PBA-DL: Cagayan Valley ends Cebuana Lhuillier’s unbeaten run

Ed Daquioag and Jett Vidal buried key triples down the stretch as the Cagayan Valley Rising Suns claimed their first win at the expense of the erstwhile unbeaten Cebuana Lhuillier Gems, 70-67, on Monday in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at the JCSGO Gym.

Daquioag and Vidal accounted for 14 of the Rising Suns’ final 16 points to break a 54-54 deadlock, for their first win in three games.

A point guard for University of Santo Tomas, Daquioag top-scored with 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc to pace the Rising Suns.

“Ginawa niya lang ’yung role niya kanina,” said Cagayan Valley assistant coach Ogie Gumatay. “Sinabi ni coach Alvin sa kanya, kapag open, tira lang niya.”

Vidal added 11 points for the Rising Suns, hitting back-to-back triples as they posted a 60-54 lead.

Daquioag stopped Cebuana Lhuillier, hitting a huge three to increase Cagayan Valley’s lead to 68-64 with 1:02 left in the fourth.

The Gems suffered their first loss after winning two straight games. - Reuben Terrado, SPIN


The scores:

Cagayan Valley 70 – Daquioag 18, Vidal 11, Foronda 8, Ighalo 8, Melano 6, Webb 5, Revilla 5, Olivares 3, Casajeros 3, Collado 2, Gomez 1, Galliguez 0

Cebuana Lhuillier 67 – Martinez 14, Gamalinda 11, Zamar 10, Ilad 8, Arellano 7, Padilla 6, Leynes 4, Banal 3, Sarangay 2, J. Banal 2, Paredes 0

Quarter scoring: 11-13, 32-32, 46-48, 70-67