Intercon Hotel beat Zuhair Fayez 65-45 in the first match of the best of three championship series of the JBL-Titan Basketball Championship here. Intercon Hotel dominated Zuhair Fayez which tried its best in vain. Intercon played intelligently as it rotated the ball well and executed the shots with perfection. Al-Sheri topscored with 19 points and was adjudged as the Ttitan best player of the game while Lupar chipped in 14 for Zuhair Fayez. This tournament is principally sponsored by Titan–Al Hussaini & Yahya Investment Group with co-sponsors Giordano Fashions, ABS-CBN-The Filipino Channel, RJM Cargo and Al Haddaf Sports Wear. G-37 defeated Saudi Aramco 75-73. Both teams resorted to running game. G-37 was ahead by 2 points with 6 seconds remaining and Saudi Aramco had the ball possession. Saudi Aramco fed its scoring machine Aba but his shot came short and bounced off the rim as the final buzzer sounded. Nonoy Soliveres led G-37 with 28 points and was adjudged as Giordano best player of the game while Aba scored 26 for Saudi Aramco. The scores: Intercon Hotel 65 – Al Sheri 19, Moore 13, Yanga 12, Canete 7, Sibug 6, Medina 4, Facun 2, Sareno 2. Zuhair Fayez 45 – Lupar 14, Alarcon 12, Nebrida 8, Salvadia 5, Tui 3, Gonzalvo 3. G-37 75 – Soliveres 28, Magat 16, Villegas 12, Villanueva 6, Fajardo 6, Dela Cruz 3, Martin 2, J. Dela Cruz 2. Saudi Aramco 73 – Aba 26, Niones 15, Ranoco 10, Perez 7, Megale 6, Lucero 5, Eban 2, Robillos 2. __
