SAN Miguel rallied from a seven-point deficit to frustrate TNT in overtime, 22-20, claiming the Leg 4 crown of the PBA 3x3 First Conference Season 2 at Robinsons Malabon on Sunday.
Ken Bono and Wendell Comboy took over the homestretch of regulation and overtime as the Beermen overhauled a 13-20 TNT lead to finally rule a leg this season in the standalone tournament.
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Bono finished with eight points, while Comboy added six as the two scored the winning points for the team in the extra period.The Beermen took home P100,000 after finishing runner-up to Cavitex in Leg 2.
The veteran big man out of Adamson send the game into overtime when he hit the game-tying deuce (20-20) in the final two seconds.
Almond Vosotros tried to win it all for the Tropang Giga, but his potential game winner was blocked by Jeff Manday at the buzzer.
TNT earned P50,000.
San Miguel bags P100,000.
Meralco gained some measure of pride by venting its ire on Platinum Karaoke, 19-12, to take third place.
Reymar Caduyac played his best game as a Bolt with nine points on 6-of-11 shooting in helping the team bagged the P30,000 prize money.
Meralco fell short of its bid to win consecutive leg titles, bowing to San Miguel in the semis, 15-12.
The scores
Third place
Meralco (19) - Caduyac 9, Manlangit 6, De Vera 2, Batino 2.
Platinum Karaoke (12) - Banal 5, Andrada 4, Salva 2, Tumalip 1.
Final
SMB (22) - Bono 8, Comboy 6, Manday 5, Verano 3
TNT (20) - Vosotros 8, Mendoza 6, Flores 5, Acuno 1.
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