TNT Tropang Giga

TNT bags PBA 3×3 first leg title

The titles keep on rolling for the TNT Tropang Giga as they captured the PBA Lakas Ng Tatlo 3×3 crown with a 21-18 win over the Meralco Bolts in the finals on Sunday night at the Ynares Sports Arena.

The 3×3 crown comes not long after TNT bagged the Philippine Cup crown. With lady head coach Mau Belen coaching the squad and Jeremiah Gray leading the scoring barrage, the Tropang Giga was able to nab the championship and the P100,000 cash prize that came with it.

Jeremiah Gray
Jeremiah Gray

Gray led the way for TNT with 11 points, including four straight that put them on the cusp of the title. Almond Vosotros then sealed the deal with a free-throws.

Samboy De Leon added four points, Vosotros had three, while Lervin Flores punched in two for the Tropang Giga, who completed an unbeaten run in the first leg of the PBA’s 3×3 circuit.

Tonino Gonzaga led the way for Meralco with eight points, which received P50,000.

Meanwhile, the Purefoods TJ Titans went home with third place honors after beating Platinum Karaoke, 22-16.

The scores:

Battle for Third Place

Purefoods (22) – Eriobu 8, Javelona 7, Mendoza 7, Acuna 0

Platinum Karaoke (16) – Dechavez 10, Andrada 4, Dehesa 1, Alabanza 1

Championship

TNT (21) – Gray 11, De Leon 4, Flores 2, Vosotros 3

Meralco (18) – Gonzaga 8, Sedurifa 7, Maiquez 2, Batino 1

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