BRT Sumisip Basilan-St. Clare Saints advanced to the 2019 PBA D-League Foundation Cup finals following their 73-59 over the CEU Scorpions last Thursday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
Joshua Fontanilla tallied 15 points, four rebounds, four assists, three steals, and two blocks; while Chris Dumapig chipped in 11 markers and six rebounds.
Following a 43-all deadlock with 2:18 left in the third quarter, Basilan-St. Clare unloaded a 14-4 scoring run behind Fontanilla and Dumapig en route to a 57-47 lead with 8:29 remaining in the final period.
Basilan-St. Clare went on to lead by as many as 17 points after a Fontanilla bucket with 1:18 left to play.
They next face the Marinerong Pilipino Skippers in the best-of-three finals series, which begins next week, October 3./ASC, WDJ