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Rhenz Abando. Photo from Anyang KGC
OKINAWA – Anyang KGC pulled out all the stops to keep Seoul SK Knights at bay, 90-84, to take the East Asian Super League (EASL) Champions Week crown.
Omari Spellman hit a big three in the final 36 seconds to give Anyang some breathing room which ultimately proved to be the cushion needed to hold off the Knights, the reigning champions of the Korea Basketball League.
Spellman finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds to join fellow import Darryl Monroe’s 21 and 16, both team bests.
Ace gunner Byeon Jun-hyeong scored 16 points while Filipino reinforcements Rhenz Abando and Park Ji-hoon finished with 11 each.
Abando added two rebounds and two assists to his name.
The victory earned Anyang a cash prize of $250,000 (about P14 million) and a gold medal as the best pro club in the region.
Kim Sun-hyung had 25 points for Seoul, while import Darryl Monreo pumped in 22 more. Leon Williams threw in 17 while Heo Il-young 12 for the Korean No. 1 who settled for USD100,000. (around P5.5 million).
In the previous match, the Bay Area Dragons beat host Ryukyu, 90-70, to finish third in the five-day exhibition featuring top clubs from the Philippines, Korea and Japan and Chinese-Taipei.
San Miguel Beer and TNT, two bets from the Philippines, bowed out of the initial claim without a single victory.
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