Lifestyle

Lifestyle stayed perfect at 3-0 in Inter-Company-Company Division C after a hard-earned 74-73 victory over Jeddah Warriors while AMI Saudi Arabia dealt Westside Beesline its first defeat with a crushing 73-54 victory in their match as eliminations entered the seventh week in the Microsoft Lumia & 36th FBA Basketball Tournament at the Sheraton Jeddah Hotel court here.
Best Player of the game John Clint Monding scored 15 points in the fourth quarter including the game-clinching two free-throws to cap a 21-point performance for Lifestyle.
Jeff Galzote added 18 points, Sernal and Joe Monding player each had 11 points for Lifestyle which scored 32 fourth-quarter points to overhaul a 10-point deficit, 52-42, entering the payoff period.
It was the first win in three games for AMI, which is bracketed in the 11-team Inter-Company Division D. The defeat dropped Westside into a tie for the lead at 3-1 with Huta, which dealt Wafu Wafu Tropa Pips an ugly 91-49 thrashing in the third game Thursday.
Best Player Chicklet took charge at AMI with 20 points with Islim scoring 13, Espartinez 11 and Rivera 8 points. Antipolo and Balinan shot 17 and 12 points for Wetside.
Hijazi tallied 25 points on the way to a Best Player citation while leading Huta to victory. Ermita added 19 points and Neri 11.
Week 7 hostilities kicked off Thursday with Rainbow Milk beating Maaden 84-77 in the first game in Inter-Company C. Best Player Salud, Sablan and Hallyn made up the trio that helped craft the Rainbow Milk win with 20, 18 and 16 points.
Maaden drew a game-high 23 points from Reloj, 18 from Lee and 15 from Mously.
In an Inter-Company B match, Panda won by default over Hanco Maintenance in Thursday's second game.
It's early days but New Cabalen Restaurant presented itself as a legitimate title contender by romping to a 104-78 triumph over InterContinental Hotel in the Inter-Hotel and Restaurant Division.
Figueroa led five Cabalen players in double figures at 28 points in a solid firepower that put to naught the 39-point shooting night by InterCon's Jay Liam. Dula contributed 21 points, Mark Lagria added 19, Magpayo had 11 and Razal 10 for Cabalen.
In the fifth game Thursday, Best Player Vista shot 27 points and Meting tallied 17 points as Al Mabani snatched a 78-74 win over Sadia to tie idle Nesma Holding Co. at 3-1 in Inter-Company B.
Painitan led Sadia with 21 points.
Saudi Diyar defeated Dar Jana 63-58 in the second game Friday, as both teams matched each other's cards at 2-2 in the Inter-Company D.
Repollo topscored with 19 points for Saudi Diyar but Datuin was named the Best Player awardee on 15 points. Lebanese player-coach Hassan Zenneiden was at the helm of Dar Jana's losing cause on 26 points.
Week 7's two remaining Friday games pitting McVities against Toyota Forklift and Nexus against Al Muhaidib in Inter-Company D and Inter-Commercial Open Non-Rated respectively have been rescheduled for Friday in the first game and fifth game respectively.
The other games Friday will see Saudi German Hospital vs. Jeddah United (Inter-Company C) at 5:30 p.m., Western Union vs. Egypt Selection (Inter-Commercial Open Rated) at 7 p.m. and Sadia vs. Bindawood (Inter-Company B) at 8:30 p.m.