No pitstop for BMW at Palm Cafe
Sunday, May 23, 2010
PALM CAFE showed that they are one of the powerhouses of the 2nd Queenielin Cup with a 98-84 victory over BMW in Group B last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat. Palm Cafe were without Geve Leones, who was competing for Team Wayne in the 2010 Yong Sok Cup in Seria at the same time, but played out a balanced offence with five players notching double figures.
Mike Nuguid had a team-high 23 points for Palm Cafe while Majomar Aying contributed 22. Danny Felicilda poured in 12 points while Elmer Alburo and Denver Esteban each chipped in with 10 for the victory.
On the other hand, Vincent Superio had the game-high 24 points to pace BMW and Buen Aventura scored 19 to the losing cause.
Both teams got off to slow starts, turning the ball over on several possessions, but it was Palm Cafe that took an early lead at 9-8 midway through the period. BMW were making poor decisions on their inside passing, which were easily broken by the Palm Cafe defence.
Palm Cafe, who are the 3rd Manjaro Cup champions, were running the fastbreaks to open up a 20-15 lead going into the second quarter. It was a different affair in the second period as BMW were throwing baseball passes for easy baskets as Palm Cafe were sloppy getting back.
Superio did most of the damage for BMW, which led to it being a closely contested match, but Palm Cafe pressured their opponents for steals as they rode on an 8-0 run to close out the quarter to take a 46-32 advantage at halftime.
Palm Cafe were playing a different ball game as they were attacking the
paint through their big guys Jolito Entapan and Esteban, while BMW were plagued by foul trouble.
Palm Cafe were in control of the boards and Nuguid would penetrate to the basket for layups which saw them with a comfortable 75-57 cushion going into the final stanza. BMW sensed the urgency and were rushing their shots. Palm Cafe on the other hand were getting complacent and failed to convert on several missed layups and saw their opponents cut the deficit to 10.
However, it proved not to be for BMW with time expiring, and Palm Cafe picked up the opening triumph. Read More…
Source: The Brunei Times
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