LCP sweeps first round in Lipovitan Cup

LCP Garments made a huge statement in solidifying its tag as title-favorites by whitewashing Team JT, 89-77, to sweep the first round of elimination of the Lipovitan Cup Monday night.

The LCP All Stars leaned on a hot start to control the game and never looked back as they dominated all departments of the ballgame. So dominating were the All Stars that five players scored in double digits and all 12 players contributed to the scoring. Team JT's chances were also ruined when they missed the services of their two leading scorers in Jun Seno and Undong Garcia.

Team manager Lander Perez led the attack with 19 points as Boy Alfeche stepped up with 14. Sherwin Biagtan and Edmund Odulio led Team JT with 16 and 14 points, respectively.

In the other game, Insuladd revitalized its chances for a slot in the finals by scoring an upset over Drypers, 75-68. After losing its first two games of the tournament, the Insulators bounced back to life behind the blazing guns of Ramon Fontanosa who had 26 points. Jojo Nardo led Drypers with 14.

The team standings have LCP Garments on top with a 3-0 slate, followed by a three-way tie among Drypers, Team JT and Insuladd who all have 1-2 records. While LCP may have a slight edge for the first slot in the finals, the battle will now be fierce for second place.

The Lipovitan Cup is the second conference tournament of the Mondays Liga, a basketball club composed of professionals in the field of sales.

The scores

First game

LCP (89) - Perez 19, Alfeche 14, Macasero 10, Bacatan 10, Pabilonia 10, Campaner 7, Cruz 7, H.Navarro 4, Evardo 2, Tiu 2, Amatos 2, Tolentino 2.

Team JT (77) - Biagtan 16, Odulio 14, Monterroyo 11, Bantolinao 11, Sepe 8, Macaantal 6, Bonia 5, Tuba 2, Halili 1.

Insuladd (75) - Fontanosa 26, Bu. Alo 15, Lim 13, J.Cabahug 10, Ponay 2, Flores 2, Wee Sit 2, Sexy John 2, Nepomuceno 1.

Drypers (68) - Nardo 14, Be. Alo 12, Sarsaba 8, R.Cabahug 6, Tantay 6, Nuñez 5, Reyes 5, Torrevillas 5, Adolfo 4, Caseñas 2.

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