Cignal deals Gamboa Coffee Mix a historic beating

Pamboy Raymundo (0) led Cignal in its rout of Gamboa.
Photo courtesy of PBA Media Bureau

MANILA, Philippines – Cignal HD clobbered Gamboa Coffee Mix to march its way to the history books of the PBA D-League with a 118-51 victory in the 2017 Foundation Cup on Thursday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

Anchored by the strong starts from Pamboy Raymundo and Jason Perkins, the Hawkeyes duo teamed up for 13 of the squad's 27 first-quarter points before the rest of the team followed suit, jumping to a 50-24 halftime edge.

Further compounding the Coffee Lovers' problems is that Mark Sarangay suffered an ankle injury early in the game, leaving a huge hole in the middle that Cignal exploited repeatedly.

Mark Bringas fired the finishing blow with a lay-up with just 13.9 seconds left to seal the new PBA D-League record for the biggest margin of victory at 67 points.

The Hawkeyes erased their previous record set by NLEX – a team that was also coached by Boyet Fernandez – when it battered Zambales, 125-61, back on January 30, 2014.

"Ang reminder ko lang is I wanted to see the discipline in our execution," said Fernandez, whose team improved to 4-2.

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