Carlo Lastimosa and John Wilson put on a show as Clarin trumped Petra Cement-Roxas, 72-66, in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup at the Provincial Gymnasium in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, on Sunday.
Lastimosa dropped 22 points on 8-of-15 clip while Wilson tallied 15 markers, four dimes, four steals, and three rebounds to improve their win-loss slate to 2-0 won-lost and take the early lead.
Down 52-63 with 3:23 left in the game, Roxas climbed all the way back to within three with 33.5 ticks left after a 12-4 run, 64-67.
In the ensuing play though, Clarin’s Lastimosa went all the way to the hoop for the easy basket to make it a two-possession game, 69-64, with 27.4 seconds remaining.
The Vanguards opened the fourth quarter with five unanswered points to trim their deficit to just two but Sto. Niño retaliated with a 12-3 blitz to restore order, 63-52.
Big man Joseph Eriobu also delivered for Clarin with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Jhong Bondoc came through with 15 markers and eight boards while Lester Reyes added a double-double of 13 points and 10 caroms for the Vanguards, who fell to 0-2 to be at the bottom with Iligan.
Vanguard Jordan Intic hit the showers early after being hit with a flagrant foul penalty 2 at the 3:24 mark of the third canto.
Both Roxas and Clarin will next play opening day victors Basilan on Tuesday and Friday, respectively.