The Coca Cola Tigers found two unlikely heroes in rookies Chris Pacana and Mike Gavino to shock the Red Bull Barakos and its faithfuls 105-86 in the 2006 PBA-Talk N Text Philippine Cup main header.
Pacana and Gavino took the cudgels from fellow rookies Ronjay Enrile and RJ Rizada to make a solid impression in their first official game as a professional. Pacana was able to orchestrate the Tigers' plays to perfection and scored timely hits to put the Barakos at bay. He scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in just 23 minutes of action. Gavino, on the other hand, managed just 6 points in 20 minutes but had 6 rebounds and held the Tigers' fort when Ali Peek was in foul trouble.
John Arigo had a monster offensive game with 27 points. Peek had a double-double game: 14 points and 13 rebounds. The Tigers also drew career games from Joseph Yeo and Neil Raneses. Both scored 12 points. Enrico Villanueva had a measly 14 points for the Barakos. Carlo Sharma came off the bench to provide an additional big body in the paint, scoring 9 points. In what was a close game in the opening quarter, the Tigers stepped on the breaks in the 2nd quarter, leading by double digits before settling for 54-45 halftime lead. In the second half, the Tigers answered every rally put up by the Barakos to win pulling away.
The win was the Tigers' first in three outings. The same W-L card by the Welcoat Dragons and the Alaska Aces. The loss was the Barakos' first in three outings, dropping the Red Bull team to the middle of the 10-team field.
In the first game, the Talk N Text Phonepals showed no mercy when they crushed, pounded and literally made mincemeat of the defenses of the Welcoat Dragons en route to a 115-99 victory. It was the third consecutive win for the Phonepals and gives them a piece of the lead with the Brgy Ginebra Gin Kings. The loss was the Dragons' second in three outings.
Harvey Carvey topscored for the Phonepals with a game-high 22 points on 11-12 shooting from the field. Shooter Renren Ritualo scored 20 points and 6-7 Anthony Washington had another double-double performance with 18 points and 11 boards. What's noticeable from the Phonepals is their new revved up up-tempo offense that the honed up in their workouts and preseason games abroad. Welcoat guard Denver Lopez had a career-defining game with 21 points backstopped by Rob Wainwright's 18 points. Rookie Jay-R Reyes had another solid game with 15 points.
First Game:
Talk N Text 115 = Carey 22, Ritualo 20, Washington 18, Taulava 16, Allado 12, Cardona 8, Alapag 7, Belano 7, Fran 3, Pablo 2, Andaya 0.
Welcoat 99 = Lopez 21, Wainwright 18, Reyes 15, Cabatu 13, Gelig 10, Tangkay 10, Sta. Maria 4, Lao 4, Ibanes 2, Baguion 2, Mente 0.
Quarterscores: 33-26, 60-38, 84-66, 115-99
Coca-Cola 105 = Arigo 27, Peek 14, Pacana 13, Yeo 12, Raneses 12, Misolas 8, Gavino 6, Miranda 6, Antonio 5, Ferreria 2, Salangsang 0.
Red Bull 86 = Villanueva 14, Valenzuela 11, Pennisi 10, Sharma 9, Baguio 9,Najorda 8, Fonacier 7, Robinson 7, Alvarez 6, Tugade 3, Cruz 2, Bugia 0.
Quarterscores: 25-24, 54-45, 79-67, 105-86
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