MANILA—Cebuana Lhuillier dominated Café France in the second half and pulled off an 83-62 triumph yesterday in the 2011 PBA D-League Foundation Cup at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.
The Gems hardly missed main Benedict Fernandez, who was ejected on a flagrant foul in the third quarter, as Allein Maliksi, Marvin Hayes and James Sena fueled a third-quarter onslaught that gave them a 61-42 spread.
“If you’re facing a team like Café France that has all college players, the pressure is on you to get a big lead right away,” Cebuana coach Luigi Trillo said of the squad built around Centro Escolar University standouts.
“In the second half we were able to adjust,” added Trillo, who also acknowledged the strong play of Café France in the first half.
In the opener, Pharex Bidang Generix rolled back Blackwater Elite, 100-90, with Marlon Adolfo, Raymond Aguilar and Jason Deutchman stepping up in the second half.
Maliksi topscored with 16 points for the Gems, who also drew double-double games from Hayes (12 points and 12 rebounds) and Sena (12 and 10).
Fernandez, who shone with the Philippine Patriots in the recent Asean Basketball League, was thrown out after his flagrant foul on Axl Jeff Garcia at 8:53 in the third period.
Blackwater, also banking on collegiate stars from the Arellano Chiefs, roared to a 12-0 start in the first five minutes, before Pharex settled down.
Adolfo Deutchman and Aguilar combined for 16 points at the start of the second half to help lift the Generix to their first double-digit lead, 64-54.
Deutchman, a 6-foot-5 Fil-Am from San Diego State U, debuted with a double-double of 16 points and 10 boards.(Inquirer)
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