Taking advantage of Ryan Nabor’s absence from the opponent’s lineup, Glitters Production squeaked past Strollers, 79-76, in the 2nd round elimination of the LNA7/USLS Alumni Inter-Barkada Basketball Tournament at the West Negros University gym.

Without Nabor, Strollers struggled offensively as they trailed behind Glitters throughout the match Wednesday night.

Mark Celestial scored a total of 19 points, 11 of them in the fourth quarter to lead Glitters.

Renren Lacson tried a late performance rally for Strollers, nailing five triples for an 18-point production in the fourth period, but his efforts were not enough to reverse the outcome of the game.

The balanced scoring from Celestial and Luigi Herrera in the opening quarter led the Glitters to a 10-point advantage, 23-13, but Lacson scored eight points in the second period to keep Strollers at within striking distance at the break, 31-36.

In the third period, Glitters banked on Aspero’s 12 points to keep the lead in a low scoring quarter, 59-44.

In the payoff quarter, Glitters poured 25 points with Michael Chan hitting seven points including a trey, to support Celestial in their team’s offense.

Backstopping Celestial in Glitters’ win were Aspero with 14 points, Chan with 12, Herrera with 11 and Farris Santander with 7 points.

Meanwhile, Lacson led Strollers in the losing effort with 26 points as Marcos Escalante scored 8 points, Caesar Noble 8, and Jomi Locsin and Dan Becencio with 6 points each.*

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