STI-WEST Negros University Mustangs gained an early footing in the Chooks-to-go NBTC 3×3 basketball tournament Bacolod after ruling the first leg of the 20-and-under and 18-and-under divisions recently at the STI-WNU covered court.
STI-WNU A took home the crown in the 20-and-under category after a 21-11 decision over the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos in their one-game championship match.
Prior to the gold medal match, the STI-WNU A repulsed the University of St. La Salle-Bacolod, 21-13, while the UNO-R downed the STI-WNU B, 21-17, in the other semifinals match.
STI-WNU-B, meanwhile, captured the championship in the 18-and-under category after defeating Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias Titans, 21-12, in the one-game gold medal game.
On their way to the championship round, the STI-WNU B dominated the La Consolacion College Bacolod, 14-8, while the CSAV Titans edged the Colegio San Agustin Bacolod, 18-10.
Meanwhile, the games in leg 2 of the event, which is supervised by Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas provincial head Tony Agustin and Bobby Tee as tournament commissioner, will resume today at 8AM at St. John’s Institute./PN
