• Magic Stomers 64-74 JT Lady Jaguars (0-2)

JT Lady Jaguars win game two of the semifinals National Basketball League playoffs.

JT Lady Jaguars secured a well-deserved 74-64 victory against Magic Stomers in the NBL encounter at Lugogo Indoor Arena on Sunday.

The Lady Jaguars have taken control of the series after clinching game two in the best-of-five semifinal series.

Brenda Kayaga got the game underway with a 3-point jumpshot before Kur Ajah responded with a driving layup to set the tone.

Sarah Ageno’s three-point jumpshot concluded the first frame as the Lady Jaguars opened up a 15-point (27-12) lead

The Lady Jaguars kept the foot on the gas pedal opening a 28-point (51-23) lead going into the long break.

Coming from the long break, the Magic Stormers were more aggressive as the momentum swung taking the frame (19-11) but trailed by 20 points at the end of the third quarter.

In the final quarter, the Jaguars were limited to only 12 points but still held on to take home a 10-point victory.

Kur Ajah recorded a double-double, scoring 20 points and pulling down 12 rebounds. She was joined by Susan Eben with 13 points in double digits for the Stormers.

Maimuna Nabbosa (15 points), Mary Priscillar Nambogo (13 points) and Brenda Kayaga (10 points) led the Jaguars’ scoring chart in double digits.

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NLEX took the solo lead in Group A following a convincing 110-96 victory over the erstwhile perfect San Miguel to extend its unbeaten run to four in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup on Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.

In a game where they showed a bit of everything, the Road Warriors went on a tear in the second chapter, inflated the lead to its biggest at 25 in the third, and then displayed solid poise in the defining chapter to put the Beermen away.

Robert Bolick connected on a four, then came Robbie Herndon with a triple not long after as that 7-0 spurt pushed their lead back to 99-84 with 6:23 to go, and that proved to be enough to restore order after their foes cut the gap to eight.

DeQuan Jones took over afterward to lead the strong closeout as they went on to become the lone team without a loss thus far as the Beermen fell to 3-1.

In what’s becoming a trend since Coach Jimmy Alapag arrived, NLEX leaned on another balanced attack that saw a five finish in double figures

Jones himself led the way with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Deschon Winston finished with 24 points, four rebounds, and four assists as he triggered the 14-0 run in the second chapter for a 44-27 lead that set the tone for the rout.

Tony Semerad had 15 points as his long bombs helped put together the solid finish. Bolick came just short of a triple-double with 14 points, nine rebounds, and 12 assists while Herndon added 13 markers to lead the bench mob.

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Joseph Yeo and Chris Tiu rekindled their legendary partnership as Xavier School edged the James Yap-led Hua Siong College-Iloilo, 75-72, in Game 1 of the 40 Years Division finals of the Fil-Chinese Athletic Association Inc. on Friday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.

Though no longer as quick or explosive as they were in their prime, the Powersox-AcroCity-backed Xavier stars remained deadly from beyond the arc, delivering clutch baskets down the stretch to topple the defending champions in the opener of their best-of-three title series before a sizable crowd.

The Golden Stallions now stand one win away from the championship and a measure of revenge after falling to Hua Siong in last year’s finals. They can seal the title with another victory on Monday.

Yeo turned back the clock with a game-high 30 points, highlighted by four three-pointers, to outduel fellow PBA great James Yap. He scored Xavier’s final seven points, including a crucial triple that stretched the lead to 71-66 late in the contest.

Yap answered with 18 points, knocking down two booming three-pointers, but his efforts were not enough as the Lamtex Pipes-backed Hua Siong absorbed its first loss after sweeping all eight elimination-round games. Hua Siong had also cruised past GT Radial-Grace Christian College, 108-74, in the semifinals.

Tiu also played a key role in the victory, finishing with 17 points while sinking two of Xavier’s 13 three-pointers. Hua Siong, meanwhile, connected on nine triples.

In the battle for third place, Grace Christian College rolled past SCAG-St. Stephen’s, 60-40, behind Allan Anson Tan’s 20-point performance to finish third in the nine-team tournament.

With Yap struggling to find his rhythm late, Ken Bono tried to keep Hua Siong within striking distance, but Xavier would not be denied.

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