PBL: Batang Pier blitz Comets to win, 74-66

Games Thursday 22 November 2007 The Arena, San Juan 2 pm – San Mig Coffee vs Bacchus 4 pm – Pharex vs Hapee A third-quarter blitz helped Harbour Centre defeat Mail and More, 74-66, in Tuesday's skirmishes in the 2007 PBL V-Go Extreme Energy Drink Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. Using a stifling defense, the Batang Pier were able to blank the Comets to turn their 33-32 lead at halftime to a 57-42 advantage. "I reminded the players to play as a team and they responded well," coach Jorge Gallent said. The Batang Pier ended the classification round with a 6-1 card. They can automatically enter the semifinals if the Toyota Balintawak Road Kings bow to Hapee Toothpaste Sparklers in a game still in progress as of this posting. The Mail and More Comets were on the verge of their own rally by slowing down Batang Pier, but Dylan Ababou's own three pointer started another Harbour Centre run with the score pegged at 58-51. Solomon Mercado led all players with 16 points, while teammates Ababou and Jerwin Gaco finished with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Marcy Arellano was the lone player of Mail and More coach Allen Gregorio who had double-figure production of 15 points. - GMANews.TV