Meralco once again emerged victorious against TNT, securing a 21-13 win to repeat as the leg champion of the PBA 3×3 Third Conference on Tuesday.
Joseph Sedurifa, JJ Manlangit, and Jeff Manday ignited a 10-3 run, creating a significant lead from what had been a closely contested game. This propelled the Bolts to a 20-12 advantage.
Sedurifa, consistently performing well for the Bolts throughout the group phase, contributed nine points, including a crucial jump shot with 2:09 left to play.
This shot clinched the Leg 4 crown and the accompanying P100,000 prize purse for Meralco.
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The Bolts have asserted their dominance in the season-ending conference, securing three out of the four leg championships contested so far. Last week, they defeated Triple Giga in the Leg 3 finals with a score of 19-18.
Manday tallied seven points, Manlangit added three, and veteran big man Alfred Batino contributed two, all under the guidance of coach Patrick Fran.
The Bolts completed a flawless five-game sweep, including a 21-17 win over Northport in the quarterfinals and a 13-8 victory over Blackwater in a low-scoring semifinal.
TNT settled for another runner-up finish, earning a prize of P50,000. Almond Vosotros led the way for Triple Giga with seven points.
Meanwhile, Blackwater achieved a podium finish for the first time this season by defeating guest team MCFASolver, securing a 21-18 victory.
Wendell Comboy’s outstanding performance, contributing 18 points for Smooth Razor, earned the franchise a third-place finish in this conference, worth P30,000.
The Scores
Third place
Blackwater (21) – Comboy 18, Bayla 2, Deles 1, Publico 0.
MCFASolver (18) – Ramirez 9, Vigil 6, Banal 2, Andrada 1.
Final
Meralco (21) – Sedurifa 9, Manday 7, Manlangit 3, Batino 2.
TNT (13) – Vosotros 7, De Leon 5, Mendoza 1, Salem 0.
