Abando, Anyang KGC claim EASL cage title

ANYANG KGC featuring Filipino import Rhenz Abando, claimed the East Asia Super League (EASL)

Champions Week title with a convincing 90-84 win over Seoul SK Knights in an all-Korea finals Sunday at the Okinawa Stadium.

Imports Darryl Monroe topscored with 21 points and 16 rebounds and Omari Spellman added 19 and 11 boards for Anyang, which pocketed the top prize of $250,000 (P14 million).

Abando, the Gilas Pilipinas training pool member and former NCAA Rookie-MVP from Letran, had 11 points and two rebounds and keyed a second quarter surge where Anyang outscored the Knights, 24-10, to take a 49-37 lead at the half.

The 24-year-old native of Santo Tomas, La Union, won his first championship as a pro after signing with Anyang last year prior to the