And for the coach who steers the ship, he’s happy with the way the team is responding this Governors’ Cup.
“I’m really happy tonight. We’re facing the top four teams right now for our final games but we’re playing admirably at this stage,” said coach Alex Compton.
Beating Meralco, 89-75, on Tuesday, the Aces are showing the spunk that was obviously absent last conference.
“It’s been a much better conference for us, but we play the top teams at the end of our schedule. It will be a good challenge,” Compton said.
Squaring off against Barako Bull, San Miguel and GlobalPort for its final three games, Alaska is just preparing itself for a tougher grind in the playoffs, a stage Compton knows is played at a much higher level.
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“There’s no easy game. If you look at the next three teams we play, tatlong higante yun. And for our team that is not that big, it’s really about how can we not get dominated inside in the next three games,” he said. “If you want to go far this conference, you have to do well against the big imports and that’s what we have to face in this final three outings of ours.”
Game Match-up Replay Summary..,
The Alaska Aces erased a 22-point halftime deficit to defeat the Barako Bull Energy, 101-95, on Saturday.Romeo Travis led Alaska with 23 points and had a lot of help from the supporting cast, with Chris Banchero talyying 20 and Calvin Abueva scoring 16. RJ Jazul was also in double figures wit 11.
“I didn’t actually do anything, the guys did,” admitted Alaska head coach Alex Compton. “Coming in this might be our hardest game in the conference. You can see what coach Koy has done to Barako. You can’t always look at results.”
With the win, the Aces improved to 7-2, tying San Miguel at the top of the standings. Barako, meanwhile, slid down to third at 6-3, as they absorbed their second straight loss.
“I didn’t actually do anything, the guys did,” admitted Alaska head coach Alex Compton. “Coming in this might be our hardest game in the conference. You can see what coach Koy has done to Barako. You can’t always look at results.”
With the win, the Aces improved to 7-2, tying San Miguel at the top of the standings. Barako, meanwhile, slid down to third at 6-3, as they absorbed their second straight loss.
Game Match-up Scores...
BARAKO VS ALASKA [Watch Alaska vs Barako Bull June 13, 2015]The scores:
ALASKA 101 - Travis 23, Banhero 20, Abueva 16, Jazul 11, Dela Rosa 9, Casio 8, Manuel 6, Baguio 4, Exciminiano 4, Thoss 0, Hontiveros 0, Eman 0, Menk 0, Dela Cruz 0.
BARAKO 95 - McMorrow 26, Garcia 19, Yeo 18, Lanete 18, Intal 10, Wilson 2, Ababou 2, Hubalde 0, Pascual 0, Chua 0, Maierhofer 0.
Quarters: 17-32, 40-62, 72-78, 101-95