PASSI CITY - Team Japeth hit the crucial baskets late to beat Team Scottie, 140-136, on Sunday in a competitive and entertaining 2023 PBA All-Star Game at the City of Passi Arena in Iloilo.
Roger Pogoy hit the key baskets in the endgame to help Team Japeth weather a late Team Scottie comeback in a game they dominated for the most part behind the early efforts of Paul Lee.

Lee finished with 32 points on 7-of-13 shooting from four-point range, picking up where he left off after capturing the 3-Point Shootout last Friday.
He was named All-Star MVP.
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Malonzo and Pogoy added 20 points each while combining for 24 in the final quarter when Team Japeth wrested back control from a rallying Team Scottie.
Team Japeth trailed, 126-129, when Jamie Malonzo hit a three-pointer and Pogoy two free throws and a short stab in a decisive 7-0 blast.
Calvin Oftana scored a three-point play to stretch the lead to 136-129.
Team Scottie still had a chance to send the game into overtime but Thompson and CJ Perez missed four-point shots in the game's final possession.
Team Japeth, coached by Barangay Ginebra’s Tim Cone, was rewarded with P150,000 for the victory while Team Scottie settled for the P75,000 prize.
Kevin Alas scored 35 points while CJ Perez and Christian Standhardinger had 26 and 22, respectively, as they led a spirited comeback in the third quarter that enabled Team Scottie to grab a 104-100 lead at the end of the quarter.

The scores:
Team Japeth 140 – Lee 32, Malonzo 20, Pogoy 20, Oftana 16, Newsome 16, Santos 8, Jalalon 8, Mamuyac 7, Pinto 6, Almazan 4, Gray 3, Cabagnot 0.
Team Scottie 136 – Alas 35, Perez 26, Standhardinger 22, Abueva 15, Bolick 14, Tolentino 7, Barroca 7, Pringle 4, Castro 4, Yap 2, Thompson 0, Lassiter 0.
Quarters: 37-28; 74-65; 100-104; 140-136.
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