Ralph Cu buried the title-clinching basket as Barangay Ginebra escaped Meralco in extra time, 19-17, to reign supreme within the Leg 2 of the PBA 3×3 Season 3 First Conference on Tuesday on the Ayala Malls Circuit.
The win marked Ginebra’s second leg title within the ongoing season because it beforehand defeated San Miguel within the opening leg final week.
En path to the title, Ginebra completed the elimination spherical with a fair 1-1 win-loss card earlier than pulling off a 17-13 win in opposition to the Purefoods TJ Titans within the quarterfinals.
The Gin Kings then eked out a 22-17 victory in opposition to Blackwater within the semifinals to rearrange a finals duel with the Bolts. Cavitex, alternatively, settled for bronze after a 19-15 triumph in opposition to Blackwater within the battle for third.
The scores:
Third place
Cavitex (19) – Gonzaga 7, Ighalo 5, Napoles 4, Fajardo 3.
Blackwater (15) – Publico 8, Salva 3, Bayla 2, Jamison 2.
Finals
Ginebra (19) – Aurin 8, Cu 6, Salcedo 3, Gumaru 2.
Meralco (17) – Batino 6, Sedurifa 5, Manday 4, Santos 2.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
