Montana stalls Dazz

Montana Pawnshop took a graceful exit in the PBL Chairman's Cup as it played the spoiler's role versus Dazz Dishwashing Paste, denying the Greasebusters an outright playoff berth with a 72-55 rout in their match last night at the Makati Coliseum.

Wowie Ybanez sizzled with five three-pointers and scored a total of 19 points as the Jewels torpedoed the Greasebusters' bid, thus closing out their stint in the tournament with a 3-7 win-loss card.

Dazz ended its elimination-round campaign with a 4-6 record. It gains a playoff crack at the last berth in the semifinal round only if Ana Freezers loses to Blu Detergent at the close of the elims tomorrow.

Later on, Blu Detergent formalized its entry into the semis with a 75-58 demolition of Hapee Toothpaste.

Ybanez proved to be the Greasebusters' biggest scourge as the sweet-shooting Montana guard fuelled the team's decisive runs that paved the way for its stunning upset.

Ybanez' first triple in the game keyed a 9-0 attack that had the Jewels moving ahead to stay at 21-15 with 43 seconds left in the first period.