IT will be north versus south in the PSL National Finals championship game after Pangasinan and Cebu’s University of San Jose Recoletos hurdled their respective semifinals rivals in gripping matches on Wednesday at Victoria Sports in Quezon City.
USJR, the Cebu representative to the born 2006 division outlasted Misamis Oriental, 71-66.
Jan Vince Oringo finished with 19 points and eight rebounds while Clark Candia contributed 14 points.
Pangasinan, on the other hand, banked on ex-Gilas Youth player Jeremy Godoy who took over when it mattered the most and towed his team to a tense 76-74 victory over Manila-UST.
Cebu and Pangasinan will duke it out for all the marbles on Thursday at 3pm, with the winner earning the right to represent the Philippine team in the PSL Global Championship Challenge on July 15 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Pangasinan’s victory proved climatic.
Godoy scored the go-ahead basket with five seconds remaining as his floater put Pangasinan ahead, 75-74.
In the next play, Pangasinan clamped down on Manila-UST’s shooters, forcing big man Charles Esteban to take an ill-advised three pointer which went airball.
Jairus Armendez split his free throw to seal the deal for Pangasinan.
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