84 in the 5'8” and below division at the Bin Mafouz basketball Court here recently. The lead kept swinging throughout the game until Vincent Masapol put Marhaba up as the buzzer sounded. Masapol finished with 29 points and was adjudged the Giordano Player of the Game, while Dorado top-scored with 27 points for Tema. The tournament is sponsored by Giordano Fashions (Ahmedullah), ABS-CBN - The Filipino Channel, Al-Haddaf Sports Wear (Bayoumi), Wael Sports Wear (Noel) and Saudi Signs (Sam Adora). In another outing Al-Khorayef beat MD Construction 114-71. The winner dictated the tempo of the game up to last quarter. Zambale had 26 points for Al-Khorayef on way to picking up the Saudi Sign Player of the Game honor. Manansala scored 21 points for the constructors. Another game saw Nesma down Petro Rabigh 93-81. Nesma caught the rival flat footed with its run and gun offense in all the crucial moments. TJ top-scored with 19 points for Nesma and was named the JBL Player of the Game. Noblejaz and Abatayo scored 20 points apiece for Petro Rabigh. In Thursday's matches Al-Saad Construction beat Marhaba 72-56 in the inter-company division. Voizenerl Padilla dominated the shaded area and scored 27 points for Al-Saad to claim the Al-Haddaf Player of the Game award. Creencia scored 21 points for Marhaba. Al-Khorayef beat Saudi Diyar 61-53 for its back-to-back win. Simascio scored 11 points for the winner and was adjudged the JBL Player of the Game, while Pelino netted 14 points for Diyar. Another game saw Diet Center rally to upset Nissan 73-71. Nissan was ahead by six points with two minutes remaining when Rhon Tarcena first scored a 3-pointer before connecting back-to-back two-pointers to lift his side. Ismael Ali-Riza had 19 points for Diet Center, enough to clinch the Wael Sports Player of the Game honor, while Jason Villanueva scored 27 points for Nissan.
