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STEPHEN Padilla fired seven three-pointers to help the M. Lhuillier-Cebu Niños nip the Quezon Red Oilers, 77-57, last Thursday in the Iloilo leg of Liga Pilipinas Tour at the Pototan Astrodome in Iloilo.
Padilla scattered a game-high 22 points, allowing the Niños to tally their first win after starting the tournament with an 80-91 loss to the Pagadian Explorers.
Cebu made a total of 12 triples with veteran forward Danny Aying contributing three trifectas.
Marlon Basco also had a solid game, scoring 10 points and hauling down 10 rebounds.
Cebu sealed the contest with a dominating performance in the third quarter, where they exploded for 23 points while limiting Quezon to just five markers.
Jonathan Pinera tallied 16 points and was the lone double digit scorer for the Red Oilers, who dropped to 0-2 (win-loss).
In the other game, host team Iloilo Mang Inasals snatched their second straight victory by trampling the Pagadian Explorers, 84-69, in a fight-marred contest.
Centers Ian Daja and Joel Solis traded blows and were ejected in the 3:21 mark of the first period.
Chito Jaime paced Iloilo with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Mark Yee led the Explorers with 12 markers and 10 boards.
In the Tagaytay leg at the Tolentino Sports Center, Taguig Batang Global improved to 2-0 after nipping the Tagaytay-Cavite Heroes, 68-64, while the Misamis Oriental Meteors trounced the winless Lipa-Batangas Barakos, 92-81. CORRESPONDENT CALVIN D. CORDOVA
