Top ranked 3x3 player Strahinja Stojacic stamped his class over the Filipinos, scoring at will and in a variety of ways to help the Serbian representatives create the much-needed separation and advance to the semifinals of the tournament.
Top ranked 3x3 player Strahinja Stojacic stamped his class against the Filipinos, scoring at will and in a variety of ways to help the Serbian representatives create the much-needed separation and advance to the semifinals of the tournament.
CEBU CITY – Manila Chooks! found world No. 1 team Ub Huishan NE simply too much to handle, absorbing a 21-14 defeat to bow out of contention in the 2023 Chooks-To-Go FIBA 3x3 World Tour Cebu Masters at the SM Seaside City here on Sunday, Sept. 24.Top ranked 3x3 player Strahinja Stojacic stamped his class against the Filipinos, scoring at will and in a variety of ways to help the Serbian representatives create the much-needed separation and advance to the semifinals of the tournament.
The Filipinos were actually still up by three, 7-4, behind the hot start from Marcus Hammonds before"The Maestro” in Dejan Majstorovic and the"Dr. Strange" in Stojacic weaved their magic to seize control of the contest. Majstorovic first scored on back-to-back layups to tie the game at 7-all before Stojacic went on a personal 4-0 run capped by a booming deuce from the left wing to take an 11-7 lead.
The Serbians then just needed to fend off Manila’s repeated efforts to make a comeback as Marko Brankovic sealed the deal with an and-1 play with still 1:21 left in the clock.Hammonds and Marquez Letcher-Ellis paced Manila with five points apiece but were not enough as the Filipinos failed to sustain their breakthrough run that saw them finally make it to the second day of the tournament after a 15-month drought.
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