Only one team remained undefeated in the 2017 BPO Classics Intermediate Division as Teleperformance and EXL absorbed their first losses in the tournament over the weekend.
EXL dropped an 87-91 decision to Wells Fargo to drop to 3-1 in the tournament organized by One Unite Sports.
Wells Fargo used a strong finish to frustrate EXL, going on a furious 7-0 run to grab the lead for good, 84-83, with 1:24 to play.
Raniel Belen stopped the bleeding for EXL with a jumper with just under a minute to play but that was the last they would score until the last three seconds.
Wells Fargo outrebounded EXL, 60-49, to soften the blow from EXL’s 10 triples.
Ralph Shappit continued to cary Wells Fargo with 23 points while Alberto Rodil, Julius De Guzman, Alvin Dela Cruz and Ronjay Orendain added 15, 12, 11 and 10, respectively.
Teleperformance, meanwhile, fell to Accenture, 71-80.
Accenture tied with EXL and Teleperformance at 3-1 cards after a dominating performance that saw them lead by as much as 18 points.
Teleperformance took more shots but Accenture made more of its attempts for a good 40% shooting clip including seven triples.
Mark Zaballa was at the forefront of the attack for Accenture, finishing with 14 points and eight rebounds while Morgan Galang added 11 points and six rebounds.
Only ARMCO has the unblemished record with 4-0.
In other results, Concentrix picked up a 75-72 victory over VXI Global to return to its winning ways.
Concentrix hung on to a slim lead in the fourth quarter with VXI Global breathing down its neck.
Teyron Hermoso paced Concentrix with 13 points and five boards while John Sicuya and Dave Torregoza chipped in 10 each.
