Mario scores double-double in Aspac advance<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
League leader HP Aspac continues to go from strength to
\nstrength in the A Mild Indonesian Basketball League, with Mario
\nWuysang scoring a double-double in Friday's victory against
\nMalang Avian Bima Sakti.<\/p>\n
HP Aspac hammered home a convincing 90-53 win to stretch its
\nunbeaten run to eight, with Mario scoring 12 points and making 10
\nassists during the game.<\/p>\n
HP Aspac's Andy Poedjakesuma was the highest scorer with 17
\npoints, while Hendi was the top performer for Malang Avian Bima
\nSakti with 14 points.<\/p>\n
The key to HP Aspac's win was taking charge from the opening
\nseconds, never allowing the Malang team to get into its groove.<\/p>\n
Mario and Andy were the standouts in leading the domination of
\ntheir opponents, who were heavily reliant on the skills of Hendi
\nand Iwan Muryawan. Mario notched 10 points and made six assists
\nto help his team take a huge 31-9 lead at the end of the first
\nquarter.<\/p>\n
In the second quarter, perhaps due to the padding of its lead,
\nHP Aspac eased up the pressure, with the gap closing to 51-23. In
\nthe third and fourth quarters, the game livened up as Malang
\nAvian Bima Sakti, now with nothing to lose, went on the attack.<\/p>\n
It was a case of too little, too late, even though Malang
\nAvian was able to keep the scoring in the last half close.<\/p>\n
HP Aspac chief Irawan Haryono said his men went out determined
\nto stop their opponents from settling into their comfort zone.<\/p>\n
\"We knew that Malang Avian Bima Sakti has a lot of good
\nshooters, so we didn't give them a chance to find their pace,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Malang Avian Bima Sakti assistant coach Oei A Kiat said his
\nplayers were intimidated by taking on the league leaders.<\/p>\n
\"So we had already lost from the beginning, but it is OK for
\nus as we didn't focus on this game,\" he said.<\/p>\n
With the win, HPAspac is 8-0 in the league, while Malang Avian
\nBima Sakti's 4-4 record puts it in fourth.<\/p>\n
In the second game, third placed Panasia Garuda bounced back
\nin the fourth quarter to narrowly defeat ninth ranked Kalila 41-
\n38.<\/p>\n
Kalila held a 33-28 lead at the end of the third quarter, with
\nits players' tight defense frustrating Panasia Garuda. But in the
\nlast quarter, its players looked nervous and tired, and let the
\nlead slip away.<\/p>\n
In Thursday's late game, defending champion Satria Muda
\nBritama defeated Citra Satria 60-45.<\/p>",
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