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PBA D-League: Racal holds off Victoria Sports for share of 2nd place

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/03/08/flores-030817.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Racal&#x27;s Lervin Flores (R) looks to deny the shot of Robert Herndon of Victoria Sports in their PBA D-League game. <cite>Photo courtesy of the PBA Media Bureau</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Racal thwarted Victoria Sports-MLQU&#x27;s comeback bid to score a 75-70 victory in the 2017 PBA D-League Aspirants&#x27; Cup on Tuesday at the JCSGO Gym in Cubao.That victory put them in joint second place along with Café France, with both teams toting 6-1 win-loss records.Lervin Flores provided the stability on the defensive end down the stretch, as he came up with huge stops in crunch time to allow the Tile Masters to escape with a gritty win. He finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocks.Kent Salado added 12 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists, while Roider Cabrera contributed 10 points and six rebounds in Racal&#x27;s crucial victory.<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read:">	<li>Read: <a href=" http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2017/03/06/desiderio-cafefrance-edge-teng-ama-22869">Desiderio, Cafe France edge out Teng, AMA </a></li></ul>&quot;Ang daming miscommunications,&quot; said coach Jerry Codiñera. &quot;I told them na huwag kumpyansa, kasi (Victoria) is very deceiving.&quot;&quot;Luckily, we made the stops and we had good rotations in the end game,&quot; he added.Racal squandered a nine-point lead, 69-60, with 6:21 left as Racal scored 10 unanswered points to surge ahead, 70-69.The Tile Masters leaned on Flores and Sidney Onwubere to take back the lead, then clamped down on defense down the stretch to pull off another difficult victory.The win also allowed Racal to bounce back from its 77-75 defeat to Jose Rizal University last week.Aris Dionisio anchored Victoria (1-7) with 16 points and 18 rebounds, while Robbie Herndon also got 16 markers and six boards in the losing effort.<div>The scores:</div>RACAL 75 - Flores 14, Salado 12, Cabrera 10, Torres 9, Mangahas 7, Onwubere 7, Nambatac 4, Terso 4, Apreku 2, Corpuz 2, Dagangon 2, Gumaru 2, Gabawan 0.VICTORIA 70 - Dionisio 16, Herndon 16, Grimaldo 11, Ayonayon 8, Koga 8, Ragasa 4, Nicholls 3, Lao 2, Puspus 2.Quarters: 24-20, 44-36, 62-54, 75-70(For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>)

Racal thwarted Victoria Sports-MLQU's comeback bid to score a 75-70 victory in the 2017 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup on Tuesday at the JCSGO Gym in Cubao.

Racal thwarted Victoria Sports-MLQU's comeback bid to score a 75-70 victory in the 2017 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup on Tuesday at the JCSGO Gym in Cubao.