By Jonas Terrado
Game Sunday
(Sta. Rosa, Laguna)
7:30 p.m. — Alab Pilipinas vs Saigon
Justin Brownlee’s much-anticipated debut will have to wait a little longer after missing San Miguel Alab Pilipinas’ 92-80 loss to the Kuala Lumpur Dragons on Wednesday in the ASEAN Basketball League at MABA Stadium.
Justin Brownlee did not join San Miguel Alab Pilipinas’ road match in Kuala Lumpur after missing his flight. (Photo from ABL)
Brownlee failed to make the flight to the Malaysian capital, leaving a shorthanded Alab side that dropped to 9-6 after another lopsided defeat to the Dragons.
The multi-time PBA champion import, who replaced Prince Williams over the weekend, is expected to suit up Sunday when Alab hosts the last place Saigon Heat at the City of Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Laguna.
Import Will Artino had 29 points and 10 rebounds to once again lead Kuala Lumpur’s dominance of Alab in the game where the home side led by a high of 27 points.
Fellow reinforcement Terrel Davis added 26 points and 10 assists for the Dragons, who two weeks ago produced a 91-63 win over Alab on the same floor.
It was another rough night for the Philippine side as Alab dropped to 5-5 in the last 10 games.
Alab, however, remains in second place behind Thailand’s Mono Vampire which carries a 12-4 record.
Nick King topscored for Alab with 29 points, but majority of his output came late when the outcome was already settled.
Fil-Australian Jordan Heading added 26 points and six rebounds but there was little contributions from the rest of the squad.
The scores:
KUALA LUMPUR 92 — Artino 29, Davis 26, Bell 11, Lepichev 11, Ting 7, Chin 4, Tem 3, Loh 1, Wong 0, Tan 0.
ALAB PILIPINAS 80 — King 28, Heading 26, Domingo 6, Caracut 5, Brickman 4, Deguara 4, Vigil 3, Gray 2, Ganuelas-Rosser 2, Rangel 0.
Quarters: 23-12; 46-32; 77-55; 92-80.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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