Cola took the solo lead in the season ending Smart PBA Fiesta Conference by beating Sta. Lucia Realtors 95-88 at the Cuneta Astrodome Tuesday. The PBA Fiesta Conference is taking a brief break for the 2008 All-Star Extravaganza. Nic Belasco pumped in a crucial trey and the Tigers pulled off a solid defensive job together at endgame, upending the Realtors for their fifth win against a lone defeat. The Realtors bungled a shot at a share of the lead and instead slid to joint fourth place with the Magnolia Beverage Masters at 3-2. Jason Dixon logged 27 points and 13 rebounds with George Gervin Jr., Ronjay Buenafe and Mark Macapagal each adding at least 12. Belasco concentrated on the defensive end, and yet came through with the biggest basket of the night. The Tigers were holding a precarious 90-88 lead in a neck-and-neck battle when Belasco rifled in his lone basket in the contest - a booming trey - giving Coca-Cola a five-point cushion with 14.1 ticks left. The two teams figured in a fierce duel marked by 11 dead locks and 20 lead changes. The Realtors wavered at the finish, allowing the Tigers to seize the lead heading to the All-Star break. The league celebrates its annual All-Star festivities in Bacolod this weekend. The tourney resumes April 30. Coca-Cola 95 - Dixon 27, Gervin 18, Buenafe 15, Macapagal 12, Cabagnot 7, Telan 5, Taulava 4, Belasco 3, Enrile 2, Dimaunahan 2. Sta. Lucia 88 - Wilson 22, Omolon 18, Williams 17, Reyes 10,Mendoza 8, Miranda 4, Aquino 4, Yeo 3, Espino 2, Gonzales 0. Quarters: 17-18, 44-37, 64-64, 95-88.TNT set record for treble Talk N Text set a new all-time record for most three-pointers in a game in the PBA with 23 as it downed Air21, 116-99. Jimmy Alapag, the league's three-point shootout titlist in 2003 and 2005, led the Phone Pals with 25 points nailing 7-of-9 3s, while Don Allado and Ren-Ren Ritualo contributed 15 and 14 points respectively with four triples each. Mark Cardona added 17 points with three trebles. Import McGhee, who sprained his left ankle three minutes before halftime, still finished with 16 despite not returning to the game. Yancy de Ocampo had 12. TNT, which led by as many as 65-43 early in the third, made 23-of-39 shots or 59 percent from beyond the three-point territory, breaking the previous mark of 18, which was recorded twice by Presto Tivoli led by Allan Caidic. On Nov. 2, 1989, Presto made 18-of-37 with Caidic, now an assistant coach with Barangay Ginebra, burying 15-of-27 in a 175-159 overtime win against Alaska. Two years later on Nov. 21, the Ice Cream makers made 18-of-35 in a 162-149 win opposite Ginebra with Caidic dropping 17-of-27, which still stands as the league's record for most three-pointers in a game by any player. The win improved the Phone Pals' win-loss record to 4-2, while the Express fell to 2-3 that tied them with defending champion Alaska and Purefoods TJ Hotdogs. Talk N Text 116 - Alapag 25, Cardona 17, McGhee 16, Allado 15, Ritualo 14, De Ocampo 12, Peek 7, Carey 4, Aljamal 3, Belano 3, Chia 0, Lao 0. Air21 99 - Thomas 21, Canaleta 16, Se 16, Billones 13, David 10, Arboleda 8, Santos 7, Kramer 4, Cruz 4, De Ocampo 0, Sotto 0. Quarters: 26-23; 62-43; 85-66; 116-99. __
