ILOILO City – A game-winning triple by Miguel Sasuman kept On D’ Move Sportswear alive in the Mayor Jerry P. Treñas Basketball Tournament semifinals on Friday at the Jaro Gymnasium.
The buzzer-beating beyond the arc conversion made the No.3 seed On D’ Move repel No.2 ranked Uniwheels, 87-84, in the overtime period.
Sasuman, a standout of the Central Philippine University Golden Lions, finished the match with 27 points, while Estoy Lencioco chipped in 27 markers for ODM Sportswear.
The ODM victory forced a do-or-die semifinals matchup showdown with the twice-to-beat incentive bearing Uniwheels, which was last night.
Prince Eze, who previously played for University of Perpetual Help Altas in the NCAA, finished with 21 markers in Uniwheels defeat.
Meanwhile, aside from the start of the championship series between the J. Cordon Construction-DPWH 2nd District and the winner of ODM Sportswear-Uniwheels semifinals series, two side events are on tap today.
There will be a three-point competition participated by 10 players, namely Guimaras Leopards’ Jeffrey Espinosa and RL Cartel, J. Cordon Contruction-DPWH’s Rolly Jaca and Fritchard Dulce Jr., On D Move Sportswear’s Miguel Sasuman and Matthew Montalvo, Asialink E&C Trucking’s Ralph Bajon and Gian Paul Nahine, Uniwheels’ Honorato Seguia, P. Doce SBC’s Marvelous Tanghap and Nikolia Magtolis, Estancia’s Lovermon Rustia and TEJ Buiders’ Edu Allado and Juvil Dunganon.
It will be then followed by a Slam Dunk competition composed of Serwin Diana, Jovan Pachico, John Lester Samones, Mark Ceniza, Ryan Calamaan and Joshua Maquiling.
The two side events of the basketball tournament, which was part of the city’s Dinagyang Festival, were presented by Toto-Tia-Ten Trucking Services Inc./PN
