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Eddie Basden showed he’s more than just a defensive player as he came through with crucial baskets in the fourth quarter to lift Petron Blaze to a 97-83 win over a stubborn Powerade five in the PBA Governors’ Cup Sunday night at the Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo City.
The former Chicago Bulls guard had nine in the Boosters’ final 17 points to thwart a last-ditch stand by the Tigers.
Basden finished with a game-high 28 points on 12-of-22 shooting from the field and added 10 rebounds in a solid debut for the defending champions.
Alex Cabagnot and Arwind Santos chipped on 17 and 16 point respective for Petron, which played minus new recruit Marcio Lassiter, who sat out because of a fractured hand.
“Kararating lang niya last Tuesday. Matalinong import. I think we can still improve kasi five days pa lang kami nag-practice with him,” said Boosters coach Ato Agustin of Basden.
“It’s a good sign for us. We played good defense against Powerade.”
In a battle of two teams that swapped key players during the break, Petron relied on Basden’s solid all-around game while Powerade had only Rashad McCants and Gary David working for them.
The Tigers lost Rabeh Al-Hussaini, a player they got from the Lassiter deal, early in the game after incurring a flagrant foul penalty two on Dorian Pena.
Petron took a 57-36 halftime lead before the Tigers, behind David and McCants, unloaded a 20-2 bomb to get back in the game with 4:56 left in the third.
The Boosters managed to keep a 70-63 lead entering the fourth quarter, but Powerade kept on coming back, with McCants’ basket the Tigers closer, 80-72.
But Basden sparked a 17-10 windup by Petron to start its title-retention bid on a high note.
McCants, a former North Carolina star, had 27 points to lead Powerade while David finished with 26, extending his streak of scoring at least 20 points to 15 games.
The scores:
PETRON 97 – Basden 28, Cabagnot 17, Santos 16, Pena 7, Lutz 6, Miranda 6, Reyes 5, Baclao 4, Yeo 4, Washington 4.
POWERADE 83 – Mc Cants 27, David 26, Salvador 7, Casio 5, Anthony 4, Al-Hussaini 4, Adducul 4, Lingganay 3, Vanlandingham 3, Guevarra 0, Calimag 0, Tugade 0.
Quarters: 26-20, 57-36, 70-63, 97-83
Eddie Basden showed he’s more than just a defensive player as he came through with crucial baskets in the fourth quarter to lift Petron Blaze to a 97-83 win over a stubborn Powerade five in the PBA Governors’ Cup Sunday night at the Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo City.
The former Chicago Bulls guard had nine in the Boosters’ final 17 points to thwart a last-ditch stand by the Tigers.
Basden finished with a game-high 28 points on 12-of-22 shooting from the field and added 10 rebounds in a solid debut for the defending champions.
Alex Cabagnot and Arwind Santos chipped on 17 and 16 point respective for Petron, which played minus new recruit Marcio Lassiter, who sat out because of a fractured hand.
“Kararating lang niya last Tuesday. Matalinong import. I think we can still improve kasi five days pa lang kami nag-practice with him,” said Boosters coach Ato Agustin of Basden.
“It’s a good sign for us. We played good defense against Powerade.”
In a battle of two teams that swapped key players during the break, Petron relied on Basden’s solid all-around game while Powerade had only Rashad McCants and Gary David working for them.
The Tigers lost Rabeh Al-Hussaini, a player they got from the Lassiter deal, early in the game after incurring a flagrant foul penalty two on Dorian Pena.
Petron took a 57-36 halftime lead before the Tigers, behind David and McCants, unloaded a 20-2 bomb to get back in the game with 4:56 left in the third.
The Boosters managed to keep a 70-63 lead entering the fourth quarter, but Powerade kept on coming back, with McCants’ basket the Tigers closer, 80-72.
But Basden sparked a 17-10 windup by Petron to start its title-retention bid on a high note.
McCants, a former North Carolina star, had 27 points to lead Powerade while David finished with 26, extending his streak of scoring at least 20 points to 15 games.
The scores:
PETRON 97 – Basden 28, Cabagnot 17, Santos 16, Pena 7, Lutz 6, Miranda 6, Reyes 5, Baclao 4, Yeo 4, Washington 4.
POWERADE 83 – Mc Cants 27, David 26, Salvador 7, Casio 5, Anthony 4, Al-Hussaini 4, Adducul 4, Lingganay 3, Vanlandingham 3, Guevarra 0, Calimag 0, Tugade 0.
Quarters: 26-20, 57-36, 70-63, 97-83
