In what was a very entertaining close knit first half, this one quickly became a very one sided affair as the LAKERS defense proved to be the difference in the 2nd half. POULIN came out very flat in the second stanza and has absolutely not answer for Jean Sebastien Crispo who pounded home 17 big points while Dwight Browne countered with 16 in a winning effort as the LAKERS prevailed 74-51 punching a ticket into the semifinals to face SBK REALTY in a fortnight. LP Poulin did everything he could to carry his squad in a losing affair potting 18 important points as his team put up a valiant effort but ended up bowing out of contention with the loss.