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Article: Polymasters bow to Chinese 5.(Sports News)
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- December 31, 2007
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SHUI TOU, FUJIAN -- The Philippines' 5th Avenue Telecoms-Polymaster put up a brave stand against host Nanan (China) before absorbing a 67-70 loss in the seventh Zheng Cheng Gong Cup international invitational basketball tournament at the Shui Tou gymnasium here Saturday.
Visibly tired after plunging into action barely three hours after arriving in this bustling marble-producing town, the Filipinos allowed their taller and heftier Chinese counterparts to control the tempo of the game from the start before fighting back behind the hot hands of Ronnie Zagala, Luis Palaganas, Braulio Lim and Fil-Am Michael Dizon.
The Filipinos even had a chance to send the ...