ANTIPOLO — Titan Ultra finally broke its harrowing winless spell in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup by taking the scalp of no less than the defending conference champions in TNT, 103-87, at the Ynares Center here Wednesday.
After getting blown out by 30-plus in their last two outings, the Giant Risers turned the tables this time and beat a team in convincing fashion en route to ending what had been a 10-game losing skid dating back to the last conference.
The neophyte franchise ended the Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup with seven straight losses, and then started off poorly in the ongoing tourney with three consecutive defeats at the hands of Terrafirma, Converge, and NLEX.
“After nung pagkatalo sa NLEX, talagang tinrabaho namin sa practice,” offered head coach Rensy Bajar, totally relieved to have gotten out of their slump.
Tirrell Brown continued his fine play with 29 points and 10 rebounds plus five assists and three assists to lead TItan Ultra, which finally got on board in the seven-team Group A being led by the Road Warriors with a 3-0 record.
Star guard Joshua Munzon—rumored to be traded to the Tropang 5G prior to the conference—and fellow wings Jerrick Balanza and Bryan Sajonia all made 13 points apiece, with Aris Dionisio added 10 markers.
