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GenSan weathered Batangas’ repeated assaults to tally a 61-55 victory on Saturday and force a Game 3 decider in their battle for the MPBL Fifth Season South Division second finals slot at the Batangas City Coliseum.
Mondragon drilled in a triple, Joson canned a corner jumper, before Mondragon sank two free throws for a closing 7-point run in the last 1 minute and 7 seconds that enabled the Warriors to avenge their 75-81 defeat to the Athletics in Game 1. “We did not want to go home yet. It so happened sa akin napunta so I let it go,” said Joson, referring to his pivotal jumper that padded GenSan’s lead to 59-55 with 30 seconds left.GenSan Coach Rich Alvarez said both teams have the experience, the composure and the will to win, so Game 3 would likely be decided by “who wants it more.”
The Athletics got 13 points plus 4 rebounds from Hernandez and 10 points plus 8 rebounds from Cedric Ablaza. Kwekuteye wound up with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, while Jaime and Michel Canete contributed 10 points each. It turned out to be Nermal, who hit 4 of 8 triple tries, 3 of 6 two-point attempts and 7 of 10 charities to earn best player honors.
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