MANILA – Rhenz Abando and Anyang KGC ended the 2022 on a winning note. They beat RJ Abarrientos and the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus in the 2022-23 KBL on New Year’s Eve at Anyang Gymnasium.
The former Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights star only tallied four points, one rebound, one assist and a block but Anyang still managed to eke out a 77-68 win.
Omari Spellman, who played for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA before, led the way for Anyang with double-double 16 points and 17 rebounds to go with five assists and three blocks.
Moon Sung-gon and Byun Joon-Hyung chipped in 15 and 14 markers, respectively, Oh Se-geun also had 13 markers as the Anyang ended the year with 19-8 win-loss slate.
Abarrientos, a former teammate of Abando at the Gilas Pilipinas, had a much better offensive showing with 12 points to go with seven assists, four rebounds, and one steal for Mobis Phoebus.
Gaige Prim finished with double-double 16 points and 12 rebounds but Mobis Phoebus ended the year with a defeat as they dropped to 15-12 win-loss slate.
Meanwhile, Negrense Samjosef Belangel did not saw action but Daegu KOGAS Pegasus returned to their winning ways with an 84-81 victory over Goyang Carrot Jumpers at Goyang Stadium.
The Pegasus displayed a collective effort on New Year’s Eve with Lee Dae-sung tallying 31 points, on 4-of-4 shooting from deep on top of four rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
Murphy Holloway added double-double 23 points and 16 rebounds, while Shin Seung-min chipped in 11 markers, five boards, five assists, and two steals to end the woes of Daegu.
Belangel and the Pegasus snapped their six-game losing skid to end the 2022 with 11-16 win-loss slate. Goyang slid to 13-13 card for sixth place./PN
