20 October 2019
CEBU CITY—The University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters proved that their first round win over the mighty three-time defending champions University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers was no fluke as they scored a repeat win, 83-66, on Sunday, October 20, in the college division of the 2019 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) men’s basketball tournament at the Cebu Coliseum.
The Webmasters swept their elimination round series with the Green Lancers by breaking the game wide open in fourth period. UC was nursing a slim 52-46 lead when it uncorked a back-breaking 15-2 run to erect a huge 69-48 lead with 6:51 left.
The wards of coach Gary Cortes tried to make a game out of it, answering with a 14-3 tear to move within 62-72 inside the game’s final three minutes.
Darrell Shane Menina and Luigi Gabisan doused cold water on the rallying Green Lancers with the former connecting on a lay-up and the latter knocking down a booming triple that helped UC put the game away.
UC, thus, went home with its fifth win in eight outings while UV endured its third defeat in nine matches.
Menina led UC’s cause with 26 points and five assists. Gabisan contributed 14, while John Jabello and Tony Sesay added 12 and 11 markers, respectively.
Sesay also finished with 16 rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots.
Leading the Green Lancers were Jancork Cabahug, who wound up with 19 markers.
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