PBA Philippine Cup

TNT stays spotless behind clutch Troy Rosario

Delfin Dioquino

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TNT stays spotless behind clutch Troy Rosario

CRUNCH TIME. Troy Rosario delivers down the stretch for TNT.

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Troy Rosario and TNT erase a 16-point deficit against Rain or Shine to hike their record to 3-0 in the PBA Philippine Cup

TNT stretched its undefeated start in the PBA Philippine Cup after eking out a gritty 84-80 comeback victory against Phoenix at the Ynares Sports Arena on Sunday, August 1.

Troy Rosario delivered 15 points and 8 rebounds as the Tropang Giga fought back from a 16-point deficit to hike their record to 3-0 and deal the Fuel Masters their second straight loss.

Rosario came through in the final six minutes, dropping 8 consecutive points that turned a 70-77 TNT deficit to a 78-77 advantage – their first lead of the game.

Phoenix knotted the score at 80-80 off an RJ Jazul triple, but the Tropang Giga seized the upper hand once again thanks to a Rosario layup with under two minutes left.

The Fuel Masters then missed three potential game-tying shots in a row as Kib Montalbo sealed the deal for TNT with a pair of free throws.

Roger Pogoy chimed in 13 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals for the Tropang Giga, while Jayson Castro delivered 10 points, 9 assists, and 5 rebounds.

Fourth overall pick Mikey Williams stuffed the stats sheet in the win with 9 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals, although he struggled from the field as he shot a 4-of-19 clip.

Matthew Wright put up 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists to lead Phoenix, which absorbed its fourth loss in five games.

The Fuel Masters came out with guns blazing early, building a sizable 24-8 cushion behind Wright and Vic Manuel with five minutes left in the opening period.

But Phoenix saw its lead slowly shrink and eventually vanish as TNT outscored it in the next three quarters.

Jason Perkins had 14 points and 6 rebounds in the loss, while Manuel churned out 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists.

The Scores

TNT 84 – Rosario 15, Pogoy 13, Castro 10, Khobuntin 9, M.Williams 9, K.Williams 8, M. Marcelo 6, Marcelo 6, Montalbo 5, Exciminiano 3, Alejandro 3, Erram 3, Heruela 0.

Phoenix 80 – Wright 15, Perkins 14, Manuel 13, Banchero 12, Melecio 11, Jazul 6, Pascual 3, Demusis 2, Chua 2, , Rios 2, Garcia 0.

Quarters: 17-26, 40-45, 60-63, 84-80.

– Rappler.com

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Delfin Dioquino

Delfin Dioquino dreamt of being a PBA player, but he did not have the skills to make it. So he pursued the next best thing to being an athlete – to write about them. He took up journalism at the University of Santo Tomas and joined Rappler as soon as he graduated in 2017.