sibaya, Felipe Sandoval Jr. Dagol Flores and Johnson Ciocon.

In the ensuing play, BUSG center Benjamin Alvarez fouled out leaving a void in the middle which BBC exploited by employing a full court press.

BBC continued its recovery in the third quarter outplaying BUSG’s combination of Sammy Belangel, Bandoy Aliermo, Tanker Habaradas, Biboy Java and Randolph Benedicto, 24-12, but still lagged behind, 56-63 at the end of the quarter.

BUSG's first five returned in payoff time and finished BBC as Derwill, Bayer, Gabihan and Chan controlled the boards.

Belangel sealed the game with excellent free throw shooting as BBC went on a fouling spree to stop the clock in the last minute.

The Huskies now totes a 2-0 win-loss card while BBC absorbed its first loss for a 1-1 record. Winless PROBAC and Hot Shots will meet in the next encounter in this double round robin elimination.*NAB

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