Team Standings
x-Cossack Blue (4-0)
Cobra Energy Drink (3-1)
Excelroof (3-1)
x-Pharex B-Complex (3-1)
AddMix (2-3)
Ascof Lagundi (1-3)
Fern-C (1-3)
Agrinurture (0-5)
x - Playing at presstime

Games Tuesday (The Arena, San Juan)
2 p.m. - Excelroof vs Fern-C
4 p.m. - Ascof Lagundi vs Cobra Energy Drink

AddMix held Ani-FCA to just 19 points in the final two quarters as the Transformers romped to a 90-49 win and kept their semifinals bid alive in the 2010 PBL PG Flex Erase Placenta Cup Saturday at The Arena in San Juan.

The Transformers of coach Leo Austria led only by 10 points at halftime, 40-30, before turning on the heat starting in the third quarter where they limited the Cultivators to just seven points while exploding for 22 points to take a commanding 62-37 leadgoing into the final 10 minutes.

Unforgiving to the very end, the Transformers, owned by Eng. Gilbert Cruz, came through with a 10-2 run midway in the payoff period to practically settle the issue, 80-48.

With the win, the Transformers improved their record to 2-3 while handing the Cultivators their fifth straight defeat, thus becoming the first team to be eliminated in this short tournament.

Ani-FCA’s 41-point defeat was the largest losing margin since Red Bull defeated Montana, 89-45, on May 17, 1999.

“It’s good thing nanalo ulit kami, very crucial ito sa amin. It’s a morale-boosting one,” said Austria. “But we can’t relax, we need to win our remaining two games to make sure to advance to the semis.”

What made the win doubly significant for Austria was the way his boys closed out the match.

“It doesn’t matter if we win by one point as long as we close out the game well. That’s the important thing for me,” added Austria.

AddMix battles Pharex B-Complex on Thursday before closing out its campaign against Cossack Blue on March 18.

Alex Nuyles led the team’s well-balanced attack with 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting while Canada added14 markers. Jeff Morial and Terre Guillermo were the two other AddMix players who scored in double figures with 10 points.

So tight was AddMix’s defense that only veteran Mark Cagoco scored in double figures for Ani-FCA. Veteran James Sena, who was drafted by San Miguel Beer last year, scored only six points.

The scores:
First Game
ADDMIX 90 - Nuyles 17, Cañada 14, Morial 10, Guillermo 10, Ciriacruz 8, Colina 5, Margallo 5, Amparado 4, Cubo 3, Galinato 2, Ynion 2, Maliksi 2, Alvarez 2, Basilio 0.
ANI-FCA 49 - Cagoco 16, Custodio 7, Sena 6, Pascual 4, Luanzon 3, Gelasque 3, Sevilla 2, Pascual 2, Acosta 2, Matias 2, Morales 2, Flores 0, Olocan 0.
Quarters: 20-15, 40-30, 62-37, 90-49.