TECHNOLOGICAL Institute of the Philippines continued to run roughshod in the 2019 PBA D-League Foundation Cup, this time pulversizing Hyperwash , 92-71, Monday at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.
Senegalese big man Papa Ndiaye, unstoppable down low, poured 28 points and cornered 17 rebounds to power the Engineers 2-0 lead in Group A.
Bryan Santos scored19 points while Christian Daguro added12 for the Enginers.
"We've been continuing what we've been doing since summer until eventually we get better," said an emotional coach Potit de Vera, who dedicated the victory to his late father.
"Yung process of getting better, sana lang makita ng dad ko. I just wish he saw these two games. Kita mo naman against veterans, I really was surprised na ganoon ang outcome ng game. But one thing we had going is we're a team since the summer, so the chemistry and the spirit for the team is there. We're willing to play for each other."
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TIP broke away in the second half, slowly building on the lead before staging a 16-3 assault to open the payoff period that turned a 73-59 lead to its biggest at 27, 89-62, with 3:59 remaining.
Everything went the way of the Engineers as they won the rebounding battle, 63-42, while outscoring the Vipers in the paint, 48-22.
Khasim Mirza topscored for Hyperwash with 22 points while Jeric Fortuna added 16.
The Scores:
TIP 92 -- Ndiaye 28, B. Santos 19, Daguro 12, Sandagon 9, Calara 8, Jimenez 5, I. Santos 5, Carurucan 4, Pinca 1, Ang 1, Tan 0, Navarro 0, Enrile 0, Soriano 0.
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HYPERWASH 71 -- Mirza 22, Fortuna 16, Casajeros 12, Cariaga 6, Montilla 4, Buenafe 3, Meca 2, Dadjilul 2, Ferrer 2, Julkipli 2, De Ocampo 0.
Quarters: 28-21, 51-44, 73-59, 92-71.
