PBA-DL: Colina, Ballesteros key late run in Jumbo Plastic win over Cagayan Valley

Jan Colina and Jason Ballesteros scored key baskets in a late fourth quarter run to help Jumbo Plastic Linoleum beat Cagayan Valley, 70-64, on Tuesday at the JCSGO gym, and climb to joint second place in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup.

Colina and Ballesteros combined for only 12 points in the game but sparked an 8-0 finish for the Giants to steal the victory from the Rising Suns.

A three-pointer by Colina at the 1:08-mark put the Giants ahead 65-64, and Ballesteros made his only field goal in the game 40 seconds later for a three-point Jumbo Plastic lead.

Jumbo Plastic is now tied with Cebuana Lhuillier with a 4-1 win-loss card, behind undefeated NLEX (6-0).

The late run capped off a tight contest that saw both teams deadlocked at 50-50, by the end of the third. Kenneth Ighalo scored on a lay-up with 2:20 left in the game for Cagayan Valley’s last lead at 64-62.

Jeff Viernes scored 14 points, while Jerick Canada and Elliot Tan added 13 for the Giants.

The Rising Suns (2-4) fell to their second straight defeat. - Reuben Terrado, SPIN



The scores:

Jumbo Plastic 70 – Viernes 14, Canada 13, Tan 13, Colina 9, Parala 7, Villamor 4, Ballesteros 3, Petilos 3, Custodio 2, Magat 2, Dehesa 0

Cagayan Valley 64 – Vidal 16, Collado 11, Ighalo 11, Daquioag 9, Webb 8, Melano 5, Casajeros 4, Gomez 0, Galliguez 0, Revilla 0

Quarter scoring: 10-9, 28-32, 50-50, 70-64