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Hugnatan sparkles in Game 7
Hope dashes La Salle's bid
AACI breaks Sweet cagers' hearts; JSY wins
Class '86, '79 top quarters of bowlfest

Hugnatan sparkles in Game 7
BY CEDELF TUPAS

Negrense Reynel Hugnatan rose to the occasion last night, helping the Alaska Aces to a 99-96 victory over Talk N' Text in Game 7 of the PBA Fiesta Conference finals at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.

The 6-foot-4 Hugnatan, who hails from Talisay City, Negros Occidental, nailed an important free throw with a second left to peg the final score, after grabbing the rebound of Talk N' Text guard Donbel Belano's missed triple.

Hugnatan had 16 points to go with his nine caroms in an impressive performance that sparked Aces' resurgence to the pinnacle of Philippine basketball. Hugnatan earlier missed two charities with 35 seconds left.

NAT'L VOLLEYBALL FINALS
Hope dashes La Salle's bid

BY CEDELF TUPAS

Manila titlist Hope Christian School pulled the plug on the title bid of University of St. La Salle-Integrated School last night with a methodical straight sets victory that completed an elimination-round sweep of the Shakey's Girls' Volleyball Tournament of Champions in Bacolod City.

The 18-25, 15-25, 20-25 defeat relegated the La Salle volleybelles to a third place showdown with winless Central Philippine University at 9 a.m. today.

Hope, on the other hand, moved to a title duel with University of Southern Philippines Foundation, after the CPU-USLS duel.

AACI breaks Sweet
cagers' hearts; JSY wins

AACI Trading and JSY Transport/Unitra completed come-from-behind victories Wednesday night for their first victories in the Fil-Sino Inter-Club Basketball Tournament in Bacolod City.

Bonbon Baclay shot 12 of his game-high 28 points in the fourth quarter to propel AACI past Sweet Crystal Sugar, 83-79, while JSY banked on Ritchie Militante and Sukrahj Sekhon for an 84-80 victory over Basecom. Militante had 17 points and typified a tough defensive effort, along with Sekhon, who poured 12 points. Tubby Villanueva added 11 points and Garret Tabanao combined with Julius Teruel for 17 more.

Tide Rogacion came through with clutch baskets to make it, 82-79, for JSY, before Sekhon put the outcome beyond doubt, after a Deno Soriano split from the free throw line.

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