San Miguel Beermen Basketball Updates

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May 7, 2010 – The San Miguel Beermen gave the Sta. Lucia Realtors a dose of their own medicine – defense. The Beermen played a tight defense all game long as they tripped the Sta. Lucia Realtors, 93-74 behind the stellar performance of Arwind Santos who dished out an import-like numbers with 18 points and 15 rebounds.

The win extended San Miguel’s hot streak to 7 and enabled them to top the first round of the eliminations at 8-1 in the team standings.

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May 2, 2010 – Down by 18 points in the third quarter and things not going their way, the San Miguel Beermen did not back down and turned to their most seasoned veteran Olsen Racela to stage a furious comeback, 80-72 against the defense-oriented BMEG Derby Ace Llamados.

Derby Ace built the huge 18-point lead behind the many turn overs of the San Miguel Beermen coupled with Gabe Freeman getting his fourth foul early in the third quarter. With the impending loss looming in his very eyes, San Miguel Beermen coach Siot Tanquingcen pulled a surprise package in Olsen Racela and Joseph Yeo. Olsen brought back stability in the game and orchestrated major plays. Yeo, on the other hand; broke Derby Ace’s defense by slashing into the middle. Together, the two allowed the Beermen to reduce the 18-point lead into just 9 going into the fourth quarter.

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