By Jun Rana
Wala Sa Ayos (WSA) triumvirate of Paul Nicdao, Alex Santos and Jeff Verneza combined for 67 points to rout the depleted team of the Delaware Titans, 84-44 in Day 5 of the Open Division of the 2010 PAAD Palaro basketball tournament. It was the third win for WSA to share second place with Baltimore Dragons with a 3-1 win loss record, and establish themselves as a contender for the championship crown.
Early in the first half, the trio along with Andre De Lara engineered a blistering attack to take an early 22-9 lead with 8 minutes to go in the first half. At the outset, the Titans clearly missed the services of its key players, team captain Steve Antonio, Jesse Fabian and JC Destreza as they could not keep up with WSA pace. WSA was in cruise control in the first half to build a commanding 35-17 halftime lead. Nicdao led the first half assault with 12 points including 3 three pointers. Santos, Verneza and De Lara also added one three pointers each. For the Titans, Dexter Quezon, Paul Valencia and Jeff Holcomb tried to parry the threats of WSA with little success.
In the second half, WSA continued its masterful performance against the Titans.
This time the WSA triumvirate was joined by Lester Dabu as they further padded the lead to 67-37 with 9 minutes remaining in the game. With only six men in its line-up for the day, the Titans led by Quezon, Valencia and Arnel Lalicon, did not provide much resistance in the second half. WSA further increased the lead to 84-44 until the final buzzer.
Nicdao led the WSA scorers with 26 points, followed by Santos with 23 points and Verneza with 18 points. For the Titans, Quezon was the high point man with 18 points, followed by Valencia with 13. With the loss, the Titans formally vowed out of the semi-finals contention by absorbing it fourth loss in five outings.
Box Scores:
84-WSA: Paul Nicdao, 26; Alex Santos, 23; Jeff Verneza, 18; Lester Dabu, 10; Andre De Lara, 7
44-Delaware Titans: Dexter Quezon, 18; Paul Valencia, 13; Arnel Lalicon, 6; Jeff Holcomb, 5; Jason Del Rosario , 2
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