Recap

all spice No hustle in final minutes

In what could be the biggest turnaround early in the season, the Hustle Gang lose their composure in the final 2 minutes as well as their 6 point lead as The Big Chili cruise to a 48-44 victory.

The Hustle Gang led in the final 2 minutes 41-36 but turnovers after turnovers spelled their doom in spite of the numbers put up by the wily veteran Aldrin Acuna – 21 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. The Hustlers just lose their composure and were giving up unforced turnovers in the dying minutes of the game. Aldrin Acuna was able to hit a tying 3 pointer to make it 44-44 all but the Hustlers failed to shut the Chilis down. Yuhenyo Girl finished with 8 points and 7 rebounds while Jordan Rey finished with 8 points and 6 rebounds. Cris Dapon struggled to find his range in this game as the Chilis were hunting him on every possession. Solid defensive performance by Claro Sumagui with 3 steals and 2 assists while Lego was able to notch 3 rebounds and a steal in this game. Jan Quiocho will be looking for a bounce back game next week as he was kept in check by the Chili defense.

The Big Chili a.k.a The Spice Boys finally notched their first win after two seasons behind the solid performance by #1 overall pick Fred Ganut ( 18 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks) and Bombi Toves with 20 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals. Fred Ganut was a mystery to the league and he was a big question mark when team captain John Dahan picked him up as their top pick. Boy oh boy, he introduced himself mightily in this game. GJ Eva finished with 6 points and 3 rebounds while Gerard Nicasio finished with 4 points and 2 rebounds. Oliver Poblete and Roman Blas provided that interior presence for the Chilis. Meanwhile, Arvin Dela Cruz and Commissioner Lego were playing cat and mouse on defense essentially canceling each other out on the stat sheet.

With this win, what is in store for The Big Chili? Will the Hustlers bounce back next week?